Issue #210

Issue #210: November 1998

 
 
 
Language Special
An Introduction
Jenny Holzer
A woman who doesn’t mince words
Translation
Pushing the envelope on translation

Language Schools
Who needs Japanese?

Silent Communication
The language of the Deaf

Free Gifts

Finance

 
 
technology

travel
From dawn to dusk – Little Tokyo in Bangkok

News Around Asia

s+m
Ms. Ginnane takes us on a tour through Tokyo’s mistress bars

Buzz

 
   
 
CityScope

Performing Arts
Clubs & Bars
Art
Music
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Events & Festivals
Film
For Kids
Dining
Tokyo Out

 

Issue #211

Issue #211: December 1998

 
 
 
tokyo’s little angels
 
christmas in 2018
harajuku shopping
alternative gift ideas
cybertrees & recipes
electric christmas customs
play the shopping game!
 
 
technology

travel
the venice of borneo

buzz light

fashion
junya watanabe
comme des gardens

education

 
   
 
CityScope

Performing Arts
Art
Music
Events & Festivals
For Kids
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Tokyo Out

 

Issue #212

Issue #212: January 1999

 

SEE THE WORLD
 
 
Buzz
Stayin’ Alive – Earthquake Survival Guide
 
THROUGH
departments

Technology
UNIX: sharing the pain

Finance
tools of the trade

Loose Lips
Heard in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Bangkok

Travel
Laos: the nostalgic route

Education
fairs & fair trade

Fashion
kyoichi fujita – modern nature

 
   

DIFFERENT
 
Features

Miss Japan
20,000 steps to beauty

Yu Kobayashi
the art of health

Be Healthy in 1999
keeping fit in winter yoga
and fitness ski and
onsen aromatherapy, reiki,
shiatsu, akasuri nutrition
green tea and health why
is thin so ‘in’? see the world
through different eyes

Pregnancy
doing ‘foo foo’ naturally

 
 
EYES
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Issue #213

Issue #213: February 1999

 
 
 
Buzz
undie expectations and movie preferences among the sexes
 
departments
Technology
how many languages can your computer handle? Tony Laszlo
unlocks the mysteries of I18N and L10N

Loose Lips
heard in Hong Kong and Tokyo

Travel
in the second article of tj’s two-part series on Laos, Stephen Mansfield explores the
charms of Vientiane

Education
English only amigo: education editor Dr. Anthony Al-jamie
discusses the impact of proposition 227 on California’s
bilingual schoolchildren

Fashion
middle-aged and hip: Yuki Torii’s designs for
style-conscious ex-prime ministers

 
 
features

on the road to androgyny
Larry Taub’s predictions for our sexual future

i married a foreigner!
two international couples reveal the secrets
of nuptial bliss

emotional suicide?
all is not lost: Loretta Roguette examines
foreigners’ dating blues in Japan

tie me up, tie me down
Max Ginnane gets roped into the kinky history
of rope bondage in the last of her three-part
series on s&m

Plus!
Free Gifts

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Issue #214

Issue #214: March 1999

 
 
 
Buzz
biodegradable urns, beethoven flowers, and the wheelchair squad
 
departments
Loose Lips
read between the lines

Travel
nightdiving in okinawa: swimming with the anemone

Education
back to school, textbook review,and the king of the concrete jungle

Fashion
the art of vandalism

 
 
features

ready, set, go
observe and conquer

lawman
the legal ins and outs with Reinhard Neumann

hunting heads
Paul Levine, king of headhunters

first-class serviced offices
securing an office in a landmark building

downsizing
trimming flab-the painless way

this office could be yours
standing tall in high-rise heaven

networking your way to success
putting the feelers out in Tokyo

the house that Ko built
Tokyo’s top dj takes you on a spin

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Issue #215

Issue #215: April 1999

 
 
 
Buzz
in search of snakes and ninja
 
departments
Travel
King of Travel Agents: interview with Shorati Hadi

Bali: masks and mystery in Ubud

Karakoram: high road to nowhere

Burma: Stephen Mansfield observes the toll
a repressive regime has taken on a unique culture

Education
coming to terms with your occupation

Fashion
ato: be cool, mode and elegant

Techno Twists
glasses with a view

 
 
features

space travel
orbit hopping in zero-g

sweet surrender
Saitama strikes back! Get a glimpse of medieval warriors in action

meeting mr. ma
a memorable intercultural exchange

miss universe’s in town
producer Nick Wood grills miss u. on the rigors of being the most revered female in the galaxy

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Issue #216

Issue #216: May 1999

 
 
 
king of pc dealers
interview with harvinder johar
 
steppers
the mother of all chips
area spotlight
rinkaifukutoshin: space panels on the bay

all on wheels
past, present and future of cars at megaweb

catching the cosmic rays
muons, muons everywhere

free gifts
circus, circular laundry, pipes to suck,photo exhibition

 
 
killer robots on the loose
can we escape the wrath of the monster chip?

food for the cyber nomad
marco polo and the energy drink

buzz
virtual fish, recycling hammers, etc.

lhasa: seat of the gods
altitude sickness at the rooftop of the world

business
getting rich on the internet

fashion
japanese style on oxford street

education
shinkansen on frontal attack

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In & Out
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Issue #217

Issue #217: June 1999

 
 
 
stoned
katharine hamnett
 
jokers wild
the nail that sticks out
connoisseurs of coiffure
for those who love their heads

sewn with a cue
a designer shows his stuff

from racks to riches
used ain’t what it used to be

free gifts
spoon watches, YY caps, slim club calculators, and a volcano around your chest

 
 
loose lips
what the japanese are saying

techno twists
a spoonful of love

interview
the mother of all teachers

tokyo faces
bare-faced in downtown asakusa

travel
cowboys on wheels going on a spin

business
how to cash in on the money

tj retrospective
the amazing world events

education
i shot the principal

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Issue #218

Issue #218: July 1999

 
 
 
the money flyers
lloyds bank
 
one step at a time
racing the sahara
tokyo faces
gothic edo in yanaka

water world
selected pools in and around tokyo

loose lips
what the japanese are saying

tj retrospective
the amazing world events

free gifts
triathlon shirts, circus,stationery fair, yomiuri pool

 
 
nihongo school
hi-tech but fun

interview
hugged by ammachi

money talks
close encounter with the money man

business
the history of the office center

styling the alien
antenna dome doesn’t split hair

fashion
poolwear

education
the secret’s out there

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Issue #219_back

Issue #219: August 1999

 
 
 
business & finance
an indecent proposal
 
japan on ¥425 a day
see the country in style
fashion
keita murayama tokyo paris ­ and back

hair style
cap versus foil highlights the temples of our brains

loose lips
what the japanese are saying

astrology
why the sun is shining on the house

 
 
tokyo faces
sumida low east

travel
the other side of cambodia

education
the doctor’s got mail for you

nihongo school
a lesson for teachers

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