FROM THE EDITOR (SHIRAISHI Takashi)

CHRONOLOGY
November – December 2007

THE BUMPY ROAD TO GLOBALIZATION (NARIAI Osamu)
The Twilight of the Dollar’s Reign (SAKAKIBARA Eisuke)
Polarization in the Japanese Economy (MIZUNO Kazuo)
Reflections of a Financial Regulator (GOMI Hirofumi, interviewed by ODA Makoto)

FOREIGN POLICY STALEMATE (WATANABE Hirotaka)
The Political Tug of War and National Security Policy (KITAOKA Shin’ichi)
Fuel Supply Operations Need No UN Resolution (KOTERA Akira)
Dealing with North Korea: Time for Japan to Reengage (IZUMI Hajime)

DOMESTIC CHALLENGES FOR THE FUKUDA CABINET (TAKENAKA Harukata)
A Study of Fukuda Yasuo (KABASHIMA Ikuo, ÔKAWA Chihiro)
Trust in the State Hits Rock Bottom (MASUZOE Yôichi)

CONSUMERS ON THE WARPATH (KONDÔ Motohiro)
Japan’s Dangerous Witch-Hunt Mentality (GÔHARA Nobuo)
Abandoning the Benefits of Community (UCHIDA Tatsuru)