JAPAN
QUARTERLY
VOLUME 46 * NUMBER I
IN THIS ISSUE
POLICY Japan's Eurasian Diplomacy Komum Masahiko . 4
Pyongyang's Airborne Threat Yoshida Yasubiko . 10
Key Areas to Watch Michael J. Green and NagashimuAkihisa . 17
BUSINESS Stay Tuned for Satellite TV Gail GoebelNakada ' 24
CULTURE The Indelible Art of the Tattoo Stephen Mansfield ' 30
FILM Kurosawa Akira: Reflections on a Movie Legend Mark Schilling * 42
LITERATURE Sait6 Mokichi. As Though Alive Amy VHeinrich ' 50
FOOD Japan's Rich Rice Culture Koizumi Takeo . 58
LEISURE Tradition Reigns at Japan's Onsen Robert Neff * 65
MEDIA Japanese Reflections in an American Mirror Otake Hideko . 76
SOCIETY Dad Takes Child'care Leave Ota Mutsumi . 83
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR'S NOTE The Eurasian Relationship . I
BOOK REVIEWS Cracks in the System Leonard Schoppu ' 90
The Bomb's American Casualties Richard H. Minear . 93
The Brief History of Tradition William W.Kelly . 96
Recent Publications on Japan Janet Goff . 100
CHRONOLOGY September-November 1998 Ehitsuho Isamu and Nakamura Tokuji 109
LETTERS 119
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JAPAN
QUARTERLY
VOL.46, NO.2, APRIL-IUNE 1999
IN THIS ISSUE
POLITICS LDP-Libcral Coalition Prospects Kitaoku Shinichi 4
POLICY Working Around Rice Imports Murata Yasuo 10
BUSINESS Women in Management Roles Jean R. Kenshaw 15
Small Businesses Scale the Peak Nakazauut Takuo 22
FASHION Japanese Men Make Streetwise Statements Valeric' Koehn 30
SOCIETY Returnees Now More at Home Jane Singer 41
LITERATURE Shimao Toshio's Quest for Yaponcsia J Philip Gabriel 50
NOVELLA Water (A Translation) Satu Ineko 60
CULTURE ShigarakiGarden of Earthy Delights Ed Gutierrez 66
EDUCATION Chaos in Elementary Classrooms 7'akahashi Shoturo 78
Grownups Should Listen to the Kids SaitoJiro 83
DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR'S NOTE Surprise Marriage of Conservatives 1
BOOK REVIEWS The Rewards of Faith Helen Hanlacre 90
Beyond the Mother Tongue Alex Shishin 93
Japan's Unsung Electronics Heroes Ron Rhodes 96
Office Flowers Brandish Thorns Kawanishi Yuko 99
A Japanese Version of Change /. Mark Ramseyer 102
Recent Publications on Japan 105
CHRONOLOGY December 1998-February 1999 Kbitsaho Isamu andNukumum Tokuji 110
LETTERS 119
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JAPAN QUARTERLY
VOLUME 46 , NUMBER 3 , 1999
POLITICS Why Ishihara Shintaro Won TanakuAiji 3
Being Swift Is Not Enough Masuzoe Yoichi 10
ALLIANCE Substantive Debate Needed Ogau'a Kazuhisa 17
SPORTS Pickup Basketball Meets Janken George Gmelch 24
MUSIC Gagakli's Pleasures and Possibilities Togi HUieki 30
BUSINESS Death of a Salaryman YamadaAtsusbi 40
Sony Out to Reinvent Itself Oshika Yasuaki 47
FILM Hollywood's Slanted View MurakamiYumiko 54
CULTURE Living in Grass Houses Margie Kinser Saiki 84
SOCIOLOGY Domestic Violence: Japan's 'Hidden Crime' Yosbibama Mieko 76
The Perils of Being Too Fastidious Fujita Koichiro 83
DEPARTMENTS
BOOK REVIEWS Making the Most of Occupation Roger Buckley 90
Popularizing Pop Culture Mark Schilling 93
A Historian's View of Japanese Management Taira Koji 96
Tracking the Elusive Inari Fox Janet Goff 99
Frames of Reference Run Rhodes 102
Recent Publications on Japan 104
CHRONOLOGY March-May 1999 Ebitsubo hamu and Nukamura Tokaji 110
LETTERS 119
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