MOBILE PHONES TO THE RESCUE
Mobile telephones are used a lot by the young and by businesspeople as a means of communication. Research is now being carried out on using them to provide support for the elderly and the disabled in their daily lives.
(December 18, 2001)

DIGITAL LITERATURE
The availability of literary works in digital form is revolutionizing the study of literary classics and is even leading to discoveries that are overturning established literary theories.
(December 14, 2001)

FEELING LIKE AN ARISTOCRAT
Gagaku, or imperial court music, one of Japan's traditional arts, is quietly gaining in popularity as more and more people are discovering the soothing qualities of its elegant tones.
(December 10, 2001)

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' VISION OF THEIR FUTURE
Half of Japan's university students want to enter a large corporation or continue on to graduate school, and nearly 70% of them hope to get married by the age of 30.
(December 5, 2001)

DAVID PEACE--A writer tells the story of his first day in Japan
I have lived and worked in Japan for seven very happy and positive years that have changed my life. Why and how this came about has much to do with how my first impressions of the country were formed.
(October 31, 2001)

GERALD L. CURTIS--A Japan scholar reflects on a changing society
"I've never been bored in Japan," says renowned Japan-watcher Dr. Gerald L. Curtis, looking back on almost four decades of his involvement with the country.
(September 19, 2001)