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From the Editor
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Space Tourism Blasts Off
Japan is not being left behind in the push to turn space into the next vacation destination. |
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How a Mobile Merchant Unexpectedly Turned a Profit
The wireless Web is evolving into more than just a marketing and corporate promotion channel. There's money to be made, too. |
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Radar Screen
BB Net Corp., Starchild Inc., and Tadatel. |
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The Savvy Gaijin Jobseeker
Foreigners are finding that Japan's IT job market is not so friendly anymore. |
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Financial Authorities Pack a Punch
But are they unfairly targeting foreign firms? |
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Statistics
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Violent crime is on the rise; can Japan's cops keep up? And part-timers face tough times. |
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Roaming Into Corporate Japan
PDA giant Palm Japan tries to penetrate enterprise space. |
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A Vibrant Career Cut Short
The murder of entrepreneur Roger Boisvert leaves a void in the heart of Tokyo's venture community. |
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Allen Miner
The CEO of SunBridge says recessions breed creativity in Japan. |
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Features |
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Kyoto: A Blueprint For Japan?
They're laid-back, innovative, and fiercely independent. Meet the entrepreneurs and researchers turning the ancient capital into a high-tech hub. |
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Christmas Shopping
All we want for Christmas, Santa, is a humanoid robot, a car navigation system that doubles as a handheld GPS, and a few other cool little gadgets. |
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Broadband Wars
A price war has made Japan the cheapest market in the world for broadband services. But when the smoke clears, will Yahoo! BB and others still be standing? |
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Blowfish |
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Blowfish
The cost of making money, Japan's tastiest H2O, jailbirds, spending that company bonus, and things we don't like about ourselves. |
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