E-Journal

November/December 2000 Issue

November/December 2000 Issue

The Future of e-Commerce

Cover Story : The Future of e-Commerce
Overview of Present and Future e-Commerce
by Nakahara Tsuneo
Cover Story : The Future of e-Commerce
Impact of Mobile Communications on e-Commerce
by Noguchi Shoichi
Cover Story : The Future of e-Commerce
e-Commerce in Japan
by Jim Pitchford
Viewpoint S
Japan's Identity and What It Means
by Kitaoka Shin'ichi
UNKNOWN JAPAN
Fire-Fighting and Disaster Prevention in Edo
by Yamamoto Sumiyoshi
CLOSE-UP
Challenges and Prospects for Economic and Industrial Policy in the 21st Century
by Hattori Keiji
AGENDA
Review of White Paper on International Trade 2000
by Iwata Kazumasa
AGENDA
White Paper on International Trade Sheds Light on Domestic Structural Problems
by Yashiro Naohiro
TRENDS
Lessons from the Asian Economic Crisis
by Kojima Akira
FINANCE
Bank of Japan Lifts Zero Interest Rate Policy Despite Adverse Circumstances
by Tani Sadafumi
JAPANOMICS
A New Stage in Price Destruction
by Hamno Takayoshi
JAPAN AT HEART
A La Japanese
by Elizabeth Kiritani (article) and Kiritani Itsuo (illustrations)
GALLERY
Realism VS Decorative Arts
by Okabe Masayuki
OUTING
Asakusa – History Now
by Bill Tingey
TOPICS
Fiscal 2001 Budget Focuses on Prime Minster Mori's "Reborn Japan" Projects
TOPICS
Japan Aims to Become Super-IT Power in Five Years
TOPICS
Auto Makers Launch Restyled Cars
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts December/November 2000
TOPICS
Obituary; Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000)

Japan SPOTLIGHT