http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org These are the search results for the query, showing results. http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/series/japanese-traditional-foods/adsfasdf asdfasdf No publisher admin 2010-03-02T15:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/the-japan-u.s.-alliance-at-fifty-the-challenges-facing-the-new-dpj-government The Tokyo Foundation hosted a public seminar entitled “The Challenges Facing the New DPJ Government” in Washington, DC, in mid-January in conjunction with the 16th Annual Japan-US Security Seminar, held to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Japan-US alliance. The event attracted great interest, being attended by over 170 government officials, other experts, and media personnel. No publisher admin 2010-02-05T05:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/is-futenma-really-the-litmus-test-for-commitment-to-the-alliance Last year’s change of government has lowered the hurdle for shifting the directions of Japan's foreign policy for the first time in half a century. But this should not be seen as a crisis for the Japan-US alliance but rather as an opportunity to reaffirm support for it. Futenma is not a critical concern, since the two countries share the perception that sustaining the alliance requires alleviating Okinawa’s heavy burden. No publisher admin 2010-02-05T00:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/economic-policy-priorities-in-2010 Exports to Western markets have significantly declined following the global economic crisis of 2008, preventing the Japanese economy from staging a recovery fueled by external demand, especially in the light of an appreciating yen. This has created a need to stimulate economic activity with fiscal outlays. Over the long term, the government should map out a vision for a shift in the industrial structure to one centered on environment-related industries to create new wealth. No publisher admin 2010-02-03T04:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/community-revitalization-in-cities-cases-from-japan-and-the-united-states The thirty-first Tokyo Foundation Forum took up the issue of community revitalization in cities, focusing in particular on cases from Japan and the United States. The speakers were Rosanne Haggerty, founder of the nonprofit organization Common Ground, and Tomohiko Okabe, CEO of Kotolab, LLC. Common Ground provides housing to homeless people, while Okabe works on revitalizing Yokohama’s Kotobukicho district, where the majority of residents live on welfare. No publisher admin 2010-02-03T00:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/series/japanese-traditional-foods/vol.-26-yakihata-turnips Swidden agriculture, known in Japanese as yakihata ("burned field") farming, has been conducted in Japan for several centuries. In contrast to the destructive slash-and-burn farming seen in some parts of the world, it is a sustainable practice in harmony with the forest ecosystem. Moreover, turnips grown in swiddens are highly nutritious, brightly colored, and, above all, delicious. No publisher admin 2010-01-08T07:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/program-review-the-first-step-to-budgetary-reform As part of the fiscal 2010 budget process, the Government Revitalization Unit, which was established under the Cabinet Office by the new Japanese government, implemented a program review to eliminate wasteful spending in ministries and agencies. The GRU asked private experts and ruling party politicians, rather than budget examiners in the Ministry of Finance, to examine about 450 public programs. No publisher admin 2010-01-08T06:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/rebuilding-japanese-politics-by-establishing-self-governance-in-political-parties-2-a-challenge-for-the-new-administration In part two of this article, we will present reform proposals for rebuilding Japanese politics, bearing in mind the shortcomings and distortions in Japan's parliamentary cabinet system, as it has been operating during decades of Liberal Democratic Party rule, which is described in part one. No publisher admin 2010-01-08T06:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/copy_of_japan-after-the-change-perspectives-of-western-opinion-leaders The unprecedented reversal of government from the Liberal Democrats to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) also implies the challenges faced by the DPJ as it navigates a perilous transition and attempts to bring the bureaucracy to heel. How are people outside Japan viewing the change in Japan? The Tokyo Foundation jointly organized a forum featuring leading British and American researchers and journalists with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). No publisher admin 2009-12-22T00:00:00Z Article http://testglobal.tokyofoundation.org/articles/2009/putting-postal-privatization-on-hold The Hatoyama administration has outlined a new basic policy on reexamining the privatization of postal services. What is problematic with the existing privatization agenda and what issues must be addressed? 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