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Articles
Trade
& Economics 
Tokyo
Bay
Tokyo
Overview: Trade and Economy
A concise summary of Tokyo’s principal industries.
Inside the Kaisha: Demystifying
Japanese Business Behavior
A vivid description of the construction of corporate identity.
- From
elementary school to college
- The
ladder starts in primary school
- Prestigious
membership matters most
- The
salaryman's job hunt
- Initiation
of a new salaryman
- Employees
don't choose job assignments
- Company
dormitories shape company men
- The
salaryman's business education
- The
salaryman becomes a veteran
- The end product: An insider
Tokyo,
The Industrial City
From a poetic point of view, a feeling for what Tokyo’s industry
means to a citizen’s identity.
Japan:
Economic Trends and Outlook
An overview of the economic status and future of Japan, the United States’
largest overseas trading partner and the world’s second largest economy.
Tradeport
A report on the largest portion of the U.S. trade imbalance with Japan—automotive
trade.
"Inconspicuous
Revolution" Increasing Woman Power
Gains and outstanding obstacles facing women in Japan in the work place.
Working
Women in Japan
A description of changes in Japanese culture and understanding which influences
women’s role in the economy.
San Francisco Bay
US
Fines Japanese Shipping Lines
Japanese shipping lines with business in the US fined to penalize practices
of the Japanese harbor industry.
Trade
War with Japan Averted
Trade agreements reached
over shipping dispute between the US and Japan.
The
City’s Problem, Nowhere to Grow
Nearly surrounded by water, San Francisco lost population as suburbs boomed.
America
Benefits from Free Trade
An argument for an American
"open-door" policy by a former US Trade Representative.
The
Truth About Trade
An economist’s views on the need for more flexible trade policies
in the post-Cold War period.
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