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Gross National Cool
Japan is transforming itself into Asia's cultural dynamo—and might just reinvent its economy in the process


TomorrowLand
Making Tokyo a more liveable city

Playing in Place
Redesigning where Japan shops, works and plays

Street Wise
Haute couture meets urban streetwear


Rinngo's a Star
One singer breaks J-pop's cookie-cutter mold

Rock-It-Yourselfers
Japan's indie bands get respect

Scene Change
Cultivating Japan's future filmmakers

Redrawing Rules
The lone wolf of animation


Form & Function
The leading edge of Japanese design

Tomorrow's City Today
Tycoon Minoru Mori's plan to rebuild Tokyo


The Hip Sell
Boutique ad firms wage a creative revolution

A Winning Combini
7-Eleven's corporate victory

Cool Under Fire
Heizo Takenaka's bold new financial order


The Quest for Cool
TIME keeps tabs on Japan's cultural evolution
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FROM THE AUGUST 11, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2003


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