#63 (12/17): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 9 – International Comparisons with Japan's Female Lawmakers
#62 (12/4): Youth Trends in Japan: Part 6 – Britain's "Kippers" Rival Japan's "Parasite Singles"
#61 (11/20): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 8 - Japan's First Female Lower House Speaker Bows out of Frontline Politics
#60 (11/13): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 7 - Fewer Women Elected in November 2003 Lower House Election
#59 (11/4): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 6 - Fewer Female Candidates Run in Lower House Election
#58 (10/6): Youth Trends in Japan: Part 5 - "Parasite Singles" and Female Unemployment
#57 (9/29): Trends in Japanese Higher Education: Part 1 - Universities Suffer as the Population Declines
#56 (9/9): Marriage and Divorce in Today's Japan: Part 5 - Pregnant Brides a Growing Trend
#55 (9/3): Women Advancing in Japanese Society: Part 1 - New Gains Made in Early 2003
#54 (9/1): Japan's 1993 Regime Change in Retrospect: Part 3 - Timeline and Background to the Rise and Fall of the Hosokawa Cabinet
#53 (8/15): Japan's 1993 Regime Change in Retrospect: Part 1 - The Achievements of the Hosokawa Administration
#52 (8/11): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 9 - METI Recommends Increasing the Number of Foreigners in Japan (8/11)
#51 (8/4): Family Issues and Japanese Social Policy: Part 3 - U.S.-Japan Social Policy Comparisons
#50 (7/29): Japanese Public Opinion on the Second Iraq War: Part 5 - Postwar Opinions about the Iraq Conflict
#49 (7/24): Japanese Public Opinion on the Second Iraq War: Part Four - Opinions about Dispatching Japanese Troops to Postwar Iraq
#48 (7/14): Gender Equality in Japanese Education: Part 5 - Gender Bias in the Parental Allocation of Financial Resources for Education (7/14)
#47 (7/7): Gender Equality in Japanese Education: Part 4 - The Changing Nature of the University-Prospective Student Relationship
#46 (7/1): Youth Trends in Japan: Part 4 - Anorexia and other Teenage Eating Disorders on the Rise
#45 (6/25): Gender Equality in Japanese Education: Part 3 - How Gender Imbalances in Education Impede Women in the Workplace
#44 (6/23): International Marriages in Japan: Part 5 - Grounds for Divorce and Legal Considerations
#43 (6/17): Gender Equality in Japanese Education: Part 2 - The Development of the Two-year Women's Junior College System
#42 (6/17): Gender Equality in Japanese Education: Part 1 - Male and Female Participation Rates in Higher Education
#41 (6/11): Family Trends in 2003: Part 3 - Population Data Shows Declining Birthrates, Fewer Marriages and More Divorces
#40 (6/4): Youth Trends in Japan: Part 3 - Increasing Unemployment and Poor Work Opportunities
#39 (5/26): Youth Trends in Japan: Part 2 - "Parasite Singles" in Europe and Japan
#38 (5/26): Youth Trends in Japan: Part 1 - "Parasite Singles" in the International Context
#37 (5/19): New Religious Cults in Japan: Part 2 - The Impact of the Aum Shinrikyo Cult on Dealing with Other Japanese Cults
#36 (5/12): New Religious Cults in Japan: Part 1 - Pana Wave Laboratory Cult Claims Japan's Fate is Sealed
#35 (5/6): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 5 - Japan's Women Mayors
#34 (4/28): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 4 - Female Governors Advance
#33 (4/21): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 3 - Women Candidates Make Gains in the 2003 Unified Local Elections
#32 (4/10): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 2 - More Women Candidates Fight April 2003 Local Elections
#31 (4/4): Women in Japanese Politics: Part 1 - Too Few Women in Japanese Politics
#30 (3/24): Family Trends: - Part 2 Poor Families Suffer as the Japanese Economy Continues to Deteriorate
#29 (3/5): Japanese Anti-War Sentiment Reaches New Heights
#28 (2/24): Japanese Anti-War Sentiment on Iraq in Accord with Global Opinion
#27 (2/10): Suicide in Japan: Part 1 - The Suicide Crisis amongst Middle-Aged Men
#26 (2/6): Family Trends in 2003: Part 1 - Declining Birthrates, Fewer Marriages, More Divorces
#25 (1/28): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 8 - Population Scenarios and Economic Consequences
#24 (1/23): Swiss Citizenship Laws and Multinationals Offer Poor Models for Japan
#23 (1/15): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 7 - Debating the Influence of Immigration on the Birthrate
#22 (1/6): The Declining Birthrate in Japan: Part 6 - A Role for Returnee Emigrants