E-Journal
May/June 2010 Issue |
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Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth |
- Publisher's Note
- Nonnuclear Weapon Policies
- By Noboru Hatakeyama
- TOPICS
- -Keidanren Makes Fresh Start under New Leader -Sony, Panasonic on Offensive in 3D TV -Will Seiho Make Comeback?
- By Hiroshi OKABE (Senior business news editor at Kyodo News)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 1 Gender-equal Society: Most Effective Strategy for Growth
- By Naoyuki HARAOKA (Editor-in-chief, Japan SPOTLIGHT, & executive managing director, JEF)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 2 Use Women Effectively as Human Resources in Japanese Economy
- By Eiko SHINOTSUKA (Commissioner, National Personnel Authority)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 3 Interview with Yuri Konno, President, Dial Service Co. Pioneer of Women Entrepreneurs Never Ceasing to Challenge
- Interviewer: Shigemi KOHTAKA (staff reporter for Economic News Section & concurrently for Woman's Eye Editorial Unit, Kyodo News)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 4 Women Entrepreneurs Making Leap Forward
- By Mariko TAMURA (Secretary general, Japan Academic Association for Ventures and Entrepreneurs)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 5 Women's Finance Initiative Activates Japanese Economy SRI's Growth Potential in Japan
- By Mizue TSUKUSHI (president & CEO, The Good Bankers Co.)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 6 Gender Equality & Economic Growth in Japan View from Europe
- By Yukiko FUKASAKU (Independent consultant and founder/principal, INNOVMOND, France)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 7 Women: Most Underused Resource in Japan Business Case for Gender Diversity
- By Suzanne PRICE (Head, Price Global)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 8 Super Potential Power: New Leaders of a New Japan?
- By Dora TAUZIN (French essayist/journalist)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 9 Japanese Women & Their Role in Innovation
- By Parissa HAGHIRIAN (Associate professor of int'l management at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia Univ., Tokyo)
- Cover Story : Gender Equality Spurs Economic Growth
- 10 Women's Labor Force Participation through Work/Life Balance
- By Chin-Sung CHUNG (Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Seoul National Univ.)
- SPECIAL ARTICLE
- US-Japan Relationship In Search of Real Change
- By Alan WOLFF, Dana MARSHALL & Maki HISHIKAWA (Dewey & LeBoeuf)
- ASIAN VIEW
- Human Security & Taiwan's Roles in International Community
- By Mignonne CHAN (Senior advisor to the president, National Security Council, Republic of China (Taiwan))
- Viewpoint
- Japan's Relationship with Australia
- By Ross STOCKALL (Managing director, Stockall & Associates Pty Ltd.)
- WINNING RUN: Pedaling to World Fame (2)
- Interview with ex-World Sprint Cycling Champion Koichi Nakano Strong Motivation Thrills Spectators
- Interviewer: Yoshihiro KATAOKA (Writer)
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE: TUNISIA
- Interview with Tunisian Ambassador N. B. F. Hached Japan, Tunisia Need More Meaningful Ties
- Interviewer: Jillian YORKE ( Freelance translator, writer and editor)
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE: TUNISIA
- Tunisia: A Nation of Multicultural Heritage
- By Embassy of Tunisia in Japan
- JAPANESE CRAFT & ART 1
- Japan: a Powerhouse of Long-life Firms 1 INDEN-YA: Magic of Deerskin & Urushi Lacquer
- By Toshimasa YOKOZAWA (Professor, Faculty of Business Management, Asia Univ., Tokyo)
- JAPANESE CRAFT & ART 2
- Kabuki: a Sensory, Actor-centered Dramatic Art
- By Jean WILSON (English Earphone Guide Kabuki commentator English Earphone Guide Kabuki commentator and freelance writer)
- PROMENADE
- "Representative Men of Japan" Learning from Book Written by Christian/Thinker K. Uchimura
- By Etsuo KOZAWA (Director of economic research, JEF)
- Culture
- Kawaii!
- By Masakazu HOSODA (Chief editor, Cultural News Section, Kyodo News)
- KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES
- Wanted: Made in Japan
- By Isao ADACHI (Commentator, Jiji Press)
- FINANCE
- Japanese Banks Busy with Debt Moratoriums About-face under New SME-Aiding Law
- By Katsuhiko SAKAI (Senior staff writer and deputy editor at Economic News Desk, Jiji Press)
- SPOTLIGHT
- "Avatar" As I Saw It
- By Etsuko KOZAWA (Director of economic research, JEF)
- ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR JAPAN
- Charts May/June 2010
- JAPAN ECONOMIC FOUNDATION
- JEF's Recent Activity
- JEF-Chatham House Symposium
- JAPAN ECONOMIC FOUNDATION