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FARMING JAPAN

January/2002- Research Organizations of Agriculture, forestry and Fisheries in Japan: Reform in 2001; Nitrogen Cycle and Fertilization Using Controlled Release Fertilizers for Environmental Conservation; Collaboration between Japanese Scientists and Filipino Counterparts for the Development of Philippine Rice Technology; Development of Killer Yeast to Prevent the Aerobic Spoilage of Silage; Trends of Agricultural Holdings Other than Far Holdings in Japan; Large-Scale Citrus Farm by Land Consolidation and Infrastructure Improvement; Japan-Brazil Agricultural Development Cooperation Programs in the Cerrado Region of Brazil; The Rays of Hope I saw in Niger.

February/2002- Mechanized Agriculture in the 21st Century: Coexistence of the Environment and Agriculture; Development of Agricultural Robots - Mechanization of Japanese Agriculture and Robotization Technology; Development of Agricultural Robots for Crop Production; Development of Agricultural Robots for Horticulture; Development and Diffusion of Agricultural Robots for Livestock Farming; Sugarcane and Sustainable Crop with the Ability to Fix Atmospheric Nitrogen; Development of Production Technology of Growing Substrates from Incinerator Molten Slag and Factory-type Crop Cultivation Technology Using the Substrates (as a Medium); New Stage of Development of Core Farmers for Japanese Agriculture; Pear Orchard Management with High Production Technology and Skillful Salesmanship; Community development and forestry/Watershed Conservation Project in Nepal (Phase II); Half Japanese, Half Salvadoreña.

JAPAN CLOSE-UP

October, 2001-GAMBLING à la carte: Japan's cities and prefectures are on the brick of fiscal insolvency. Is it turning to gambling the solution to its problems?; How Japan Can Survive the Coming Land Glut; FEATURE- Asia: All Things Asia- Malaysian Savvy; NEWSMAKERS: Traveling to Italy to Become an F-1 Racer; MILLION DOLLAR KNACK: Pursuing Rationality Base on the Customers First Policy; VIEWPOINT: Why are America's Elderly So Happy? POLICY: The Case for a Policy to Redevelop Our Cities; "Visible" International Cooperation Bases lunched; WINDOW INTO JAPAN: Public Behavior in Japan

November, 2001- TOKYO'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION: The world does not seem to think of Tokyo as a very attractive City. What are the terms of Tokyo's survival as a world city/; MEN WHO ARE OBSSESSED WITH FORTUNETELLING: Recently there has been an increase in the number of men who are interested in fortunetelling. What exactly is happening to them; BEHIND THE SCENES (1) Tokyo Central Wholesale Market: Ohta Market; NEWSMAKERS: Takayuki Ohira-Looking at Starry Skies for Over Twenty Years; VIEWPOINT: Japan Professors are not Professional; POLICY: Is It Really for Japan Best Interest? MILLION DOLLAR KNACK: What It Means to Be "a CC Needs Company"; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: Chemical Substance Risky Management Project in Malaysia

December, 2001- JAPANESE WOMEN - Changing with the Times: In Japan women have changed too drastically for men to follow. The gap between men and women will change Japanese society from its foundation; The Addictive Drug Called "Public Works": Will it be possible to carry out a radical reform of public works? BEHIND THE SCENES (2) Tokyo Central Wholesale Market: Tsukiji Market; NEWSMKERS: Yuko Morito- The Man Who Bet Everything on Fiber Optics; VIEWPOINT: How the INTERNET is Saving Japan from becoming a Nation of Lifetime Singles; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: Panama Canal Basin Preservation Plan; WINDOW INTO JAPAN: Everyone Needs Different Perspective

January, 2002-CROWN PRINCESS MASAKO: On December1, 2001, the Crown Princess Masako gave birth to her first child, Princess Aiko. Let's take a look at some aspects f the imperial Household of Japan; THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS BREAK THROUGH THE WALL (part one): What is necessary for us to create new values and drive revitalization of Japan further? BEHIND THE SCENES (3): Kappabashi Shopping Street; NEWSMAKERS: Hironobu Sakaguchi - A Charismatic Producer of Computer Games Software; VIEWPOINT: "Baseball" versus "Yakyu";

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: The Kenya Survey and Mapping Institute; WINDOW INTO JAPAN: Experiencing Childbirth in Japan; POLICY: The Fight for Collective Security

