December 2002 Issue

On the cover: Hideo Sawada, president of travel giant H.I.S and Masahiro Origuchi, Goodwill Group CEO, have plenty of reason to smile.

December 2002
No. 38

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December 2002 Issue

Upfront
	How Gaijin is my Kansai? kansai eye

	Japan Does Burning Man Professionals let loose in the Nevada desert

	From the editor

	To the Editor What our readers have to say...

	Our Contributors

	Forcing Universities to Face the Market

	The Pulse - The word on the street from the heart of Tokyo Honda, Mc Donald's, Omron and Hitachi...

	Kirk Rueter's Autograph for 100 Yen - Any Bidders?

	THE PULSE 2 The best of J@pan Inc's newsletters: Gadget Watch, Wireless Watch and Music Media Watch

	Under Your Skin Cosmetics makers use nanotechnology as a weapon in the battle to be beautiful.

	Ion Power Consumers and businesses alike are chanting the minus ion mantra.

	Galleries to Catch Your Breath in Hanging out with oyaji camera buffs in tony Ginza

	Technology for the Front Lines Engineers set their sights on a noble goal: eliminating landmines

	Shopping for the Nation Costco groceries to your door with TheFlyingPig.Com

Features
	The Making of an IP Nation Can Japan use intellectual property rights to reinvigorate its economy? An increasing number of government officials and academics think so, Sara Harris reports.

	Out of the Spotlight In the second part of our occasional series on public works, Michael Stanley shows us the bright side of government spending.

	Survivors Hideo Sawada and Masahiro Origuchi have maneuvered their businesses through the rough waters of the 1990s and are thriving today. Sumie Kawakami tells their tales of survival.

Research
	China's Transition Merits Caution Two North Asia experts explain why businesses should think twice before pulling out of Japan and heading to China.

	Attention Please: Net Advertisers Battle for Eyeballs Is cross-media advertising what Web sites were made for?

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