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...Japan is about more than just thinking green. Despite a stagnant economy, life in Japan is still remarkably good. No wonder, then, that some Japanese are turning inward, cozy in their temperature-controlled bubble of convenience stores and well-designed boutiques. Glen Fukushima, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, laments how, in international forums, Japanese tend to know a lot but are often unwilling to actually express themselves. Nevertheless, a sizable contingent of Japanese, who grew up in the era of globalization, see it as their homeland's responsibility to engage with - and help...
...harder truth is that Clinton's options as a Senator are limited, at least in the immediate future. In that chamber, she is just one of many presidential also-rans and a relatively junior member of an institution where power and advancement require seniority. Shortly after the election, she lobbied Health Committee chairman Edward Kennedy and majority leader Harry Reid to create a health-reform subcommittee for her to chair and was turned down. Her consolation prize - to head one of three ad hoc task forces that Kennedy has created - would not allow her to put much of a stamp...
...Gulf of Aden, with the global economic downturn threatening to drive down demand for their services, they appear willing to risk the occasional ransom payment in order to stay in business. Nor are they transferring the cost to customers. Tony Mason, secretary-general of the London-based International Chamber of Shipping, says the pirate attacks have not pushed shipping rates significantly higher...
...banking sector remains generally healthy - the renewed onset of economic turmoil has undermined the confidence of South Koreans in their own future. "The economy's O.K., but no one thinks so," says Jeffrey Jones, a Seoul-based attorney and former chairman of the local chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce. "They're saying that not only is the IMF coming back, but that 'we're failing...
...F.D.R. during his transition, has signaled that he does not intend to get deeply involved in the wrangling between Bush and Congress over an economic-stimulus package. Nor does he intend to return to Washington from Chicago to vote on one if it should come to the Senate chamber, where he technically still serves...