SKIRT
ON PANTS
The "skirt on pants" style of wearing a
skirt or one-piece dress over a pair of pants is in.
(November 25, 2002)
RISING
TO THE CHALLENGE
For the first time in the world, a robot the size and shape of a human
has been built that can stand up and lie down on its own.
(November 21, 2002)
DOUBLE
HONORS
The 2002 Nobel Prize for physics will be shared by Masatoshi Koshiba,
professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and two other scientists.
The Nobel Prize for chemistry, meanwhile, will go to Koichi Tanaka,
a researcher at Shimadzu Corp.
(October 31, 2002)
ATTITUDES ON AGING
When asked about the image of the elderly in Japan,
those aged 65 and older said that the elderly are healthy, enjoy satisfying
lives, and are comfortable financially.
(November 11, 2002)
ELIZABETH KIRITANI
Award-winning
journalist and author Elizabeth Kiritani shared with Trends in Japan joys of community and the beauty of traditional life in Japan.
(October 30, 2002)
CHARLES DUTOIT
Trends in Japan interviewed
Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, who serves as principal conductor and
music director of the NHK Symphony Orchestra.
(October 28, 2002)
