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Elpida and the Failure of Japan Inc.

Inoue Kōki

With Elpida Memory filing for bankruptcy in February of this year, Japan has essentially abandoned the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) semiconductor business that helped power the growth of the nation’s big electronics firms in the 1980s. What lessons does the Elpida debacle offer for Japanese industrial policy going forward?
Forum 2000 (Part II) The Forum 2000 is held in Prague every year. In 2011, the subject of the conference was “Democracy and the Rule of Law.” Nippon.com talked to Fujiwara Kiichi, a professor of international politics at the University of Tokyo, who gave a keynote address on “The Rule of Law in Asia” during the panel discussions.
Enjoying Life One Day at a Time: A Grandma and Her Cat (Photos)

Ihara Miyoko (Photographer)

Ihara Misao lives a peaceful life in the countryside with her beloved cat, Fukumaru. Her granddaughter Miyoko recently published a charming collection of photographs of the two inseparable friends that has struck a chord with people all over Japan.
Miyajima: The Wonders of Japan’s Island Shrine (360˚ Panorama)

Somese Naoto

One of the most famous sites in all of Japan, the floating shrine of Itsukushima Jinja juts out into the sea from the small island of Miyajima. The shrine is surrounded by the calm waters of the Seto Inland Sea, and in the fall its mountains are ablaze with a mass of reds and yellows. This 360˚ panorama tour gives a taste of one of Japan’s most glorious fusions of nature and culture.
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