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MAY
1, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 17
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O V E R S T O R Y
Japan:
Gizmo Nation
Although
technology brought the country to its knees during World War
II, for the past 50 years Japanese have embraced the notion
that salvation is to be found through technical innovation--and
the world has benefited from their ingenuity
• EXCLUSIVE!
A pop-up manga cartoon titled Maruichi's Tea Time designed specially
for TIME by popular artist Nozomi Yanahara
• Timeline:
A look at the rise of technology in Japan (photo essay)
• My Robot,
My Friend:
Japanese love not only to give their machines names, but also to make
them pals
• Viewpoint:
Let no one say these citizens are automatons
• Birth of
a Robot: TIME takes an exclusive inside look at the design,
construction and assembly of "Pino" (photo essay)
• Land of
the Rising Gadget: At times, this can seem like an almost
fully automated society (photo essay)
• The 10 Smartest
Machines: These whiz-bang doo-dads are just around the corner;
plus, the 5 dumbest head-scratching devices (photo essay)
• Lonely Inventors:
Surprisingly, the country doesn't always reward its most creative
scientific minds
• The
Old Ways: Some tasks are still done better by humans
• Local
Talent: Ota ward remakes itself
• Cellul-Oids:
Japanese cinema is full of mechanical monsters, mayhem and monkey
business
• On the
Boards: An interactive Shakespeare
• Essay:
Ryu Murakami bemoans the alienation of youth
• Essay:
Pico Iyer on why the new is old in Japan
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H E A R T S
CINEMA: Hong Kong's It Girl
Nervy, gifted and terribly precocious, actress Cecilia Cheung
may be the local film industry's next great hope
• Web-only Interview:
Cecelia shuns fame, rarely goes out, and has already moved house
five times this year to escape press attention
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TRAVEL WATCH:
Who Needs Nature? Japan Does It Better
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