E-Journal

March/April 2004 Issue

March/April 2004 Issue

The Growing Influence of Japanese Contemporary Culture: 21st Century Japonisme

Cover Story : The Growing Influence of Japanese Con
Japanese Culture on the World Stage
by Sugiura Tsutomu
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The Generous Range of Variety and Richness in Contemporary Japanese Films
by Shinada Yukichi
Cover Story : The Growing Influence of Japanese Con
The Worldliness of Japanese Fashion Designs
by Fukai Akiko
Cover Story : The Growing Influence of Japanese Con
New Japanese Art: Retrospective and Evaluation
by Matsui Midori
Cover Story : The Growing Influence of Japanese Con
Contemporary Japanese Art
by Koyama Tomio
Cover Story : The Growing Influence of Japanese Con
Why Anime?
by Susan J. Napier
Cover Story : The Growing Influence of Japanese Con
The Rise of J-Pop in Asia and Its Impact
by Ng Wai-ming
PERSPECTIVES
Challenges to the World and the Role of Japan in a New United Nations
by Akashi Yasushi
TRENDS
What is Happening in Japan's Labor Market?
by Inoki Takenori
Viewpoint S
A Repeat of Hashimoto's Filatures? : The Course of the Koizumi Cabinet's Structural Reforms
by Sasaki Takashi
FEATURE
Tinkering Every 15 Years: A New Major Turn in Japan's Foreign Policy?
By Inoguchi Takashi
VIEWS FROM ASIA
Outlook for the Coming Elections in Indonesia
by Shiraishi Takashi
SPECIAL REPORT
Harmony between the Environment, Technology and the Earth: The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan
Interviewee: Mari Christine, Interviewer: Tsuchiya Hiroshi
OBSERVER
Spinning the Wheel
by Dario Ponissi
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Japanese Civilization (Part 13) -Historical Periodization: A Fresh Look at Japan's Economic History II-
by Kawakatsu Heita
FINANCE
Fiscal 2004 Draft Budget Sends Ambiguous Signals
by Tani Sadafumi
TOPICS
Regional Bank Temporary Nationalized
TOPICS
Three New Products May Help to Lift Japan's Economy
TOPICS
Japan Bans U.S. Beef Imports after Mad Cow Outbreak
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts March/April 2004
Publisher's Note
The World of Sumo
By Noboru Hatakeyama

Japan SPOTLIGHT