Asia Pacific Perspectives: Japan+, January 2006, Volume 3, Number 9
 

Features:

• Fashion: A Passion for Fashion  The focus is on fashion as the Japanese government looks to globally promote Japanese brands.
   
• History: Reevaluating Japanese Culture  The recently opened Kyushu National Museum is attempting to reevaluate Japanese culture.
   
• Special Feature: The Rise of Robots Thanks to advances in robotics, the day when robots become an integral part of our everyday lives truly is just around the corner. What kind of robot would you like to have in your life?
   
• Diplomacy: 150 Years of Friendship  We review the origins of Russo-Japanese ties to mark the 150th anniversary of formal  relations.
   
• Prime Minister: Bush and Putin Visit Japan President Bush and President Putin recently visited Japan to hold separate talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
   
• Summit: Koizumi Attends APEC Meeting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi attended the recent APEC Meeting in South Korea which covered a wide range of issues.
   
• Science: Proposing Global Solutions The Science Council of Japan is contributing to the search for solutions to global scale problems.
   
• Interview: Wang Min A Chinese scholar discusses how China and Japan might build their future relations.
   
• Traditional Art: Bizen Ceramics 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