Asia-Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, August 2003, Volume 1, Number 4
 

Features:

• Technology: The Roots of Technology Japan had some very advanced technology even before Western ideas arrived.
   
• Science: The Human Genome Work on decoding the human genome was completed in May of this year.
   
• Society: Help for Working Women There are still many challenges facing women who want to combine a career with a family.
   
• Special Feature: Recycling The pattern of mass production, mass consumption and mass disposal wastes resources and causes pollution. We need a new model for society.
   
• Prime Minister: Koizumi visits Russia Koizumi attends the G8 Summit in Evian, France, and meets with visiting President Roh of the Republic of Korea.
   
• Interview: Takashi Inoguchi Japan's most respected international political scientist talks about the sense of confusion in the modern world.
   
• Traditional Art: Treasures of Wood  Different techniques can be used with wood to produce works of astounding beauty.

Columns:

• Music

• Japan Through Statistics

• Lifestyle

• Lifestyle

• Government

• Selection/Letters