February, 2002 - TOKYO CROWS: RUDE RAVENS RULE ROOST RILE HUMANS: Recently crows have become serous public nuisance in Japanese cities. What kind of birds are they, and where did they come from? THE TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS BREAK THROUGH THE WALL (part two): Flexible vigilance on technological development can bring innovations beyond the boundary of industries; BEHIND THE SCENES (3): Nippori's Wholesale District for Cheap Candies and Toys; NEWSMAKERS: Norman Bodek -"Mr. Productivity" who found hidden treasure in Japan; VIEWPOINT: Consumer Service Industries Will Save Our Nation and Our Jobs; POLICY: The Fight for Collective Security; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: The Philippines - Ormoc City Flood Control Measures Project; WINDOW INTO JAPAN: Raising the New Breed of Warrior for Corporate Japan

March, 2002- WINNING PRODUCTS!: Today's consumers are looking to their everyday lives for excitement and fulfillment, not to expensive luxury goods; THE LEADING PLAYERS IN BREAKTHROUGHS: The moment you say that something is impossible, the future becomes something boring; NEWSMAKERS: KEIKO MATSUI- Her Tranquil Melodies Sink Deep into America's Heart; VIEWPOINT: Japan's Impending Fate; POLICY: The Fight for Collective Security; BEHIND THE SCENES (4): Shinkiba-Tokyo Timber Market; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: ODA: Changing with the Times; WINDOW INTO JAPAN: Postmodern Reflections

JAPAN ECHO

October, 2001-LAST CHANCE FOR REFORM: Can Koizumi Reforms Unleash Japan's "Third wave"? Let's Sell Off Half the State's Assets; The Shaky Finances of the Highway Corporation; Privatize the Postal Services; THE CONVOLUTED SECURITY DEBATE: Collective Self-Defense and the Japan-U.S. Alliance; JAPAN AND RUSSIA: A Former diplomat's Advice on Talks with Moscow; Negotiations with President Putin: The Inside Story; PERCEPTION OF HISTORY: Rethinking Japanese Colonialism; A NEW CLASS OF DRIFTERS: No Future for "Freeters"; SPECIAL FEATURES: state- of-the-Art Technologies of the Edo Period; Good Eating in an Age of Abundance; Time to Overcome the "We want to Be French" Syndrome

December, 2001- NEW CURRENTS IN FOREIGN POLICY: Views of Bush's Americas and the World Order; Creating a System of National Intelligence Officers; UPPER HOUSE ELECTION: The Birth f Koizumi Administration and the July 2001 Election; OBSTACLES TO AN ECONOMIC REVIVAL: Can Industry Withstand Reform? Big Business as a Model for Japan's Structural Reform; Needed: Superior Managers for Saller Firms; Japan's Bad-Loan Problem: Who's to Blame? YASUKUNI REVISITED: Koizumi and the New Nationalism; East Countries Begin to Rewrite History; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Strategies for Japan's IT Society

February, 2002- COPING WITH TERRORISM: Rethinking Our Response to September11; A Japanese Perspective on the Afghan Problem; After the Taliban; Is This War? Japan's Misdirected Debate on Collective Self-Defense; RETURN OF THE DRAGON: China, Factory of the World; Beijing Embraces Regionalism; The Challenge of Desindustrialization; WHAT FOREIGN AID SHOULD ACHIEVE: In Support of Aid to China; Reconfiguring Japan's ODA; CARING DEFLATION: Time to Revive Incomes Policy

April, 2002- EAST ASIAN INICIATIVES: Building Closer Ties With ASEAN; Reflections on Koizumi's Speech in Singapore; The Rise of China: How Should Japan Respond? What U.S.- Europe Relations Suggest for Japan's Security Policy; ECONOMIC REFORM: An Ally's Advice for Koizumi's Reform Program; Who Says Deflation Is Good for the Economy? Can Koizumi Overcome the Forces of Resistance? Lifting the Brakes on Consumer Sending; Get the Priorities Right: New Jobs over Stability; THE IMPERIAL FAMILY: Opening the Door to Reigning Empress; Meiji and Taisho: Emperors as Fathers and Sons

