Asia Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, April 2005, Volume 2, Number 12
 

Features:

• Dance: All the World's a Stage  Talented ballet dancers from Japan and other Asian countries are finding success in the West.
   
• Society: Pushing for Equality The Women's Challenge Awards recognize women working towards achieving a fairer society.
   
• Special Feature: Preparing for the Worst  Earthquakes or other natural disasters can strike at any time. What can be done to reduce the impact of natural disasters? We report on the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction, and we look at disaster reduction initiatives underway in Japan.
   
• Music: Asian Sounds Music from other Asian countries is starting to create a major impact on the Japanese music business.
   
• International Contribution: The Fight Against Disease A Japanese doctor is at the head of a WHO team responsible for controlling epidemics.
   
• Land Mines: Clearing the Hidden Menace Land mines are a major humanitarian problem, and Japan is working to rid the world of this scourge.
   
• Interview: Kaoru Sugihara The Asia-Pacific region is becoming the new center of the global economy, argues economist Kaoru Sugihara.
   
• Traditional Art: The Love of Wood Ryozo Kawagita has addedsome modern refinements to traditional technique of lathed woodwork.

Columns:

• Design

• Statistics

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Selection/Letters