Japan+ Asia-Pacific Perspectives , August 2006, Volume 4, Number 4
 

Features:

• Buddhism: Tendai - Religion And Culture  The Tendai school of buddhism is 1,200 years old.
   
• Special Feature: Have A Good Trip!  Japan needn't be an expensive tourist destination. We follow a young traveler as he finds out just how much Japan has to offer the visitor on a budget.
   
• Pacific: Islands In The Sun   Japan is building strong bonds with the Pacific Island countries.
   
• Program: Fellowship For Partnership The Mansfield Fellowship promotes mutual understanding between Japan and the US.
   
• Overseas Visit: Emperor And Empress Visit S.E. Asia  Their majesties deepened Japan's relations with Southeast Asia through their visit.
   
• Prime Minister: Koizumi Visits Canada And U.S. Koizumi held summit talks with the leaders of both countries.
   
• Interview: Yoneji Kuroyanagi An expert on ASEAN looks at its role in the construction of an East Asian Community.
   
• Traditional Japan: Bonsai Cultivating dwarf trees is not gardening, it is art.

Columns:

• Fighting Talk

• Tourism

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government/Topic

• Selection/Letters