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Whaling and Japan: Japan persists in its quest for whalers' rights, despite fierce opposition and even demonization by foreign media. Is Japan being treated fairly? This summer's International Whaling Commission meeting in Berlin promises to heat up the g

IN MID-MARCH, ON the Polynesian island Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, aid officials from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) found...
Japan, Inc., 06/01/03 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication
A lonely world: Japan's latest export: jaded students who have few hopes of finding fruitful careers at home

NOZOMU SHINOZAKI'S STAY AT West Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, was meant to be a respite from Japan. The 22-year-old from Yokohama, with his...
Japan, Inc., 05/01/03 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication
Japan's hippest export

IT WAS ALL GO at the Art Basel Miami Beach in December. Art lovers swooned over exhibits produced by artists from all over the world. But amidst...
Japan, Inc., 04/01/03 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication
Love in the age of spam: online dating sites are slashing the sleaze to help grownups find mates

LOVE IS MAKING A comeback on the Internet. Online dating services in Japan are cleaning up their image and catering more to women. US services are...
Japan, Inc., 02/01/03 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication
Home is where the car ads are: a New Zealander watches her scenic countryside turn into a TV commercial for the newest Japanese cars - Upfront

THE OAK-LINED ROAD TO Fairlie once meant only one thing to me: the best way to get to Lake Tekapo so that my granddad Dudley and I could fish for...
Japan, Inc., 02/01/03 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication
Anime in America: Japan's animated movies have risen from cult status to cultural force in the US. Next up for the moviemakers: winning approval from Mom and Dad

LANTERNS LINE VILLAGE WALLS. An abandoned theme park. Temples, lakes and food fit for gods. It's a cartoon, but a beautiful, stunningly realistic...
Japan, Inc., 01/01/03 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication

Japan does Burning Man: what are a couple hundred Japanese professionals doing in the middle of the Nevada desert? Having the time of their lives - Upfront

KAZIO NISHIMA ARRIVED AT Black Rock City in the Nevada desert an hour ago. He has already set up his tent. His friends have secured a Japanese flag...
Japan, Inc., 12/01/02 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication
Women's business: New Zealand entrepreneur offers organic feminine products to the world and finds 80 percent of her market in Japan - Upfront

MENSTRUATION MIGHT BE AN awkward topic for conference rooms. Most men in business suits look squeamish at the mete mention of it. But last July...
Japan, Inc., 11/01/02 by Debbi Gardiner · More from publication

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