WTO and FTA: Seek the Best of Both Worlds (Opinions)

A Comparative Study of Broadband in Asia: Deployment and Policy (Special Topics)

China Would Continue to be Anti-Japanese Even After Democratization (Debates)

The Molecular Mechanism Regulating Muscle Contraction Partly Understood (Tech Reviews)

Japan Needs Paradigm Shift for the State (Opinions)

Institutional Change and the IT Revolution: Dialogue (Opinions)

Japan in the Process of Institutional Change (Opinions)

Beyond Bureau Pluralism (Opinions)

The Value of Tacit Knowledge that You Gain in a Diverse Student Body (Opinions)

The Japanese Firm May be Becoming too Rigid for Information-Sharing in the Digital Age (Opinions)

Benefits Outweigh Risks for Juki Net (Debates)

U.S. Telecom Deregulation: Lessons for the Next Market Revolution (Tech Reviews) 

Tokyo Forum: Mobile and Wireless: Global Trends and Strategies (Debates)

3G Mobile Phones in Japan

Indian S&T Report: December, 2006

China S&T Digest: November, 2006

China S&T Digest: November 15-30, 2004

China S&T Digest: November 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: October 15-31, 2004

China S&T Digest: October 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: September 15-30, 2004

China S&T Digest: September 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: August 15-31, 2004

China S&T Digest: August 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: July 15-31, 2004

China S&T Digest: July 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: June 15-30, 2004

China S&T Digest: June 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: May 15-31, 2004

China S&T Digest: May 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: April 15-30, 2004

China S&T Digest: April 1-15, 2004

China S&T Digest: March 1-31, 2004

China S&T Digest: February 1-29, 2004

China S&T Digest: January 1-31, 2004

China S&T Digest: December 15-31, 2003

China S&T Digest: December 1-15, 2003

China S&T Digest: November 15-30, 2003

China S&T Digest: November 1-15, 2003

China S&T Digest: October 15-30, 2003

China S&T Digest: September 15-30, 2003

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 12

China S&T Digest: August 1-15, 2003

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 11

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 10

Shanghai Supercomputer Center

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 9

ATIP Indian S&T Digest 2003: Part 2

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 8

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 7

China Science & Technology Digest: April 15-30, 2003

China S&T Digest: April 1-15, 2003

China S&T Digest: March 15-31, 2003

China S&T Digest: March 1-15, 2003

China S&T Digest: February 15-28, 2003

China S&T Digest: February 1-15, 2003

China S&T Digest: January 15-31, 2003

China S&T Digest: January 1-15, 2003

ATIP Indian S&T Digest 2003: Part 1

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 6

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 5

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 4

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 3

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 2

ATIP Report Abstracts 2003: Part 1

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 12

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 11

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 10

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 9

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 8

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 7

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 6

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 5

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 4

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 3

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 2

ATIP Report Abstracts 2002: Part 1

ATIP Report Abstracts 2001: Part 6

ATIP Report Abstracts 2001: Part 5

ATIP Report Abstracts 2001: Part 4

ATIP Report Abstracts 2001: Part 3

ATIP Report Abstracts 2001: Part 2

ATIP Report Abstracts 2001: Part 1

Pension Benefits Must Balance with Realistic Level of Contributions (Opinions)

Japan Infiltrates the Middle East (Debates)

Advocating Voluntary Participation to Resolve Mutual Distrust:Why I have Opted Out of Juki Net (Debates)

A Critical Moment for Myanmar (Special Topics)

News reporting and election coverage in Canada and Japan (Special Topics)

Comments on Mr. Yoshihiro Suzuki's paper on the IT Revolution and Deregulation (Debates)

Comments on the Kobayashi essay, "Japan's Individualism in Globalization Trends" (Debates)

The Remarkable Story of a Billion Dollar Feline (Interviews) 

Rejoinder to Mr. Miyao's Comment on "Two Japanese Banks Lower an Interest Rate" (Debates)

Defining National Internet Leadership (Tech Reviews) 

The World's Leading IT Nation (Special Topics)

 Weekly Review (Media Reviews)
 US Report (Special Topics)
 Europe Report (Special Topics)

Comment on Akio KAWATO's Article "The Chinese Phenomenon and a Realignment in Asia" (Debates)

Interview: Japan's Soft Power in Middle East (Special Topics) 

Further Comment on US Troop Restructuring and Japan (Debates)

US Troop Restructuring and Japan (Debates)

Comment on Mr. Lehmann's Response to Mr. Miyao (Debates)

Comments on the Taniguchi paper (Debates)

