Asia Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, March 2005, Volume 2, Number 11
 

Features:

• Tourism: Experience the New Japan!  Many overseas visitors are more attracted by the new things coming out of Japan than the country's traditional culture.
   
• Special Feature: Making Things Better Japan's economy is showing signs of being on the mend, and this is largely due to the country's skill in manufacturing. Japanese-made products such as digital cameras, flat screen televisions and semiconductors are dominating world markets, and boosting the domestic economy.
   
• INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI: Disaster Relief for Victims  The international community is coming together to give assistance to the victims of the tsunami.
   
• Development: Working for the World's Children Toshiyuki Niwa is the first Japanese national to be appointed Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF.
   
• Film: Asia Shows its Shorts The Short Shorts Film Festival Asia 2004 was a chance for young Asian film makers to show their work.
   
• Interview: Hiroshi Matsumura  Can the many different types of popular music around the world survive globalization?
   
• Traditional Art: An Exquisite Folk Craft  The pottery from Onta village has a long tradition as a folk craft.

Columns:

• Design

• Statistics

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Selection/Letters