E-Journal

May/June 2008 Issue

May/June 2008 Issue

Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition

Cover Story : Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition
Corporate Governance Matching Japan's Economic Society Required Establish Rules Conforming to Global Markets
Interview with Masaharu Ikuta, vice chairman, Japan Association of Corporate Directors Interviewer: Hiroshi OKABE
Cover Story : Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition
Japan's Evolving Corporate Governance System Is There a New Model of Japanese Management?
Christina L. AHMADJIAN
Cover Story : Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition
Inventors & Invention Process in Japan: Some Implications on R&D Governance
By Sadao NAGAOKA
Cover Story : Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition
Interview with Yukio Azuma, President, NUMMI Mixing the Best of Toyota & GM NUMMI to Greet 25th Anniversary
Interviewers: Yuji MURANAGA & Takeo NAKAJIMA
Cover Story : Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition
Impact of Takeover Defenses in Japan
By Noriyuki YANAGAWA
Changing Japanese Corporate Governance
CSR in Japan  A Tradition of Mutual Benefit
By Patricia BADER-JOHNSTON
Cover Story : Evolving Japanese-style Management & Global Competition
Japanese Firms' Response to CSR
By Yoshihiro FUJII
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Opening the Door to Future Hokkaido Toyako Summit
By Harumi TAKAHASHI
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Longer-term Prospects for Japanese Economy Conditions for Another Leap
By Masahiro KURODA
SPECIAL ARTICLES
(continued from Publisher's Note) How Can We Halve Global CO2 Emissions?
By Noboru HATAKEYAMA
BUSINESS PROFILE
Interview with Mikio Katayama, President & COO, Sharp Corp. Creating Energy-Producing "Oil Field" With Thin-film Solar Cell Technology
Interviewer: Hiroshi OKABE
Culture
Laughter Saves the World
By Shinichi OGATA
ASIAN VIEW
How to Access the Fast-Growing Chinese Market FDI vs. FTA
By C. H. KWAN
Viewpoint
Warning: Smoking May Cause More Harm Than Pills Japanese Tobacco Industry in Better Shape Than Pharmaceutical Industry: Is It Fair?
By Regis ARNAUD
CHALLENGING REGION
Tradition of Manufacturing Town "Sumida" Meets Wisdom of University Aiming to Boost Area via Industry-Academia-Gov't Alliance
By Takehide GUNJI
JAPANESE CRAFT & ART
"Hanadome" A New Flower Arrangement Coexisting with Nature (2)
By Yoko KASAI
JAPAN'S FOOD CULTURE
Yakumi - Spice Complimenting Japanese Food
By Nakako MATSUMOTO
GALLERY
Good Screenplay, Architecture & Activities? Architectural Planner 's Job
By Yasuaki ONODA
FINANCE
Where Have the \2,000 Bills Gone? Limited to 1% of All Bills in Circulation
By Katsuhiko SAKAI
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
Revival of Sake Hoped for
By Isao ADACHI
TOPICS
Deputy BOJ Chief Named Governor/ Leaving No Stone Unturned/ Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business
By Hiroshi OKABE
SPOTLIGHT
Editorial staff changing for maternity leave
Editors
ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR JAPAN
Charts May/June 2008
Publisher's Note
How Can We Halve Global CO2 Emissions?
By Noboru Hatakeyama

Japan SPOTLIGHT