Asia Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, July 2005, Volume 3, Number 3
 

Features:

• Architecture: Elegance and Harmony The recently-completed Kyoto State Guest House employs some of the finest traditional crafts in its construction and decoration.
   
• Art: Old Styles, New Ideas  Motifs from classical Japanese painting are attracting renewed attention.
   
• Special Feature: The UN and Japan In the 60th year of its existence, the United Nations is entering a time of renewal and reform. We take a retrospective look at the relationship between the United Nations and Japan, and explore the issue of what kind of future the two should build together.
   
• Finance: Toward a Common Asian Currency The president of the Asian Development Bank speaks about his mission of working toward financial stability and economic integration.
   
• Cinema: Films Without Frontiers  Asian filmmakers and actors are collaborating to produce films that transcend national boundaries.
   
• Prime Minister: Koizumi Visits South Asia and Europe In a busy schedule of summit talks, Prime Minister Koizumi works to strengthen relations with Asia and Europe, and attends the War Commemoration Ceremony in Moscow.
   
• Interview: Masami Sekine  An authority on the multicultural society of Australia looks at the aims and ideology of multiculturalism.
   
• Traditional Art: Tokoname Kyusu Pottery The city of Tokoname is renowned for the production of traditional kyusu teapots used for the sencha type of tea ceremony.

Columns:

• Manga

• Structural Reforms

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Selection/Letters