Asia Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, September 2005, Volume 3, Number 5
 

Features:

• Eco Vehicles: Clean Air Cars Today's technological advances provide a glimpse of the environmentally friendly cars of tomorrow.
   
• Special Feature: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle From mass production, mass consumption and massive waste to the so-called "three Rs" of reduce, reuse and recycle... Today, Japan is an international pacesetter as it works to achieve a more environmentally friendly society and create a sustainable future.
   
• Cultural Crusade: Spreading the Word The Agency of Cultural Affairs is sending envoys overseas to publicize Japanese culture.
   
• Prime Minister: Japan-ROK Summit Meeting On June 20, the leaders of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held a summit meeting to discuss a range of pressing issues-from conflicting historical perspectives to the North Korean nuclear issue.
   
• Diplomacy: Gleneagles G8 Summit Leaders of the G8 countries met in Scotland to discuss debt cancellation for African countries and measures to tackle climate change.
   
• Interview: Shigeto Sonoda A leading sociologist is pioneering analyses of the sociological fallout that accompanies the operations of Japanese companies which set up shop across the Asian region.
   
• Traditional Art: Isho Dolls The creation of decorative isho, or costume, dolls has evolved as an art form over the past centuries and today enjoys a prominent position as one of Japan's leading cultural arts.

Columns:

• Otaku Culture

• Structural Reforms

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Selection/Letters