Japan

Magazine articles on politics and society in Japan.

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Wired September 2001	Ichiban 10 reasons why the sun still rises in the East: industrial design... architecture... branding... music... robotics... etc.
Wired September 2001 Frank Rose	Pocket Monster How DoCoMo's wireless Internet service went from fad to phenom -- and turned Japan into the first post-PC nation...
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Cynthia Gralla	"Love" for hire A recent murder mystery points to the dangers of being a hostess in Tokyo. First of eight parts...
Salon.com May 31, 2001 Steve Burgess	UFOs in the land of the rising sun In Japan's version of Roswell, N.M., you don't stay out after dark, and even the soup contains flying saucers...
Salon.com April 17, 2001 Lucy Moss	Inside the pleasure quarters The author of a new history of Japan's geisha talks about their secretive world, their art and patrons, and their ambiguous relationship to sex...
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Martin Muhleisen & Hamid Faruqee	Japan: Population Aging and the Fiscal Challenge With Japan facing a demographic crisis, government finances--stretched to the limit to keep the economy afloat--have to cope with the rising strain on public pension and health systems. This article looks at the economic and fiscal costs of aging in Japan...
Salon.com February 17, 2001 Daryl Lindsey	Submarine accident sparks debate over Navy policy Some say putting civilian contributors at the controls of our warships is reckless -- but did that cause the deaths of nine Japanese?
Salon.com August 7, 2000 Simon Moran	Japanese coupling At an Osaka nightclub, the evening starts with a little piece of string. Where it leads is anybody's guess.
Salon.com March 8, 2000 Malena Watrous	Hello kitties In a country that favors group-feeling to individualism, two fashion-based subcultures, "egg girls" and "little gals," cause a big stir.
Salon.com June 29, 2000 Malena Watrous	How U.S. stars sell Japan to the Japanese In the Land of the Rising Sun, Schwarzenegger sells elixir, DiCaprio does car commercials, Harrison hawks brewskis, Willis sells coffee -- and they all want to keep it a secret.
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