Comments on the Kobayashi essay, "Japan's Individualism in Globalization Trends" (Debates)

New Politics in Washington & The U.S.-Japan Relationship (Special Topics)

Industrial Cluster Policy in Metropolitan Tokyo (Opinions)

1st International Conference on Epithelial Technologies and Tissue Engineering (Tech Reviews)

Pohang Light Source: A Major Source of Scientific Discovery (Tech Reviews)

Ninth International Superconductive Electronics Conference (ISEC 2003) (Tech Reviews)

Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials (Tech Reviews)

RIKEN Making Strides in Nanoscience Research (Tech Reviews)

Conference: 2nd Fulrath Memorial International Symposium on Advanced Ceramics (Tech Reviews)

America's Growing Insecurity (Debates)

President Hu's Visit to the U.S.: the Taiwan Stake (Debates)

China's Emerging Role in the Middle East (Debates)

Shifting Winds in China: How Far Can Beijing Go? (Debates)

Southeast Asians Worry About Northeast Asia's Feuds (Debates)

The Tsunami and Political Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia (Special Topics)

After the Tsunami Disaster: Human Security is Key (Debates)

The China-Singapore Row & Sino-U.S. Rivalry (Special Topics)

Two Elections Test Chinese Politics (Special Topics)

Give Taiwan international cultural space (Special Topics)

China's Rising Soft Power in Southeast Asia (Debates)

Lessons from the Bird Flu Epidemic (Special Topics)

SARS and East Asia's Four Transformations (Debates)

SARS: Why We Need to Prepare for the Worst (Debates)

Comments on the Shinohara essay (Debates)

Insults Reserved for Islam (Debates)

Horie and LDP Boosters Have It Coming (Debates)

No Wonder Anti-Free Traders Are Angry (Debates)

Look for Change Next Year (Debates)

System's Flaws Help Keep Koizumi On Top (Debates)

Commemorating a Mistake (Debates)

Reform Mantra Mesmerizes (Debates)

Free to Take Exceptions to 'Free Trade' (Opinions)

Western Lies Blackened Beijing's Image (Debates)

Soviet Concessions at Yalta (Debates)

Shedding Imposed War Guilt (Debates)

Northern Territories Dispute Highlights Flawed Diplomacy (Debates)

Racist Banner Looks Frayed (Opinions)

Rightwing Won't Quit - Same Old Contrived Hysteria (Debates)

Price of Exclusivity Too High (Debates)

Irony Lost on Conservatives (Debates)

New Mindset is the Only Salve (Debates)

Economic Malaise -- Blame Supply-Side Policies (Opinions)

The Tiananmen Square Massacre Myth (Special Topics)

Barbaric Immigration Policy (Debates)

Rejoinder to Comment on "Iraq: Myths of Intelligence Exposed" (Debates)

Iraq: Myths of Intelligence Exposed (Debates)

Shifting rightwing goal posts (Debates)

Comments on Takamitsu Sawa's Article "Recovery Needs New Markets" (Debates)

Rejoinder to Comment on "Iraq and the End of History" (Debates)

Iraq and the end of history (Debates)

Don't credit PM for recovery (Debates)

A fight that does not finish (Debates)

Irrational highway demands (Debates)

U.S.-British naivete unmasked (Special Topics)

Japan Blind to Chinese Reality (Debates)

Educational Reform: Lots of debate, little action (Debates)

Economic Policies Confused (Debates)

Shabby Cause to Shed Blood (Debates)

Finding Shortcuts to Conflict (Debates)

Lessons of Iraq: Alternatives to Pummeling (Opinions)

What Drives the Warmongers (Debates)

Demand-Driven Solutions (Interviews) 

Changing Pyongyang's Ways (Debates)

Pyongyang is the Real Victim (Debates)

Strange Public Works Allergy (Debates)

Economic Foolishness Deepens (Opinions)

Japan's Tail-Chasing Economy (Debates)

Rejoinder to Dolan on Shenyang Incident (Debates)

Shenyang Incident: Japan at Its Inconsistent Worst (Debates)

Some Suggestions for Economic Education: Economics as Methodology (Opinions)

Interview: Child Support Payments in the U.S. (Special Topics) 

The question of remedy in the Microsoft case (Special Topics)

Comment on Mr. Toyoo Gyohten's Article "Japan's Soft Power Reconsidered" (Debates)

Courageous decision on Iraq (Debates)

Unwise Cuts in Japan Studies (Debates)

Change Hasn't Halted Decline (Opinions)

