E-Journal

May/June 1996 Issue

May/June 1996 Issue

The Japanese Economy ‘96

Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
The Japanese Economy 1996
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Automotive: High Domestic Demand Foreseen
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Electronics& Electrical Machinery: Production Expands to Meet Surging Demand for Computers and Chips
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Telecom & Information: High Hopes for Digital CS Broadcast
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Pharmaceuticals & Biochemistry: MOH Rethinks Costs
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Construction: Slowed Profits Places Construction Industry on Brink of Recession
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Real Estate: Post-Bubble Realignments Continue
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Machine Tools & Construction Machinery: Overproduction, Meager Exports Plague Industry
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Shipping & Shipbuilding: Flooded With Ship Orders
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Steel: Small to Mid-size Companies Vulnerable
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Nonferrous Metals: Industry Counting on Overseas Business
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Transport: JR Vies with Booming Airline Industry for More Passengers
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Petrochemicals: Clamoring to Ride the Asian Market to Profits
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Apparel: Apparel Reaches out to Stay Afloat
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Retail: Prospects for Recovery Bleak
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Energy: Strange Weather Boosts Oil Demand
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Serving the Aged: The “Sliver” Industry
Cover Story : THE JAPANESE ECONOMY 1996
Food Processing: Food manufacturing Industry Challenged
SPECIAL REPORT: Automotive Negotiations
Aggressive Strategy in Reporting by the U.S.
by Ishii Hayato
SPECIAL REPORT: Automotive Negotiations
The US - Japan Auto Agreement: Success or Failure for Clinton
by Michael Bergsman
SPECIAL REPORT: Automotive Negotiations
US - Japan Auto Dispute and the DSU
by H.E. Mr. Don Kenyon
SPECIAL REPORT: Automotive Negotiations
US Negotiation Tactics Alienate Asia
by Kwan Weng Kin
SPECIAL REPORT: Automotive Negotiations
The Rights and Wrongs of Japan-US Auto Dispute – An Australian View
by Robert Garran
SPECIAL REPORT: Automotive Negotiations
Summing Up
by MITI
JAPANOMICS
Jusen – The Task Before Us
by Hamano Takayoshi
JAPAN EYE
In a King's Lair
by Michael E. Stanley
FINANCE
Economic Planning Agency Declares Economic Recovery
by Sakamoto Sakae
GALLERY
Tatsuno Toeko: Continuing Metaphors
by Iseki Masaaki
REFLECTIONS
Laughing at Oneself: The Act of Self-Deprecation
by Muramatsu Masumi
OUTING
Osaka – The Cutting Edge
by Bill Tingey
FOREIGN BUSINESS
Foreigner Retailers Follow Toys 'R' Us Path to Success
by Hayden Stewart
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Charts May/June 1996
EDITOR’S NOTE & TOPICS
Editor's Note & Topics May/June 1996

Japan SPOTLIGHT