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May/June 2006 Issue

May/June 2006 Issue

Japan's SMEs

Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
Japanese SMEs - Driving the Competitiveness of Japan's Automobile Industry
By Matsushima Shigeru
Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
SMEs and the Globalization of Japanese Anime
By Kimura Makoto
Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
SMEs: Their Current State of International Development and the Future Course of Policy Support
By Mochizuki Harufumi
Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
Japanese SMEs from a Foreign Perspective
By Hashimoto Hisayoshi
Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
Development of Eliica: Super Electric Vehicle
By Yoshida Hiroichi
Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
New Business Model for SMEs
By Ueno Tamotsu
Cover Story :Japan's SMEs
The SMEs of Ota City, Tokyo - The Secret Strength of Japan's Manufacturing Industry
By Yamada Nobuaki
BUSINESS PROFILES
What's Vital Is Not to Be Content with Present Work
Interviewer: Okamura Yasushi
BUSINESS PROFILES
Shining in the Niche Market with Luminous Pigment and IPRs Strategy
Interviewer: Takamasu Kanji
SPECIAL DIALOGUE
Pondering the Future of the Japanese Economy and Changes in the Corporate Community
Nikai Toshihiro vs Bill Emmott
JAPANESE MIND
Shichu-no-In: The Hermitage in the City Tea Gardens Ancient and Modern
By Marc Peter Keane
Viewpoint S
To Be Foreign in Japan
By Adrian Dickson
FEATURE
Is Japan No Longer a Law-Abiding Society?
By Inoguchi Takashi
ASIAN VIEW
A Message for the Understanding of Japanese Culture
By Wang Min
JAPANESE IDENTITY
Will the United States Withdraw from Iraq and Leave Japan Out to Dry?
By Henry R. Nau
SPECIAL ARTICLE
The German Year in Japan 2005-2006
By Henrik Schmiegelow
WHAT'S UP IN JAPAN
Soccer in Japan: Community-Based Club Teams and Their Accomplishment
By Hachuda Masashi
FINANCE
Japan's Six Largest Banking Groups to Set New Record for Combined Profitability in FY 2005
By Aoki Masaru
Culture
Skyscrapers Changing Tokyo's Skyline
By Kurosawa Tsuneo
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
Is the Cellphone Mightier than the Pen?
By Matsunaga Tsutomu
GALLERY
Kumano Fude: The Harmonious Coexistence of Tradition and Modernity
By Kimura Taka
TOPICS
Market Reforms Face Crucial Test
TOPICS
Japan Back to Normalcy in Monetary Policy
TOPICS
Japan to Boost Int'l Broadcasts, Enhance Info Outflow
Publisher's Note
SMEs' FDI Will Help Developing Countries
By Noboru Hatakeyama
SPOTLIGHT
Children's Day in Japan
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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