(Unsolicited) Advice on Asia Policy for President-elect Obama (Opinions)

North Korea: Settling for Half a Loaf (Opinions)

North Korea's Nuclear Declaration: What to Expect Next (Debates)

Gates "Reassures" Asia (Debates)

Cross-Strait Relations: Ma's "Three No's" (Debates)

U.S.-Australia: Still Mates! (Debates)

ASEAN Charter: One (Very) Small Step Forward (Debates)

North-South Summit: Potential Pitfalls Ahead? (Debates)

ASEAN at 40: Coming of Age or Mid-Life Crisis? (Debates)

Hats off to Hill! (Debates)

U.S.-Japan: Why So Nervous? (Debates)

North Korea Nuclear Deal: Better Late than Never! (Debates)

Abe's Comfort Women Remarks: What Was He Thinking? (Debates)

Korean Peninsula Denuclearization: First Steps (Debates)

Six-Party Talks: Searching for the "first tranche" (Debates)

The Six-Party Talks: A Sign of Hope . . . or Hopeless? (Debates)

North Korea: Assessing Blame; Examining Motives (Debates)

Six-Party Talks: The Way Forward or a Dead End? (Debates)

North Korea's Nuclear Threat: Now What? (Debates)

Abe's Challenge: Getting the Alliance, and Relations with Japan's Neighbor's, Right (Debates)

Northern Territories: Searching for a Solution (Debates)

UNSC passes the test . . . so far! (Debates)

DPRK Missile Launches: Multiple Tests, Multiple Failures? (Debates)

Pax Asia Pacifica? (Special Topics)

North Korea Missile Test: Will They or Won't They? (Debates)

Demystifying China (Debates)

Wither the Six-Party Talks? (Debates)

Hu's Visit: Hot Economics, Luke-Warm Politics (Debates)

2006 National Security Strategy: It's All About Democracy (Debates)

The East Asia Summit: Should Washington Be Concerned? (Debates)

Yasukuni Shrine: Time to Make a Deal (Opinions)

Six Party Talks: Defining a Realistic Roadmap for Success (Debates)

Six-party Statement of Principles: One Small Step for Man (Debates)

Six-Party Talks: Round Four Continues (Finally) (Debates)

A Path to Progress for the Six-Party Talks (Debates)

China : The Company One Keeps (Debates)

Six-Party Talks: Prospects for Success (Debates)

Condoleezza Rice's 'Unfortunate' Decision (Debates)

North Korea : Cost-Benefit Analysis (Debates)

President Bush's Press Conference: Missing the Point! (Debates)

Anti-Secession Law: Closing (or Opening) the Door? (Debates)

China's Anti-Secession Law: Much Ado About Something? (Debates)

Pyongyang Raises the Stakes (Debates)

Taiwan Election Upset: Now What? (Debates)

U.S.-ROK Relations: Silencing the Loose Cannons (Debates)

Bush-Kerry Debate: Getting Korea Wrong! (Debates)

Six-Party Talks: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom (Debates)

North Korea: Searching for A.Q. Kim (Debates)

PM Abdullah Badawi: A Kinder, Gentler Mahathir? (Special Topics)

North Korea: Does Everyone Agree to CVID? (Debates)

(Unsolicited) Advice to Senator Kerry on Asia (Debates)

ROK Elections: Implications for ROK-U.S. and South-North Relations (Special Topics)

Korea: UP-lifting Elections? (Special Topics)

Advice for presidential candidate Kerry (Debates)

Taiwan Elections: Time for Diplomatic Gestures from Beijing? (Debates)

Six Party Talks: Prospects for "Success" (Debates)

U.S.-ROK: Tough Times Ahead? (Special Topics)

North Korea Delegations: Good Intentions, Bad Idea (Debates)

U.S.-China-Taiwan: Too Little, Too Late? (Special Topics)

Six-Party Talks Prospects (Debates)

North Korea: Digging Deeper Holes (Debates)

Hold the Celebrations (Debates)

Too Early to Toast Kim's Cooperation (Debates)

U.S.-North Korea: Tightening the Noose (Opinions)

Pyongyang's Dangerous Game (Opinions)

Implications of the Iraq War (Debates)

U.S., ROK Narrow the Gap (Debates)

Don't Ignore Greater Threat (Debates)

Comments on the Okuda paper (Debates)

Comments on the Shinohara paper (Debates)

Comment on the Gyohten paper (Debates)

Comments on Gregory Clark's Article "Iraq and the End of History" (Debates)

 Europe Report (Special Topics)
 Social Trends (Special Topics)

