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As a professor of economics at Keio University, Takenaka had been a longtime critic of the Japanese financial system and a vocal agitator for bank reform. In his new position, he quickly assembled an 11-member task force to formulate a rescue plan for the banks, whose inability to allocate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Stand | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

At a party to celebrate the award of this year's Man Booker Prize to Yann Martel for his novel The Life of Pi, the talk among the champagne-fuelled literati wasn't of near-winners, worthy losers or contentious judges. The chatter accompanying the toasts, the hugs and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Byng Theory | 10/27/2002 | See Source »

I wonder what response God would have received had he asked Isaac's mother Sarah to take her son's life. If any God asked me to sacrifice one of my two sons, even if it were only a sadistic test of my devotion, I would say that such a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 21, 2002 | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

So forget the Hell's Angels. When you see a group of leather-clad, middle-aged bikers roaring down a stretch of highway, remember: it may be a group of doctors or stockbrokers, perhaps raising money for a worthy cause. Or it could be grandparents taking a cross-country trek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Saddling Up | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

After chatting with some clubbing friends and a few glasses of champagne, the girls headed to Trio, which is billed as a lounge but also has a dance floor. Deeming the Columbus Day party worthy of a few hours, the girls partied with their non-Harvard club friends until Trio...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

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