LOOK JAPAN

November, 2001- COVER STORY: Lionheart - The Rise of Koizumi Junichiro. ECONOMY FEATURE: New banks Seek Net Profits (Internet banking); TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 3G Takes Two to Tango (Matsushita and NEC); NEW TECHNOLOGY: Reversible Interconnection to Boost Recycling (metal goods disassembly); SCI-TECH FEATURE: kangaroo Telescope Promises Astronomical Leaps Forward (Gamma ray telescope); Braille computer display; DNA fingerprinting; Unfixed X-ray machine; INTERNATIONAL DATELINE: El'Azifet tours Japan; TPAN 2001; Children's book illustrators exhibition; Beautiful German books; Tokyo Graphics Fair; CULTURE FEATURE: Paper pure and simple; FACTS OF LIFE: The IT Men Cometh (Foreign IT engineers VIEWPOINTS: Japanese Workers Heavily Stressed

December, 2001. COVER STORY: THE DOCTOR-PATIENT NETWORK.ECONOMY FEATURE: Foreign Direct Investment: A Few Home Truths; COMPANY STRATEGIES: There is Power in the Network; TALKING BUSINESS: Miki House: A Children's Castle; JETRO NEWS: White Paper on International Trade. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY- NEW TECHNOLOGY: Making a Mark with Near-field Optical Lithography;J-LAB: Pollen Counting (Beating Hay Fever); SCI-TECH FEATURE: Pipe Dreams (Water Purification);OCULAR PROOF: Pistil Attraction (Plant Fertilization); INTERNATIONAL DATELINE: Japan Foundation Awards, Yokohama Triennale; ARENA: Ghibli Museum; IMPRINTS: Unstill Life (Artist Kano Mitsuo);FROM THE HEART: The Compost Companions (JICA in Mongolia); CULTURE FEATURE: On Being a Pilgrim(Shikoku 88 Temples Pilgrimage; CULTURAL CREATORS: Songs of Laughter and Lament (Esashi Oiwake); FACTS OF LIFE: Destination Dashboard(Car Navigation System);VIEWPOINTS: Enter the Dragon, showing The Flag; ANTI-TERRORISM MEASURES: Our Own Challenge.

January, 2002. COVER STORY: Rangers of the World Forest; ECONOMY AND BUSINESS: JETRO NEWS: "Invest Japan (New Website); ECONOMY FEATURE: Patents in Cyberspace (Protecting Business Methods); COMPANY STRTEGIES: Toyota: Streets Ahead; TALKING BUSINESS: Unique Clothing Initiatives; TAKING JAPAN: Osaka Feels the "Power of Hollywood"; SCIENCE ND THECHNOLOGY: MADE IN JAPAN: Pressing Needs; ON THE MARKET: Cloth Wash (Electric Bubble Bucket); NEW TECHNOLOG: Toshiba Displays X-Ray Expertise; J-LAB: This Really Sucks (Super-Massive Black Hole); SCI-TECH FEATURE: Demanding Targets for Energy Conservation; SOCIETY AND CULTURE: INTERNATIONAL DATELINE: Tokyo Motor Show; FROM HEART TO HEART: Coral Connections(JICA in the Republic of Palau);IMPRINTS: Mind over Matter; CULTURE FEATURE: Akita Embraces the "Other Olympics"; FACTS OF LIFE: Verdure on the Roof (Rooftop Greening Project); IN THE PRESS: Thoughts on Terrorism VIEWPOINTS: no Sanctuaries in Structural Reform.

February, 2002 COVER STORY: Industrial Evolution; ECONOMY AND BUSINESS: ECONOMY FEATURE: Slicker Cities (Urban Renew); COMPANY STATEGIES: Sanyo: Soft and Strong (Soft Energy Company)TALKING BUSINESS :Living in a Material World; TAKING ON JAPAN: Behind the Maersk); JETRO NEWS Mood Darkens in ASEAN; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: MADE IN JAPAN: Measures for Measures; ON THE MARKET: Constellation Wristwatch: Wrist Camera; Flexible Film display: SCI TECH FEATURE: Future Tech (Technology for Sight Survey; SOCIETY AND CULTURE: Lookout Post; INTERNATIONAL DATELINE: Japan Foundation Fellows' Meeting; 3E Institute Project Seminar; ROYAL BIRTH: The Stork Gives its Blessings; IMPRINTS: Against the Grain; FROM THE HEART: Minamata on the Mend; WORLD CUP KOREA/JAPAN: Here We Go; JAPAN ON FOOT: The Blob ( Walking Japan); CULTURE FEATURE: Four Samurai; CULTURAL CREATURES: Performing Miracles (Okinawan Performing Arts); FACTS OF LIFE: Doing It Our Way (Universal Design); VIEWPOINTS: Assuming the Obvious; Article Nine: What Is It Good For?