A New Hope for Japan-China Relations? (Opinions)

Dealing with the Terror Threat after the London Bombings (Debates)

Iraq Attack Puts Tokyo Under Pressure (Debates)

China-Japan Relations under New Strain (Debates)

Japan Becoming Increasingly Wary of China (Debates)

Protests threaten China-Japan economic ties (Debates)

Japanese perspective on the current Tokyo-Beijing tensions (Debates)

Japan's Growing Role in the Middle East Peace Process (Debates)

US-Japan accord angers China (Debates)

Murder Trial Harms Japan-China Ties (Debates)

China's Popularity Plummets in Japan (Debates)

Japan Seeks Bigger Middle East Role (Debates)

Japanese Business demands Koizumi moderate China policy (Debates)

New Defense Policy Moves Japan away from Pacifist Stance (Debates)

Japan Extends Iraq Troop Mission (Debates)

Beijing Gives Koizumi a Double-Whammy (Debates)

Calls for North Korea Sanctions Intensify (Debates)

Hu warns Koizumi against going to Yasukuni (Debates)

Submarine incident strains Japan-China ties (Debates)

Fukuoka murders put pressure on Japan's Chinese community (Debates)

Abduction Talks: Will Tokyo Impose Sanctions on Pyongyang? (Debates)

International Media Coverage of Iraq and Shosei Koda's Capture (Debates)

Defiant Japan mourns murdered hostage (Debates)

Yasukuni Shrine Continues to Poison Sino-Japanese Relations (Debates)

Is Japan's Bid for a Permanent UN Security Council Seat Realistic? (Debates)

Northern Territories Dispute still Divides Japan and Russia (Debates)

China Emerges as New Japan Investor (Debates)

Beijing and Tokyo Both Losers after Asia Cup (Debates)

Has Koizumi Lost his Shine? (Debates)

Another Step toward a Two-party System (Debates)

Koizumi Faces a Tough Fight in the Upper House Elections (Debates)

Is Iraq a safe place for Japanese troops? (Debates)

The Multinational Force in Iraq and Future Perceptions of the Conflict (Debates)

Europe offers Koizumi some worrying lessons about Iraq (Debates)

A Thorny Issue in US-Japan Relations: The Strange Saga of Charles Robert Jenkins (Debates)

Rejoinder to Comments on "Japan to Polish its Tarnished Middle East Image" (Debates)

Koizumi's Pyongyang Gamble (Debates)

Blair struggles to survive Iraq fallout (Debates)

Tale of two allies, Koizumi and Blair (Debates)

Japan to Polish its Tarnished Middle East Image (Debates)

Japan Exorcises the Ghosts of Terrorism Past (Debates)

Dramatic Climax to Hostage Crisis (Debates)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Signals Turning Point for Japan (Debates)

Island Dispute Damages Sino-Japanese Relations (Debates)

Spanish Election Result sends Shockwaves around the World (Debates)

Koizumi's Shrine Visits May Cost Japan China Deals (Debates)

Japan's 'Fortress of Solitude' in Iraq (Debates)

Iraq-bound Troops Wave Goodbye as Media Waves Yellow Handkerchiefs (Debates)

Japanese Army Re-emergences on the World Stage (Debates)

Japanese Troops Hope the Yen is Mightier than the Sword (Debates)

Japan's Military Head for Historic Iraq Mission (Debates)

Koizumi Ignores Chinese Sentiment about Visiting Yasukuni (Debates)

Koizumi's Dangerous Game of Nationalism (Debates)

2003 Heralds the Dawn of a Two-party Political System in Japan (Debates)

Saddam's Capture Gives Koizumi a Chance to Make History (Debates)

Japan's Iraq Dead Spell Trouble for Koizumi (Debates)

Anti-foreign Rhetoric Risks Isolating Tokyo (Debates)

Two-Party System Finally Emerges in Japan (Debates)

Europeans See the Japanese Housing Market as Topsy-turvy (Debates)

Only Koizumi cannot go to China (Debates)

Ishihara Confronts Japan Highways to Demonstrate Koizumi Cabinet's Vitality (Debates)

Koizumi Plays his North Korean Trump (Debates)

Koizumi's Re-election Strikes Another Blow at Factional Politics (Debates)

Blair's Political Future Looking Dark as Koizumi's Shines (Debates)

Reflections on the Hosokawa Administration (Debates)

Confident Koizumi Outshines Demoralized Blair (Debates)

Winds of War Propel Koizumi towards Electoral Victory (Debates)

