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Color blinded: a user's guide to racism in Japan
RACIAL profiling is old news in Japan, which makes us wonder: how will a country that so desperately needs immigrant labor adapt to a sudden influx...
Japan, Inc., 04/01/04 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
Tokyo real estate: revival or risk? Will booming development in central Tokyo sink Odaiba—and everyone else?
DESPITE ONGOING RECESSIONARY ECONOMICS, 2003 was a busy year for Tokyo construction firms. New office buildings seemed to pop up in the capital as...
Japan, Inc., 03/01/04 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
A design for life: she's called Japan's Martha Stewart, but Harumi Kurihara is her own homemaker
JAPAN'S MOST FAMOUS HOUSEWIFE, 56-year-old Harumi Kurihara, is at once a cookbook writer, restaurateur and TV chef. When we first meet, she hands...
Japan, Inc., 03/01/04 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
These bots were made for walking: Honda's bold new bots are headed into your home - Upfront
HONDA'S DEVELOPMENT OF ITS humanoid robot, Asimo, isn't the company's first step into unknown technological territory for the company. In the early...
Japan, Inc., 02/01/04 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
A robopet revolution: the new breed of bots both bows and wows: just in time for Christmas, "comfort toys" promise comfort and jog. Cute, yes—but will consumers cuddle up? - Feature
READERS LIVING IN TOKYO may have noticed a surprising number of Chihuahuas strutting down the sidewalks these days. According to the media here,...
Japan, Inc., 12/01/03 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
Studio Ghibli: Japan's Anime Dream Factory: Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki's magical kingdoms are very Japanese - Upfront
STUDIO GHIBLI IS DIRECTOR Hayao Miyazaki's world, the animation studio he established in 1985 with fellow filmmaker Isao Takahata. Now part of...
Japan, Inc., 12/01/03 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
Future imperfect: Japan's immigration policies and the winds of change: for too long Japan has dodged the immigration debate. But its population is now dwindling and complacency is not an option. Can integration work? Take Toyohashi—please - Cover St
TOYOHASHI IS A MEDIUM-SIZED city in the middle of Japan. Local residents will tell you that their home city has a population of about 400,000,...
Japan, Inc., 10/01/03 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
Holy strollers: Shikoku's popular pilgrimages bridge the gap between Buddhism and tourism. But can the rest of the moribund tourism industry succeed in selling the spiritual?
THE DOMESTIC JAPANESE TOURISM industry might be experiencing some turbulence at the moment, but one particular sector is soaring smoothly. The...
Japan, Inc., 09/01/03 by Tony McNicol · More from publication -
Risky biz: Pachinko is pervasive and profitable. And with Japan's politicians now pushing for casinos, it just might be a prototype
THE MARUHAN PACHINKO TOWER must be one of the few places in Shibuya that is actually noisier inside than on the streets outside. The din of a...
Japan, Inc., 08/01/03 by Tony McNicol · More from publication
