Asia Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, February 2006, Volume 3, Number 10
 

Features:

• Nature: Shiretoko-Where Forest Meets Sea The Shiretoko Peninsula embraces diverse natural environments.
   
• Vehicles: The Road Ahead The recent Tokyo Motor Show provided visitors with a glimpse of the cars of tomorrow.
   
• Special Feature: The End of the Lost Decade The Japanese economy struggled through an extended period of economic recession that has come to be known as the "Lost Decade." We report on the current status of the reinvigorated Japanese economy.
   
• Art: Absolutely Art!  The Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2005 starkly reflected the "parallel realities" of Asia.
   
• Prime Minister: Koizumi Attends East Asia Summit In December, Prime Minister Koizumi attended three separate summit meetings in Malaysia.
   
• Film: An Asian Wind Hits Tokyo A recent film festival in Tokyo showcased the vital energy of Asian film.
   
• Youth Exchange: Toward Mutual Understanding  Exchanges carried out under the Japan-China Youth Friendship Exchange Program are helping to build stronger ties.
   
• Interview: Kaichiro Morikawa  Up and coming architectural theorist, Kaichiro Morikawa, examines the societal influence of otaku culture.
   
• Traditional Art: Tsumugi Weaving  With a tradition of some 800 years, Bizen ware has established a glowing reputation as one of the best known styles of Japanese ceramics.

Columns:

• Beauty

• Structural Reforms

• Lifestyle

• Environment

• Government

• Questionnaire