Article: A COMIC-BOOK LOOK AT JAPAN.(Spotlight)

Article: True history of the Carey gang; The real ...
The Economist (US);  January 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ...CHARLEY, the author's 12-year-old son ... weird stuff means", Peter Carey takes Charley to Tokyo to meet the artists and film directors ... Gundam" and "Blood: the Last Vampire". Charley makes his father promise: "No temples ...

Article: holidays: Getting to see the real Japan; Doc ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  April 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... city of Tokyo, this tour takes in the major centres such as Kyoto and Hiroshima, as well as glimpses of a lesser-known 'real' Japan. For example, the company can arrange a stay in a traditional Ryokan inn - an authentic Japanese guest-house. For further ...

Article: A matter of taste: our real 'Japan problem.'
The New Leader;  August 6, 1990 ;     700+ words ...A MATTER OF TASTE Our Real 'Japan Problem' A GENERATION AGO, the Japan scholar Edwin O. Reischauer wrote a provocative essay about the U.S.' "broken dialogue ...

Article: Osaka, haggling's capital, is getting more like Tokyo The ...
International Herald Tribune;  October 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... and a former president of Tezukayama Gakuin University here. ''Culturally, we don't feel we are second to Tokyo. Real Japan is in Osaka. Tokyo is more like an American colony.'' In recent years, however, Osaka has become more like Tokyo in ...

Article: REAL JAPAN GDP SLID 2 PCT IN NOV AS EXPORTS ...
AsiaPulse News;  January 5, 2009 ;     465 words ...TOKYO, Jan 5 Asia Pulse - Japan's real gross domestic product contracted 2.3 per cent on the month in November as exports tumbled and domestic demand remained weak, according to data compiled by the Japan Center for Economic Research. The inflation-adjusted measure retreated for a fourth

Article: Will the real Japan please stand up.
World Policy Journal;  December 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Contemporary Japan presents something of a "black box": although changes are clearly afoot in this economically powerful but politically diffident island nation, their nature and direction are enigmatic. Most observers see Japan moving, albeit reluctantly, toward "realismreengagement with

Article: TRAVEL: Track down the real Japan; Why Osaka will ...
The Mirror (London, England);  August 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: By NIGEL THOMPSON I ALWAYS knew that deep down I had something in common with Tom Cruise. Obviously I'd always assumed it was the Hollywood good looks and perfect hair. Not so. But it does turn out I've shared a real Japanese experience with Mr Cruise at the Zen Buddhist temple of Engyoji