In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 176, No. 5

COVER
How Japan's Resistance to Change Made It Falter (Japan)
By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / SENDAI
Japan's resistance to change has made it falter. How the nation reforms its
economy and companies will determine its future

Crisis? What Crisis? (Commentary)
By MARK L. CLIFFORD
The Japanese are finally taking time to smell the cherry blossoms. Good for them

VIEWPOINT
Seeing the Light
By LAURENCE BRAHM
China should make the Tibetan Plateau its linchpin in the development of solar
power

ARTS
Feng Xiaogang's Aftershock: The Big One (Movies)
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Feng Xiaogang's new earthquake epic will doubtless shake up the Chinese box office

GLOBAL BUSINESS
Defying Gravity (Consumer Goods)
By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / SEOUL
Aggressive LG gained on rivals in the recession. It's leading a new wave of rising
Asian brands

The Light Idea (Technology)
By THOMAS K. GROSE
In the search for greener, more flexible LEDs, manufacturers are going organic

GLOBAL ADVISER
Drink Your Meds (Grapevine)
By JEFFREY T. IVERSON
Great wines are being made on the sun-kissed isles of southern Europe

Bay Watch (Check In)
By LIZ OZAIST
The ultramodern Vancouver Fairmont is a departure for the typically white-gloved
chain

Swinging Sixty (On Show)
By JASON TEDJASUKMANA
Indonesia's Teguh Ostenrik has got his groove back

Soho Not a No-Go (Amuse-Bouche)
By SUDI PIGOTT
When it comes to real dining, London's Soho district has been off the radar for
some time

LETTERS
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