Beckham Mania Boosts Japan-Korea Relations (Debates)

British Association of Japanese Studies (BAJS) 2003 Conference: Deepening European and Japanese Understanding (Special Topics)

Bush Boosts Koizumi's Hopes of Staying in Office (Debates)

Koizumi Seeks an Extended Political Mandate: Can One Man Defy Gravity? (Debates)

Japanese Premier's Adversaries Want "Regime Change" (Debates)

Japan Might Become the First Economic Casualty of War (Debates)

Japan's First Test of Anti-war Sentiment (Debates)

Koizumi's Long-term Prospects Looking Grim (Debates)

Koizumi Coming under Pressure over Iraq Policy (Debates)

Japan's Iraq Policy: It's North Korea Stupid (Debates)

Koizumi Haunted by Blair's Iraq Dilemma (Debates)

Koizumi Keeps Sino-Japanese Ties Locked in the Past with Shrine Visit (Debates)

Former British Ambassador Thought Japanese Lacked a Moral Code (Debates)

Meteoric Rise in the Number of Chinese Students (Debates)

Beaujolais Nouveau Shows that the Japanese Market Still Offers Foreign Goods Excellent Sales Potential (Debates)

Marriage and Life Expectancy in Rural Japan (Debates)

Rejoinder to Prof. McCarty's Comments Concerning Agricultural Reform and Rural Japan (Debates)

Rural Japan Continues its Slow March towards Extinction: Government Announces New Agricultural Sector Reform Proposal (Debates)

The LDP Continues to Defy Political Gravity: Is the Opposition Flawed? (Debates)

Making Japan a More Multi-ethnic Society is an Investment in the Future (Debates)

Thirtieth Anniversary of Sino-Japanese Ties: Still Many Rivers to Cross (Debates)

September 11 Anniversary Finds Japan Moving On (Debates)

The Battle of Nagano – A Greek Legend in the Making (Debates)

The Global Age Requires New Japan Comparisons (Debates)

Koizumi: Caesar Without Brutus? (Opinions)

Japanese University Reform: The Swiss Connection (Debates)

Living Longer, Divorcing Later: The Japanese Silver Divorce Phenomenon (Debates)

Japan-Korea Relations After the World Cup (Debates)

Japanese Student Opinion About Korea: England-Ireland Comparison (Opinions)

World Cup Legacy For Japan (Debates)

World Cup and Japanese Society (Debates)

Investment in Japan: On the Rise? (Debates)

Economic Performance Rankings: US and Japan (Debates)

Tanaka Declares War on Koizumi: Paradise Lost (Debates)

Commentaries on International Marriages and Divorces: On International Marriages in Japan (Debates)

Commentaries on International Marriages and Divorces: On Divorces Involving a Non-Japanese Spouse (Debates)

Tanaka Dismissal: Month One Analysis (Debates)

Further Comment on Makiko Tanaka's Dismissal (Debates)

Comment on Makiko Tanaka's Dismissal (Debates)

New security system for Asia - by Asians (Debates)

Adjusting to Globalization: Japan and the Mobility of Asian Technical Talent - Abridged Version (Opinions)

Can India Meet Japan's Technical Worker Needs? (Opinions)

Rejoinder to Khanchandani's Comment on "Japan and India Need Each Other" (Debates)

Indian IT Companies: Making a Market in Japan (Interviews) 

Japan and India Need Each Other (Opinions)

TVA Enthusiasm (Interviews) 

Japanese and Chinese Nation Branding: Key Issues and Contrasting Strategies (Opinions)

Why Is Japan So Worried About Obama? (Debates)

Constitutional Revision: No Longer If, But When (Debates)

Learning from Animals, But Not Following Their Evolution (Opinions)

Why Amplified Sound is a Problem for Japan (Debates)

Harvard Endowment Points One Way Forward for Struggling Japanese Universities (with Follow-up Comment) (Debates)

Harvard Endowment Points One Way Forward for Struggling Japanese Universities (Debates)

Rejoinder to Nelisa Asato on "Should Japan Kill the Death Penalty?" (Debates)

Should Japan Kill the Death Penalty? (Debates)

Letter to Governor Ishihara: "Leadership Please" (Debates)

Martha Stewart and Kobe Killer: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime (Debates)

Japan's AIDS Trend Looking Scary (Debates)

Are Manifestos Really the Answer for Political Reform in Japan? (Debates)

A Life Course Aging Perspective for Japan (Debates)

A Porterian Perspective on Japan's Global Competitiveness Ranking (Debates)

Japan Tourism and "National Charm" (Debates)

