E-Journal

March/April 2005 Issue

March/April 2005 Issue

Japan’s Competitiveness and R&D

Cover Story :Japan's Competitiveness and R&D
Japan's Capacity for Industrial Revival and R&D
By Karatsu Hajime
Cover Story :Japan's Competitiveness and R&D
Launching a Dream to Attract Young People!
Interviewer: Kitazawa Akira
Cover Story :Japan's Competitiveness and R&D
The Revival of Japanese Manufacturing Industry
By Ishige Hiroyuki
Cover Story :Japan's Competitiveness and R&D
"Selection & Concentration" Interview with Mitarai Fujio, Canon Inc
Interviewer: Hirose Keiichi
Cover Story :Japan's Competitiveness and R&D
Developing New Applications for Acrylic Glass
Interviewer: Takamasu Kanji
EXPO 2005
An Example of a Next Generation Exposition
By Izumi Shinya
EXPO 2005
The Japan Pavilions
By METI / Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
EXPO 2005
JR Central Pavilion: Invitation to the Ultimate Surface Transit System
By Kigaku Yasumichi
EXPO 2005
my-earth.org.uk
By The British Embassy, Tokyo
EXPO 2005
Nature's Wisdom, the World's Wisdom
By Nakamura Toshio
JAPANESE IDENTITY
The Best Goals for Japan in the 21st Century
By Fujii Hiroaki
Viewpoint S
The Koizumi Cabinet and Japanese Politics in 2005
By Sasaki Takeshi
FEATURE
The Prospects for a Common Currency in Asia
By Inoguchi Takashi
VIEWS FROM ASIA
Chinese Networks
By Shiraishi Takashi
JAPANESE MIND
JapaneseTraditional Clothing & Culture
By Ichida Hiromi
JAPANESE MIND
Awareness of a Mother Tongue
By Samejima Yumiko
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Japanese Civilization (Part 19): The Spread of Cotton Westward
By Kawakatsu Heita
FINANCE
FY 2005 Budget Mired in Crisis
By Izumi Masaki
Culture
Japanese Women Becoming Obsessed with South Korean TV Dramas
By Kurosawa Tsuneo
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
The Struggle to Prevent Another 34,000 Deaths
By Matsunaga Tsutomu
GALLERY
A Time for Reform
By Urushihara Takuya
JAPAN IN PERSON
Fated to Dance :Yokota Kenji & Kojidani Miki
Article by Elizabeth Kiritani and illustrations by Kiritani Itsuo
TOPICS
Conclusion Expected in Fall on Female Successor to Imperial Throne
TOPICS
Internationally Competitive Financial Conglomerates Eyed
TOPICS
Tax Hike Initiative Launched to Remedy Debt-Ridden Finances
Publisher's Note
About Exemption from Prohibition of Weapons Exports
By Noboru Hatakeyama
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts March/April 2005
SPOTLIGHT
Robots Welcome the Expo Visitors

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