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May/June 2007 Issue

May/June 2007 Issue

The Abe administration's Economic Policies -Where Are They Heading?

Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
How Did Koizumi Cabinet Change Japan? Assessment of Koizumi's Economic Policies & Preview of Abe's Economic Stewardship
By Komine Takao
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Local Governments Key to Fiscal Reform: Direction of Abe Administration's Fiscal Overhaul
By Doi Takero
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Administrative Decentralization: Priorities in Act 2
By Jinno Naohiko
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Challenges Facing Japanese Economy
By Kobayashi Keiichiro
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Opening New Era with Innovation: Ways of Achieving Growth Amid Shrinking Population
By Saito Keisuke
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Japan's FTA Strategy at Crossroads: Toward Functionalism or Diplomacy?
By Fukagawa Yukiko
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Challenges Facing the Abe Government
By Kono Ryutaro
Cover Story :The Abe Administration's Economic Poli
Economic Policymaking Process of Abe Cabinet
By Hirata Ikuo
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
The Day When Proper Nouns Disappear from Newspapers
By Matsunaga Tsutomu
BUSINESS PROFILES
Seeking to Boost Asia's Presence-Shimada Hiroo, President, Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.
Interviewer: Okabe Hiroshi
BUSINESS PROFILES
"Develop New Material Replacing Steel" Will to Develop Supersedes Advanced Age
Interview with Watanabe Toshiyuki, ISMAN J Corp. by Takamasu Kanji
Viewpoint
Japan's Aging Society: A Cloud with a Silver Lining
By Justin McCurry
ASIAN VIEW
India & Japan in the 21st Century - Bilateral Relations 1,500 Years Old -
By Aftab Seth
JAPAN'S FOOD CULTURE
Invitation to Ocha, Japanese Green Tea
By Sasaki Hiroko
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Global Value Chain Development & SMEs' Participation
By International Affairs Office, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
GALLERY:Japan as seen from architecture (1)
Let's Restore Lost Japanese Landscapes: Kaido & Shukuba-machi
By Nishi Kazuo
CHALLENGING REGION
Kuzumaki: a Town of Milk, Wine & Clean Energy
By Nakamura Tetsuo
FINANCE
BOJ Raises Key Rate on Split Vote - Giving Priority to Rate Normalization -
By Aoki Masaru
Culture
Digital Reproduction of Art Works
By Ogata Shinichi
TOPICS
Labor Shortage Gnawing Japanese Firms- Accepting Foreign Workers: Solution? -
By Okabe Hiroshi
TOPICS
Japan Eases Merger Rules - Better Climate for M&A -
By Okabe Hiroshi
TOPICS
Japanese Version of NSC Set for Launch
By Okabe Hiroshi
Publisher's Note
Welcome Competition Between China & India
By Noboru Hatakeyama
SPOTLIGHT
It's Planting Season for Rice Paddies - The Thing that Gave Birth to Japan
Editor
Economic Indicators
Charts May/June 2007
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