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July 2007
COVER STORY:
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STREET LEVEL Once a Biker...- Always a biker, and nowhere more so than in Japan. Shoji Kaori reports.
ECONOMY "Flowers Don't
Grow in Sand"- Ioka Hideyuki reveals how the business traditions of Japan's ancient capital both inform and inspire top Kyoto firms.
SCIENCE Fuel Cells for the Home:
All Systems Go- Residential fuel cell systems are becoming an increasingly viable commercial prospect, which is good news for consumers as well as the natural environment. Nishida Ryoichi reports.
PARADIGM SHIFTS Fishy Business- Tony McNicol talks to stallholders and tourists in "Tokyo's kitchen."
ARCHITECTURE The Mystery Garden- One of the best-known gardens in Japan is also one of its most austere and challenging. Professor Fujimori Terunobu explains the thinking—or possible thinking—behind the "dry landscape" garden at Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto.
BEICHMAN'S BOOKSHELF Manga from the
Floating World- Professor Janine Beichman reviews Adam L. Kern's humongous new guide to the "little yellow comicbook"—the kibyoshi of Edo Japan.
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