E-Journal

November/December 2006 Issue

November/December 2006 Issue

Intellectual Property Rights in Japan

TOPICS
New Bank Notes to be Issued in 2004 to Counter Forgeries
Cover Story
JPO Initiatives for the Realization of an IP-Based Nation
Nakajima Makoto
Cover Story
Comparison of Global Patent Schemes
Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
Cover Story
Patent Systems in Major Countries and Regions
Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
Cover Story
Using Technology to Tap New Markets
Okabe Hiroshi
Cover Story
Are Counterfeit Products on the Decline in China?
Gotani Yoichi
Cover Story
IP Education at Kindergartens Affiliated with Tokai University
Sumida Masayoshi
Cover Story
IP Boom or IP Bashing?
Takenaka Toshiko Ph. D.
Cover Story
IPR Protecton-A Vital Tool for Industries with High Intangible Value
Richrad Collasse
BUSINESS PROFILE
Unrivaled Technology Amazes Global Top Brands
Interviewer Okabe Hiroshi
BUSINESS PROFILE
Our Shots Make Medalists
Interviewer Takamasu Kanji
Japanese Identity
The Lessons of the Koizumi Administration
Takemori Shumpei
JAPANESE IDENTITY
Renku: A Challenging Word Game from Ancient Times
Ishida Hiroto
JAPANESE MIND
Back in the age of Furoshiki
Kikuchi Taiji
FEATURE
Japan's LDP-Shaping and Adapting to Three Distinctive Political Systems
Inoguchi Takashi
ASIAN VIEW
Japanese Culture, a Produt of a Sense of Oneness with Nature
Wang Min
WHAT'S UP IN JAPAN
The Depths of the Showa Retro Boom
Inamasu Tatsuo
FINANCE
Japan Post Corp. Submits Management Plan to Gov't for the Era after Privatization
Aoki Masaru
Culture
Plagiarism or Not? Japanese Painter Allegedly Copied Italian Master's Works
Ogata Shinichi
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
Japan's Gangsters Change with the Times
Matsunaga Tsutomu
GALLERY
The Charm of Calligraphy
Takeda Souun
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
SPOTLIGHT
Month without Gods
PUBLISHE'S NOTE
Coping with Global Imbalances
TOPICS
Abe Administration Launched
Okabe Hiroshi
TOPICS
1st Heir in 41 Years to Chrysanthemum Throne
Okabe Hiroshi
TOPICS
Tokyo to Bid for 2016 Olympics
Okabe Hiroshi
Viewpoint S
Japan's Nationalist Bubble-Time for Japan's Ruler to Put Away Nationalist Banners
Tim Kelly

Japan SPOTLIGHT