Corporate Governance Revisited: Is Board Member Independence Key? (Debates)

Japan's Incredible Anti-Public Interest Tobacco Policy (Debates)

Comment: A Fuller Understanding of "Parasite Singles" (Debates)

Japanese Personal Address Terms and Social Identity: Part 2 (Special Topics)

Japanese Personal Address Terms and Social Identity: Part 1 (Special Topics)

Managing Post-Grad Training Post-9/11 (Interviews) 

GLOCOM Platform Mobile/Wireless Forum Includes Innovative Digital Dialogue (Special Topics)

U.S.-Japan Business Leaders Tackle Tough Questions (Special Topics)

Learning Colleges: One Path for Japanese Education Reform (Debates)

Loudspeaker Use in Japan: Free Speech Out of Balance (Debates)

Value of University Ranking Scheme Not Clear (Debates)

Comment on Clark essay: Agree, Disagree, and Dismiss (Debates)

Corporate English Language Education in Japan: Motivation, Customization and Accountability (Special Topics)

Japanese University Reforms: Time to Ask the Big Questions (Debates)

Commentaries on International Marriages and Divorces: Comment on International Marriages (Debates)

Tanaka Dismissal: Not Only Gender (Debates)

Comment on Suzuki Opinion (Debates)

Extending university-private sector partnerships (Debates)

Comment on Kuroda's "Islamic Solidarity and Socio-Cultural Tradition" (Debates)

Re-Thinking English Education in Japan (Special Topics)

The American Project and the UN's Mission (Opinions)

Comment on Professor Kumon's Article, "Japanese Culture of Trust and Caring" (Debates)

A Dramatic Week in the History of the United Nations (Opinions)

Advantages not Lightly to be Thrown Away (Opinions)

Integrating: Economically and Culturally (Opinions)

Japan's Economy at a Major Turning Point (Opinions)

Rejoinder to Professor Kumon (Debates)

Comment on Professor Kumon's University Reform Essay (Debates)

Response to Book Review on Ronald Dore's "Stock Market Capitalism: Welfare Capitalism" (Debates)

Comments on the Ushio paper (Debates)

Comments on the Miyauchi, Ohga and Suzuki papers on Regulatory Reform (Debates)

Comment on Difference Faces of Terrorism (Debates)

America and Japan: the Next Century and a Half (Opinions)

Comment on Mr. Gyohten's "Japan's Stance Toward the U.S. and China" regarding China's Currency Revaluation (Debates)

Declining Quality of the Healthcare System in Japan - Suggestions from Ireland (Opinions)

What's Behind the Numbers? (Interviews) 

Linkages between North Korea and Iraq for Japan (Opinions)

Options for Japan and the U.S. Toward North Korea in a Post-Iraq World (Opinions)

Intellectual Property Rights in China: The Benefits of Piracy (Special Topics)

Comment on Prof. Kazuhito Ikeo's Article "Integrity is Indispensable for Capital Market Development" (Debates)

Two sides of the same coin (Debates)

Can Authoritarian Regimes Still Quarantine the News? (Special Topics)

A Response to Ikeda's Spectrum Posting (Special Topics)

Intellectual Property Rights and National Security (Tech Reviews) 

Foreign Direct Investment in Japan: A Catalyst for Growth and Reform (Opinions)

Leveraging Japan by George Fields (Special Topics)

Migrant Labor and Japan's Need for Pro-Remittance Policy (Special Topics)

Comment on Mr. Ishizuka's Article "Abe's Reform Drive a Battle with Deeply Rooted Bureaucracy" (Debates)

Comment: Empirical Studies on Household Wealth Effects (Debates)

Further Comments on Takahiro Miyao (Debates)

My Issue with Takahiro Miyao's Analysis (Debates)

Comments on Takahiro Miyao (Debates)

Response to Prof. Miyao's Comment on the Tasker Paper (Debates)

Comments on Japan's Non-Performing Loans Issue (Debates)

Thoughts of the Tax Issue: A Reflection on the Debate Between Katz and Miyao (Debates)

Comment on Curtin Essay, "Investment in Japan: On the Rise?" (Debates)

Further Comment on Economic Performance Rankings (Debates)

Debate on Deflation in Japan: Comment on Katz' Rejoinder (Debates)

Debate on Deflation in Japan: Comment on Katz and Mera (Debates)

Tokyo Bureau Chief, The New York Times (Interviews) 

'Monozukuri' Skills Essential for Growth (Opinions)

Japan-Korea FTA as a New Initiative in East Asia: Beyond Bitterness (Opinions)

