
A S I A
JAPAN: No News Is Bad News
After keeping the country in the dark about former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's stroke, Japan's powerbrokers turn to a status quo figure to nurse the country back to health
Mr. Simplicity:
Obuchi's secret was to lower expectations
Mr. Fix-It:
Mori is a safe, if uninspired, choice
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T H E A R T S
BOOKS:
E.L. Doctorow's enthralling City of God examines religious faith at the end of a bloody century
Looking Back
A sweeping new work asks yesterday's philosophers for today's answers
E N D P A G E S
TRAVEL WATCH
SPOTLIGHT
MILESTONES
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