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July/August 1997 Issue

July/August 1997 Issue

An End to Lifetime Employment?

Cover Story : An End of Lifetime Employment
Japanese Employment and Labor Laws in Transition
by Kojima Noriaki
Cover Story : An End of Lifetime Employment
Present Japanese Labor System and Problems for the Future
by Narikawa Hideaki
Cover Story : An End of Lifetime Employment
Toward a New Japanese-Style Employment System
by Naruse Takeo
Cover Story : An End of Lifetime Employment
Changing Japanese Labor and Employment System
by Iwase Takashi
Cover Story : An End of Lifetime Employment
Data Reveal Changes in Labor and Employment Patterns
by Iwase Takashi
JAPAN EYE
Beneath Wind and Rain
by Michael E. Stanley
FINANCE
Japan's External Surplus Swelling Again; Foreign Exchange Policy Only Recourse
by Sakamoto Sakae
GALLERY
The Infinite Possibilities of Flatness: Fukuda Miran
by Iseki Masaaki
Viewpoint S
Lifestyle Change: The Shift to Leisure Activities
by Nakano Osamu
JAPANOMICS
Conditions for the Diffusion of Telework
by Hamano Takayoshi
FEATURE
A History of Japanese Industry (7): High-Growth Period (1955-1978)
by Tsukamoto Takashi
FOREIGN BUSINESS
Turning Over a New Leaf: Japan’s Market for Value-added Wood Products
by Hayden Stewart and Keith A. Blatner
OUTING
Japan Seen from a Foreign Perspective
by Daniele Nothomb
OUTING
Tokyo—Where Light and Glass Play
by Bill Tingey
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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