E-Journal

September/October 2000 Issue

September/October 2000 Issue

The Expansion of the Digital Economy

Cover Story : The Expansion of the Digital Economy
The Economy and Technology
by Karatsu Hajime
Cover Story : The Expansion of the Digital Economy
The Era of i-mode and Playstation 2
by Yusawa Izumi
Cover Story : The Expansion of the Digital Economy
The First Revolution in 400 Years
by Take Kikuo
AGENDA
White Paper on International Trade 2000
by International Trade Research Office, MITI
UNKNOWN JAPAN
Modern Tourism as it Developed in Japan since the Late 17th Century
by Kanzaki Noritake
JAPAN AT HEART
Room for Change
by Elizabeth Kiritani (article) and Kiritani Itsuo (illustrations)
TRENDS
The Myth of the Japanese Model of Employment
by Kojima Akira
JAPANOMICS
Exporting the Consumer Economics Test for High School Students
by Hamano Takayoshi
ANALYSIS
The Enigma of Japanese Capitalism Part 3
by Wasa Takahiro and Sonoyama Hideaki
GALLERY
Floral Japonisme
by Okabe Masayuki
OBSERVER
The Language of the Five Senses in Japan
by Sylvie Ferrari-Gramegna
ON THE ROAD
My Love-Hate Relationship with Kimono
by Margaret Price
FINANCE
Results of Major Japanese Banks Improving but Bad Debts Still Weigh Heavily
by Tani Sadafumi
BOOKSHELF
Hiroshima in America
by Ikemi Kiyoshi
BOOKSHELF
Japanese Consumer Behavior
by Prabhu Guptara
OUTING
Kyoto – Autumn Hints
by Bill Tingey
TOPICS
Ruling Corporation Keeps Majority in general Election
TOPICS
Mori Inaugurate His New Cabinet
TOPICS
Scientists Complete Draft of Human Genetic Code
TOPICS
Empress Dowager Passes Away at 97
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts September/October 2000
TOPICS
Nasdaq Japan Market Was Launched on June 19

Japan SPOTLIGHT