Public Lenders Need Tough Oversight (Opinions)

Debate on Fiscal/Monetary Policy #4: Inflation Targeting and Negative Interest Rate Policy (Debates)

Against the Bank of Japan: The Right Way to End the Zero Interest Rate Policy (Opinions)

Deflationary Virus Spreading Worldwide (Opinions)

Japan's Financial System in Need of Radical Surgery (Debates)

The Corporate Governance Debate (Opinions)

Japanese peculiarity depicted in 'Lost in Translation' (Debates)

Signs of Hope Seen on Recovery from 'Five Ds' (Interviews) 

A New Framework for a New Era (Debates)

SDF Must Rebuild Iraq, Not Merely Back U.S. Offensive (Debates)

Key Technologies, Applications, and Strategies for the Mobile Internet (Tech Reviews) 

Why Markets Outside Japan Missed the Mobile Web (Interviews) 

Mighty Motors, Mighty Small: The Nano World of Biomolecular Motors (Tech Reviews) 

Supporting the Diffusion and Proliferation of Emerging Technology

Nanotechnology an Enabler for Biotech

Tokyo University Biochip Symposium

Technology Transfer Practice in Switzerland: the Case of Neuchatel

"nano tech 2003 + Future" conference in Tokyo: Nanotech Business Plan Contest Summary

Nanotech 2003

IEEE MEMS2003 in Kyoto

The Promise of Nanotechnology and Productivity

Accelerating the Nanotechnology Revolution: Zyvex's Market Driven Strategies

Deficit Plagued U.S. Still Supporting Nanotechnology

Workshop on National Strategies to Develop the MEMS Industry in Japan

Trading Firm Mitsui & Co. Establishes MEMS R&D Subsidiary

International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2003

Wireless and Wideband: Saviors During the Downturn

Updates on Japanese and Taiwanese MEMS Foundry Service Providers

Summary of "Progress and Changes in MEMS/MST Sector in 2002"

U.S. Finally Making Up Ground in Next-Generation Wireless

2002 a Mixed Year for R&D Spending

NSF Tri-National Workshop on Micro and Nanosystems for Sensing Applications

ITRI to Help Spur Taiwanese Push Towards Heavy R&D Focus

RF MEMS seminar at Tohoku University

PowerMEMS 2002

Albany Nanotech

Analyzing Restructuring and Reform in the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry

Industry-University Collaboration to Support Biofuel Cell Technology Research in Japan

Capital Investment in FTTH Optical Access Networks to Expand in Japan

Recessions and War Give Rise to Tomorrow's Technology Giants

Micro Fuel Cell Development in Japan

7^th International Conference on the Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems (COMS2002)

Albany Symposium on Global Business Issues in Semiconductors and Nanotechnology

BioMEMS & Biomedical Nanotech World 2002

Taiwan's Two Trillion, Twin Star (T3S) Plan

Accelerating the Development of the Consumer Robot Industry in Japan

R&D Continues to Fuel the Development of Advanced Power Supplies

Recent MEMS Market Trends in Japan

MEMS Rotary Engine Power System: Project Overview and Recent Research Results

TechXNY 2002

NIST Nanotechnology Open House

The Patenting and Licensing of Research Tools and Biomedical Innovation

Emerging Technologies in Biotech: MEMS and Nanotechnology

National Science Foundation Programs to Encourage University-Industry Research Cooperation

Further comments on "Extremists, Fundamentalists and Civilization" (Special Topics)

Extremists, Fundamentalists and Civilization (Special Topics)

And Now to Trilateralism (Debates)

Sino-U.S. relations: drawing lessons from 2005 (Debates)

Bush-Hu Summit Challenge: Ease Strategic Distrust (Debates)

A New Relationship for the U.S. and China? (Debates)

China's North Korea Policy Triumph: Lessons for Managing Ties with Taiwan (Special Topics)

Washington's Hands-On Approach to Managing Cross-Strait Tension (Debates)

GLOCOM Platform Tokyo Forum Report: November 21, 2002 (Special Topics) 

A Proposal for a Post e-Japan Strategy: "A New Look at Information-based Societies From the Viewpoint of Local Communities" (Special Topics)

Los Angeles Forum 2002: Report (Special Topics)

Workshop on Public Memory: Session IV (Special Topics)

Workshop on Public Memory: Session III (Special Topics)

Workshop on Public Memory: Session II (Special Topics)

Workshop on Public Memory: Session I (Special Topics)

Workshop on Public Memory: An Overview (Special Topics)

