JIN-155 -- HSBC Targets Japan-China Traders

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 31, 2001

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Issue No. 155
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Tokyo

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WW-30 -- A Picture is Worth a Thousand Boring Textbook Definitions

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 30, 2001

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Issue No. 30
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Tokyo

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Boring Textbook Definitions

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Submitted by Japan Inc on October 25, 2001

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Thursday, October 25, 2001

Name: Sharp Plasma Color TV
Category: AV
Price: (PZ-50BD3) JPY1.45 million
(PZ-43BD3) JPY1.15 million
Release date in Japan: PZ-43BD3 December 15, 2001
PZ-50BD3 November 24, 2001

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JIN-154 -- Investors Not Impressed with Yahoo Japan Earnings

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 24, 2001

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Issue No. 154
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
Tokyo

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WW-29 -- Expansion-slotted, Multi-networked PDAs Grab Japan

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 22, 2001

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Issue No. 29
Monday, October 22, 2001
Tokyo

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Submitted by Japan Inc on October 18, 2001

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Issue No. 33

Thursday, October 18, 2001

Name: Casio GV-10
Category: Digital camera
Price: Open
Release date in Japan: November 22, 2001

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JIN-153 -- An Epic Journey by Electric Car

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 17, 2001

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Issue No. 153
Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Tokyo

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October 2001 Issue

On the cover: Takuya Matsuno, strategic planning managemer at Precision System Science, shows a demonstration sample of the firm's DNA chip.
Photograph by Andrew Pothecary

October 2001
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October 2001 Issue

Upfront

  An Emotional Little Grandma-Companion
As Japan grays, its seniors will need high-tech assistance -- and companionship.		  
 
  Riding The Wave, Carefully
For a young CEO of a cellphone-content venture, Cybird's Kazutomo Hori's approach to expansion is refreshingly cautious.		  
 
  Don't Just Talk to Intelligent Agents -- Be One
AI entrepreneur Hideto Tomabechi works to integrate humans and machines in a "hyperself" architecture.		  
 
  Art Department
Think you know Tokyo? Web artist Chigono will either confirm your familiarity or challenge it.		  
 
Radar Screen
This month: iBeam and FunMail.		  
 
  Has i-Mode Lost its Mojo?
Or is it just the costly recalls, damaging delays, decreasing growth, and increasing competition?		  
 

Features

  The Biotech Micro-Bubble
Biotechnology in Japan is hot among investors -- though not among foreign ones. Does this country have a good chemistry with the industry? PLUS: Under the Microscope: a few interesting samples of biotech ventures in Japan.		  
 
  Fast Country, Part II
Last December, we told you that South Korea was zooming ahead of Japan in all things Internet. Now its battle-tested broadband ventures are invading -- you guessed it -- Japan.		  
 

Investor Insight

  The Reit Stuff
Can Japan's new real estate investment market live up to expectations?		  
 
  Commercial Code Reform
How do recent and proposed changes in Japan's investment regulations affect investors in Japanese companies?		  
 
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Nevermind dot-coms -- an increasing number of IPOs come from the restaurant industry.		  
 

Blowfish

  Blowfish
On wage disparities, car thefts, bargain burgers, and more.		  
 

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WW-28 -- Has Mobile Gaming Timed Out?

Submitted by Japan Inc on October 15, 2001

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Issue No. 28
Monday, October 15, 2001
Tokyo

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Submitted by Japan Inc on October 11, 2001

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Thursday, October 11, 2001

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