Highlighting JAPAN

through images

Using photographs, illustrations, and videos, this online magazine helps people throughout the world know more about Japan from a variety of aspects.

December 2008

The Backbone of Japanese Industry

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JAPANESE INDSTURY

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Accounting for some 99% of Japan's companies, small and medium enterprises form the backbone of Japanese industry and the country's economy. With their world-class technologies and innovative ideas, these enterprises constitute the source of Japan's global competitiveness.

G20 SUMMIT

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Prime Minister Taro Aso joined other leaders to discuss combating the financial crisis at the G20 Summit held November 14 to 15 in Washington D.C.

APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS'MEETING

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Prime Minister Aso traveled to Peru on November 21 to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, where he met with various world leaders.

DAIDO MORIYAMA

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Photographer Daido Moriyama has wandered the world, shooting dynamic cityscapes in his trademark raw black-and-white style.

HISTORY OF GADGETRY

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In October of this year, the National Museum of Nature and Science launched a new system for preserving historically important gadgets and devices from Japan.

DUAL MODE VEHICLE

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The world's first dual-mode vehicle (DMV), capable of running on both road and rail, has been produced by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

THE WORLD OF ITASHA

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IItasha have sped onto the otaku culture scene in Japan. Take a look inside for more on this "painful" evolution of otaku-ness.

LIFE IN JAPAN

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Introducing the efforts of Japan tourism expert and "YO-KOSO! JAPAN" Ambassador Mao Danqing, who discusses what Chinese tourists enjoy when visiting Japan.

DAISETSUZAN

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The Daisetsuzan cluster of volcanoes in central Hokkaido features towering peaks, blanketed in virgin conifer forests teeming with ecological diversity.

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