Digital Opportunity Task Force (DOT Force) and Nonprofit Organizations (Special Topics)

Summary of Joint Research on Third and Fourth Generation Mobile Communications Systems (Tech Reviews)

Another Step Toward Better Cross-Strait Ties (Opinions)

The Nuclear Deal with India: Bigger Consequences to Consider (Opinions)

Memo to Prime Minister Aso: Build Trilateralism (Debates)

Déjà vu, All Over Again (Debates)

Japan Peers into the Abyss (Debates)

False Choices for Tokyo (Debates)

Seesaw Politics in Japan (Debates)

The End of Abe's Agony (Debates)

Japan: Creative Leadership Needed (Debates)

And Now to Trilateralism (Debates)

Nuclear Basics for the Alliance (Debates)

Abe's Comfort Women Remarks: What Was He Thinking? (Debates)

Mr. Abe's Aggressive Agenda (Debates)

Straight Talk About Japan's Nuclear Option (Debates)

Abe's Challenge: Getting the Alliance, and Relations with Japan's Neighbor's, Right (Debates)

A String of Worrisome Incidents.... (Debates)

Preparing for the Post-Koizumi-era: the Pieces Are in Place (Debates)

Wither the Six-Party Talks? (Debates)

New Challenges, New Opportunities for the U.S. and Japan (Debates)

Decision Time for the U.S.-ROK Alliance (Debates)

Missing out in Asia (Debates)

South Korea's Ambitions (Debates)

Six Party Talks: Defining a Realistic Roadmap for Success (Debates)

Koizumi's Dangerous Determination to Keep a Promise (Opinions)

Japan Goes Boldly - Backward? (Opinions)

Koizumi Declares War (Debates)

A Path to Progress for the Six-Party Talks (Debates)

A New Relationship for the U.S. and China? (Debates)

Living with a Nuclear North Korea (Debates)

A Target of Opportunity for Northeast Asia (Debates)

East Asia: Blame Enough to Go Around (Debates)

Bridging the Gap on North Korean Human Rights (Debates)

Tsunami Tragedy: Japan Seizes the Moment (Debates)

ASEAN Plus Three Leads the Way (Debates)

Changing Asia Needs The U.S.-Japan Alliance (Opinions)

Troubling Signs for Japan-China Relations (Opinions)

Back to Earth for Mr. Koizumi - and the Alliance (Debates)

Coordination, Now More Than Ever (Debates)

More Dilemma (Debates)

More let-down from Japan (Debates)

US-China: the Next Alliance? (Debates)

Building a Foundation for Japan-China Relations (Debates)

Increasing Importance of Japan's Communication with Global Community (Opinions)

Japan's Stance Toward the U.S. and China (Opinions)

The Japanese Economy: 2005 and Beyond (Opinions)

Convergence or Divergence (Opinions)

Asset Price Bubbles - What Have We Learned? (Opinions)

Rejoinder to Mr. Condry's Comment on Japan's Soft Power (Debates)

Japan's Soft Power Reconsidered (Opinions)

The Chinese economy, the Renminbi, and Japan-China relations (Opinions)

Asian Regional Integrations: Its Potential, Its Limits, and Lessons Learned from Europe (Opinions)

The Essence of the Chinese Currency Problem (Opinions)

Japan's Role in International Currency Negotiation (Opinions)

The Revival of Japan, Is It Real? (Opinions)

What is "Asia" from Global Perspectives? (Opinions)

A Common Currency and Moral Responsibility (Interviews) 

Japan at the Brink (Opinions)

China vs. Japan: Part 2 – Future Prospects and Policies (Opinions)

China vs. Japan: Part 1 – Changing Perception and Reality (Opinions)

Non-performing Loans and Deflation in the Japanese Economy (Opinions)

50 Years After Japan's Participation in the IMF and the World Bank (Opinions)

Changing Asia, Changing Japan (Opinions)

Waves of Globalization, How Japan and Australia Should Respond (Opinions)

Caution for Yen Depreciation: Structural Problems to be Solved First (Opinions)

Structural Reform: the Only Answer to the Revitalization of Japan (Opinions) Rejoinder to Mr. Kinoshita's comment (Debates)

Scholars, Go Back to Your Campus (Opinions)

Structural Change and Deregulation in the Japanese Financial Service Sector (Opinions)

Revitalization of Asia (Opinions)

Comments on the Shishido paper: "Let the Big Squeeze Begin" (Debates)

Devaluing, Inflating, Exporting Its Way Out of Difficulties Should Not Be Japan's Solution