Asia-Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, September 2003, Volume 1, Number 5
 

Features:

• International Relations: Ship for South East Asian Youth Program The program celebrates 30 years of youth exchanges between Japan and the ASEAN members.
   
• Special Feature: New Technology, New Businesses Collaboration between business, academia and the government is helping new businesses to start up using the research from the nation's universities.
   
• Sri Lanka: Peace Conference in Tokyo A conference in Tokyo seeks to bring peace to Sri Lanka after nearly 30 years of civil war.
   
• Prime Minister: Indonesian President's State Visit Prime Minister Koizumi holds talks with President Megawati of Indonesia, Prime Minister Howard of Australia and Prime Minister Blais of the UK
   
• Interview: Tadashi Yamamoto One of the founders of "civil society" in Japan, Professor Yamamoto talks about the role of NGOs and NPOs in international society.
   
• Traditional Art: Magic of the Loom Old weaving processes have been revived to produce gorgeous new textiles.

Columns:

• Music

• Japan Through Statistics

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Selection/Letters