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September/October 2007 Issue

September/October 2007 Issue

Japan's Initiative for Environmental Conservation

JAPANESE IDENTITY
A Japanese woman naturalized as an Omani wonders...What Is Identity?
Suad Al-Mudhaffar
GALLERY Japan as seen from architecture (3)
Thinking & Making by Oneself Day-to-dayness' & Human Imagination
Sogabe Masashi
JAPANESE MIND Part (1)
Away from Clamor & into the Dream World : Noh Drama
Fujishiro Tsugio
FINANCE
Japanese Megabanks Put to Test Their Recovery Genuine?
Sakai Katsuhiko
TOPICS
Japan Eyes FTAs with Europe, United States/Japanese Shun Fish, Favor Meat/"Open Skies" Policy Eyed for KIX, Centrair
Okabe Hiroshi
Publisher's Note
Post-Kyoto Protocol Approach
By Noboru Hatakeyama
Culture
Contemporary Student Temperament
Ogata Shinichi
ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR JAPAN
Charts Sep/Oct 2007
JEF
SPOTLIGHT
The Sweet Potato - a Japanese Favorite
Editors
COVER STOR :Japan's Initiative for Environmental
Realization of Carbonless Society
Kaya Yoichi (Professor, Keio Univ. and Director General, Research Institute of Innovative Technologies for the Earth)
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
Lead Role in Halving Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Japan Taking Initiative toward 2008 G-8 Summit -
Ida Tetsuji (Kyodo News) Interview with Ito Hajime, deputy director general for global environmental affairs, METI
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
Development of Geological CO2 Storage Technology
Murai Shigeo (Chief Researcher at the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE))
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
Steel Industry Fighting Global Warming via Int'l Cooperation
Yamada Kenji (Nippon Steel Corp.)
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
Aiming at Sustainable Mobility
Morimitsu Nobutaka (Toyota Motor Corp.)
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
In Quest of Sustainable Lifestyle - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. -Aiming to Realize "Factor 5" for Whole House
Sugano Nobukazu (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
Energy Saving in Household Sector
Nakagami Hidetoshi (President/Ph.D., Jyukankyo Research Institute Inc.
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
High Hopes for Biomass as New Energy Source
Yamaji Kenji (Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Univesity of Tokyo)
Cover Story :Japan's Initiative for Environmental C
Direction of Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
Kurokawa Kosuke (Professor, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology)
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
Courtroom-Watching: A Quiet Boom
Matsunaga Tsutomu
BUSINESS PROFILES
Bamboo: Big Growth Potential
Takamasu Kanji : Interview with Takagi Kanichiro, President, Izumo Chikuzai Industry Co.
BUSINESS PROFILES
Laying Groundwork for Another 100 Years of Growth - Ready to Spend Over 300 Bil. on M&A -
Okabe Hiroshi (Kyodo News) : Interview with Kato Kazuyasu, President/CEO, Kirin Holdings Co.
CHALLENGING REGION
Miyako Island: an Eco-island of Wind, Light & Bio
Arakaki Masakazu
Viewpoint
Who Are You Calling "Otaku"?
Tony McNicol
JAPAN'S FOOD CULTURE
Rice & the Japanese
Matsumoto Nakako
ASIAN VIEW
Imagination for "Others" - Toward a Bright Future for Japan & South Korea -
Ko Hee Tak

Japan SPOTLIGHT