E-Journal

January/February 2007 Issue

January/February 2007 Issue

Robot Power Japan

Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
RT Revolution to Vault Japan onto Higher Plane -Overview Based on Robot Policy Committee Report-
By Takahashi Taizo
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Toyota Partner Robots
By Takagi Soya
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Robots As Home Electric Appliances – All-Round Living Support Eyed –
By Tsuga Kazuhiro
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Team OSAKA Sweeps RoboCup 2004-06 – The Track Record –
By Yohei Akazawa
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Rescue Robots: Now & Future – Current State & Problems –
By Koyanagi Eiji
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Probing into a Society of Symbiosis with Robots — Reading from Comic Series “PLUTO” —
By Baba Nobuhiko
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Mentally Soothing Robot “Paro” – How Developed & How Assisting Therapy –
By Dr. Shibata Takanori
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Robot Evokes Children’s Interest in Science -UNESCO Program Wows Kids in & outside Japan-
By Kikuta Masanori
Cover Story : Robot Power Japan The New Era Dawns
Robotopia Rising Next Generation of Robots in Japan Brings SF Closer to Fact
By Tim Hornyak
FEATURE
Japan’s LDP: Shaping & Adapting to 3 Distinctive Political Systems (Part 3)
By Inoguchi Takashi
BUSINESS PROFILES
Asia: Center of World Textile Output Interview with Nagashima Toru, President & CEO, Teijin Ltd.
Interviewer: Okabe Hiroshi
BUSINESS PROFILES
9-Man Printer Company Seeks to Impact the World
Interviewer: Takamasu Kanji
JAPANESE MIND
Honoring the Edo Artist
By Joe Price
Viewpoint S
Japan: A Paradise for Kids in Danger – Make Children Feel Loved to Prevent Bullying –
By Lars Nicolaysen
ASIAN VIEW
History of Thought & Religion in Japan – Part 1: Up to Pre-modern Times –
By Kurozumi Makoto
WHAT'S UP IN JAPAN
Social Networking Service (SNS) in Japan – Likely to Have Bigger Presence Than Blogs –
By Kitada Akihiro
FINANCE
Japan to Scrap “Gray Zone” Lending Rates — Law Passed to Toughen Curbs on Moneylenders —
By Aoki Masaru
Culture
TV Commercials Are Fun
By Ogata Shinichi
KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
Post-Scandal News Conferences Prove Botchy
By Matsunaga Tsutomu
GALLERY
Opera Culture in Japan: Is the Recent Boom Genuine?
By Marumoto Takashi
TOPICS
Japan Logs Longest Economic Growth – But People Not Really Feeling Benefits –
By Okabe Hiroshi
TOPICS
Japanese Nuke Plant Makers on Offensive – Global Alliances Reshape Industry into 3 Groups –
By Okabe Hiroshi
TOPICS
Harsh Eyes on Big Tuna Eater Japan – Calls Mount for Role in Curbing Global Haul –
By Okabe Hiroshi
SPOTLIGHT
New Year Comes with Rice Cakes
JEF Editorial Dept.
Publisher's Note
Engaging the US in Asia
By Noboru Hatakeyama

Japan SPOTLIGHT