Asia-Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, March 2004, Volume 1, Number 11
 

Features:

• History: The Ino Maps Two hundred years Ino Tadataka produced astonishingly accurate maps of Japan that are works of art.
   
• Science: The Search for New Rice Scientists are looking at ways to produce strains of rice that will grow in cooler or dryer climates.
   
• Special Feature: Japan and ASEAN Japan and the ASEAN member countries are building tighter relations all the time. Many joint events and projects were held last year to commemorate ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003.
   
• Culture: World Cultural Forum 2003 The Forum explored the potential of culture around the world, under the theme of "Cultural Diversity."
   
• Interview: Kazuko Mori An expert on modern China, Kazuko Mori looks at the reasons behind China's unprecedented rate of economic development.
   
• Traditional Art: Metal Casting Cast metal has usually been monochrome, but craftsman Akira Saito combines metals of different color in his works.

Columns:

• Theater

• Japan Through Statistics

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Selection