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RITES OF SUMMER The Hidden Japanese by michael berger Tokyo Two totally unrelated summer rituals took on new dimensions this year that further punctured some long-held myths about Japan. One...

Japan's New(?) Politics (June 1993)

THE VIEW FROM THE STREET Japan's New(?) Politics BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo "Good morning! Good morning! This is Nobuo Imai—Nobuo Imai —thank you for taking timeout of your busy schedule...

Detroit's Road to Japan (May 1993)

THE MYTH OF EXCLUSION Detroit's Road to Japan by michael berger Tokyo When President Bill Clinton recently told an audience in Silicon Valley that the $49 billion U.S. trade deficit with Japan...

JAPAN PONDERS THE CLINTON ENIGMA (January 1993)

FEAR OF FRICTION Japan Ponders the Clinton Enigma *michael **** Tokyo The unknown frightens Japanese more than anything else, and to most of them President Bill Clinton is a complete enigma....

'People Power' Emerges in Japan (January 1993)

AMID SLUMP AND SCANDAL 'People Power' Emerges in Japan BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo In Japan, where Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines outnumber churches about 1000-1, Christmas is essentially...

Korea and Japan Coming Together (August 1992)

FROM BARS TO CARS Korea and Japan Coming Together BY MICHAEL BERGER Walking around this city today, you would never guess that the Koreans and the Japanese were once bitter enemies. Japan's...

Perotism Across the Pacific (June 1992)

MAKING WAVES Perotism Across the Pacific BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo The Ross Perot phenomenon is catching on in East Asia?for many of the same reasons that the Texas businessman has proved so...

Japan's Deceptive Downturn (April 1992)

POISED FOR A REBOUND? Japan's Deceptive Downturn by MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo In March Japanese were shocked by what was once unthinkable news. After more than 15 years of uninterrupted economic...

Japan's Summer of Discontent (August 1991)

TURNING TO COMIC BOOKS Japan's Summer of Discontent By Michael Berger Tokyo The long-term prospects here look impressive. The domestic economy remains robust, and Japanese business is...

Japan Worries about Its Image (March 1991)

POSTWAR QUESTIONS Japan Worries about Its Image By Michael Berger Tokyo The Japanese, a people with a reputation for being slow to change, have come a long way since Saddam Hussein launched...

Japan's Pearl Harbor Opportunity (January 1991)

THE POLITICS OF APOLOGY Japan's Pearl Harbor Opportunity By Michael Berger Tokyo The 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is still almost a year away, but people on...

Crossing Swords in Japan (October 1990)

TO ARM OR NOT TO ARM Crossing Swords in Japan BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo Pressure from the Bush Administration for increased Japanese participation in the attempt to liberate Kuwait has...

Japan Debates a New Role (September 1990)

FACING THE MIDEAST CRISIS Japan Debates a New Role By Michael Berger Tokyo When the first Japanese hostages returned home from Iraq early in September, this country experienced its...

Our Real 'Japan Problem' (August 1990)

A MATTER OF TASTE Our Real Japan Problem' BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo A generation ago, the Japan scholar Edwin ?. Reischauer wrote a provocative essay about the U.S.' "broken dialogue"...

The Japanese Trade Barrier Bugaboo (May 1982)

AMERICAN MYOPIA The Japanese Trade Barrier Bugaboo BY MICHAEL BERGER TO HEAR the Reagan Administration tell it, if only Japan could be persuaded to open up its domestic market to "Made in U .S....

The Myths of U S -Japanese Trade (February 1978)

AFTER THE TOKYO ACCORD The Myths of U*S*-Japanese TlTclclc by michael berger San Francisco When American and Japanese negotiators signed a trade agieement in Tokyo last month, many hailed it as...

Japan's Education Rat Race (March 1976)

THE HIGH COST OF MAKING IT Japan's Education Rat Race BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo Japan, the land of many seasons, has one it would prefer to do without—exam season. College, high school and junior...

Correspondents' Correspondence (November 1972)

Correspondents' Correspondence BRIEF TAKEOUTS OF MORE THAN PERSONAL I NTEREST FROM LETIERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITORS. An Elusive Peace Phu Truong????while the world...

Correspondents' Correspondence Sansei in Japan (June 1972)

Correspondents' Correspondence BRIEF TAKEOUTS OF MORE THAN PERSONAL INTEREST FROM LETTERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITORS. Sansei in Japan Tokyo—An elderly Japanese-American...

Correspondents' Correspondence (March 1972)

Correspondents' correspondence BRIEF TAKEOUTS OF MORE THAN PERSONAL INTEREST FROM LETTERS COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITORS. Chen's China Club Hong Kong - For the first time since Mao...

Correspondents' Correspondence (April 1971)

Correspondents'Correpondence BRIEF TAKEOUTS OF MORE THAN PERSONAL INTEREST FROM LETTERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITORS. The Pig and the Dog Taipei--like the mainland, the tight...

Correspondents' Correspondence (March 1971)

Correspondents' Correspondence BRIEF TAKEOUTS OF MORE THAN PERSONAL INTEREST FROM LETTERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITORS. Heath Agonistes London--Nine months after Edward...

Correspondents' Correspondence (February 1971)

Correspondents' Correspondence BRIEF TAKEOUTS OF MORE THAN PERSONAL INTEREST FROM LETTERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE EDITORS. Japan's China Policy Tokyo--What to do about China?...

Japanese Impressions of America (October 1970)

A SMOTHERING EMBRACE Japanese Impressions of America BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo Twenty-five years after coming under direct American influence following the shock of military defeat, the Japanese...

Emotionalism in Japan (April 1970)

WILL THE MILITARISTS RETURN? Emotionalism in Japan BY MICHAEL BERGER Tokyo This is Expo season in Japan, another milestone on the long road back from disaster But while national pride rises...

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