New Economic Growth Strategy What's the thinking behind the government's new strategy for growth? The authors of the report offer a summary.
BUSINESS: Suntory Shines in Shanghai
The beer-loving people of Shanghai in China have developed a thirst for the moderately priced brews of Suntory of Japan. Katayama Osamu reports.
SCIENCE: Mighty Microreactors
Yoshida Jun-ichi describes exciting developments in the field of the microreactor, the microdevice used for conducting chemical reactions.
PARADIGM SHIFTS: Confucius Says... Learn Chinese
A wider variety of foreign languages are being studied in Japan than ever before. Tony McNicol talks to the linguists.
STORYTELLING: Kamishibai:
A Cautionary Tale
'Now that kamishibai has injected its essence into Japanese manga, is it doomed to be buried deep in a hidden stratum of cultural history?' Writer and kamishibai practitioner Suzuki Suzu describes the rise and fall of Japanese 'picture-card drama,' and talks to fellow kamishibai practitioner Umeda Kasei, who has devoted his retirement years to raising the kamishibai medium to the level of high art.
STREET LEVEL: Faraway, So Close
Shoji Kaori finds designers reaching out and reaching back at a major Tokyo fashion show.
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