Magazine No 34
August 2002 Issue
On the cover: 1 billion yen worth of government bonds are held up by a helpful Ministry of Finance official.
August 2002
No. 34
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August 2002 Issue
Upfront | ||
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From The Editor |
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Contributors |
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Unused Patents Could Prove a Boon to Japanese Companies |
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Microsoft To Sony: This War ain't Over Yet Microsoft Japan has a message for Sony |
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The Lonely Launch of the eMac The eMac is out!!! ... and nobody cares. |
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File-Swappers Download 75 Million Music Files About 1.45 million people in Japan have illegally downloaded 75 million music files with file-swapping software, according to a survey... |
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Mom's Mutt Makes Money Give your dog a "Beckham cut" |
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The Pulse 2 - the best of J@pan Inc's newsletters Gadget Watch, Wireless Watch and Music Media Watch |
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The Creative Life Online 'zine Shift keeps the design world connected. Craig Mod reports. |
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Just-in-Time Wine Two Americans have what it takes to keep vintage wines on Tokyo tables. |
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Faux Four Trump J'Elvis Elvis may be back from the grave to top the hit parade but the Japanese love the Beatles more. |
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Up for the (Robo)Cup Robots take to the pitch in Fukuoka. |
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Taking Japan to the World - The High-Tech Export Market Roll up, roll up -- get the best of Japanese technology fresh to your door today. |
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Two of a Kind - Man & Ape Humans and apes have a lot in common, including much of their genome, but why are Japanese scientists racing to unravel the simian gene? Sara Harris explains. |
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Economic Bondage Western credit rating agencies say Japan's government is addicted to debt, but the bureaucrats are fighting back, claiming the ratings are way out of line. The J@pan Inc editors search for economic truths amid the mudslinging. |
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The Recycling Champs As recycling laws restrict Japanese tendencies to dump unwanted goods, more small enterprises are finding ways to profit and prove that muck = brass. |
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Research | ||
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From Ticket Reservations to Phones as Tickets and Money -- Part 2 Smartcards are about to bring us more than just travel passes. Part two of our special report. |
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Statistics What's keeping e-government bogged down? |
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Blowfish | ||
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Blowfish Strap hanging delays, trustworthy foreigners and the best of the US in Japan. |
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