E-Journal

November/December 2001 Issue

November/December 2001 Issue

Is Japan Moving Toward Trade Protectionism?

Cover Story : Is Japan Moving toward Trade Protecti
The Dangers of Local Protectionism
by Kimura Fukunari
Cover Story : Is Japan Moving toward Trade Protecti
The Rise of China as an Economic Power
by Chi Hung Kwan
Cover Story : Is Japan Moving toward Trade Protecti
The Pacific Region Should Become a Free Trade Area
by Yanai Tadashi
SPECIAL REPORT
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Japan
by Karatsu Hajime
SPECIAL REPORT
Successful Strategies of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Japan
by Hashimoto Hisayoshi
SPECIAL REPORT
Case Study 1: Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd
by Nakashima Motoyoshi
SPECIAL REPORT
Case Study 2: Ogihara Corporation
by Ogihara Eiichi
SPECIAL REPORT
Case Study3: Matsuura Machinery Corp.
by Watanabe Seiichi
CLOSE-UP
Policy Challenges in the “New Economy” Era
by Motohashi Kazuyuki
TRENDS
It was Only Yesterday -50 years since the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty-
by Kojima Akira
REFLECTIONS
Memory
by Takashima Hatsuhisa
FINANCE
The Bank of Japan Expands Quantitative Easing to Dispel Concern about Deflation
by Tani Sadafumi
UNKNOWN JAPAN
Industrial Revolution versus Industrial Revolution
by Hayami Akira
ON THE ROAD
A Spiritual Journey
by Corinne Bret
OBSERVER
Saying it in Japanese
by Lynn Hannachi
BOOKSHELF
The Economic Development of Modern Japan, 1868-1945
by Prabhu Guptara
TOPICS
Negative Growth Anticipated in Fiscal 2001
TOPICS
New Version of Sony’s AIBO Debuts
TOPICS
LDP Upper House Election Victory Reflects Popular Support for Koizumi's Reform Plans
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts November/December 2001
EDITOR'S NOTE
The Importance of Facing History

Japan SPOTLIGHT