October 2002 Issue

On the cover: Women making a difference in troubled times.
Noriko Kajiki of Office Noa.

October 2002
No. 36

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October 2002 Issue

Upfront
	Radar Screen Banking on the Net

	Designs for Life: Information Architecture in Tokyo The lowdown on what it takes to design a little user-friendliness.

	From The Editor

	To The Editor Feedback and comments from our readers...

	Contributors

	Firms May Look For New Home Away From Nasdaq Japan

	Takara to Let Robots Loose in the Home

	Is That a Solar Power Station in Your Pocket, or...?

	Resident Registry Network Stumbles Out of Gate The government says the national registry system will make it easier to apply for social benefits, get passports and deal with other government services.

	The Pulse 2 The best of J@pan Inc Newsletters

	Bringing Home the Bacon at the Foreign Buyers' Club Goodies from back home - to your door in Japan. Alex Stewart is on the case.

Features
	China's New New Economy China has a new breed of investors and go-ahead entrepreneurs ready to pick up the wireless baton and run with it. Richard Meyer lifts the lid.

	Designs for Life: Information Architecture in Tokyo Craig Mod lobbies for the simple things in life.

	Designs for Life: Information Architecture in Tokyo Craig Mod lobbies for the simple things in life.

	Four decades behind Recruiter explains why today's Japan resembles the US "30 or 40 years ago" for working women.

	Bringing Women Together Kaori Sasaki finds ways to harness the power of female entrepreneurs and consumers alike.

	On the Move Office Noa's Nancy technology may be just the thing for video on the small screen.

	Outstanding individuals In corporate Japan, women have traditionally been on the outside looking in but a decade of recession has made the time ripe for female entrepreneurs and decision makers. We profile the new movers and shakers.

Investor Insight
	INVESTOR INSIGHT Rountable The Foreign Take on Japan's Small-Cap Gems

Research
	Statistics M&A activivity in Japan bucks the global trend

	A Yokohama Neighborhood's Battle to Cut Through Red Tape - Part 2 The denouement of our two-parter on the regulation of business in Japan.

	Blowfish Ending relationships by email, favorite dogs, World Cup stats and money-spinning hair restorers.