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51. CLOSE-UP: Kenneth Pyle - EDAN CORKILL
Probing the real Japan
Nov. 2, 2008
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52. CLOSE-UP: Jakucho Setouchi - ERIKO ARITA
Living high: living deep
Oct. 5, 2008
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53. CLOSE-UP: Jurgen Lehl - EDAN CORKILL
A rebel with style
Sept. 7, 2008
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54. CLOSE-UP: Jiang Rong - MATTHIAS MESSMER and HSIN-MEI CHUANG
Writing in a world of wolves
Aug. 3, 2008
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55. CLOSE-UP: David Peace - DAVID HICKEY
Peace follows turbulent times
July 6, 2008
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56. CLOSE-UP: Arata Isozaki - EDAN CORKILL
Astonishing by design
June 1, 2008
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57. CLOSE-UP: Hideki Noda - NOBUKO TANAKA
HIDEKI NODA
Acting with joy in his soul
May 4, 2008
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58. CLOSE-UP: Tom Maschler - YOKO HANI
TOM MASCHLER
A storied life of luck and literary passions
April 6, 2008
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59. CLOSE-UP: Shintaro Tsuji - TOMOKO OTAKE
SHINTARO TSUJI
'Mr. Cute' shares his wisdoms and wit
March 2, 2008
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60. CLOSE-UP: Yang Yi - TOMOKO OTAKE
YANG YI
Bridging an East Asia divide
Feb. 3, 2008
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61. CLOSE-UP: Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa - EDAN CORKILL
KAZUYO SEJIMA & RYUE NISHIZAWA
Successes stack up for Tokyo design duo
Jan. 6, 2008
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62. CLOSE-UP: Lhamo Thondup - RAJU THAKRAR
THE DALAI LAMA
Ocean of wit and wisdoms
Dec. 2, 2007
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63. CLOSE-UP: Sue Palmer - TOMOKO OTAKE
SUE PALMER
The kids are not OK, top educator warns
Nov. 4, 2007
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64. CLOSE-UP: Nahoko Yamazaki - NOBUKO TANAKA
NAHOKO YAMAZAKI
Off-stage woman stars in men's theater world
Oct. 7, 2007
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65. CLOSE-UP: Ichikawa Danjuro - RAJU THAKRAR
DANJURO XII
Destined to act wild
Sept. 2, 2007
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66. CLOSE-UP: Steven L. Leeper - ERIC PRIDEAUX
STEVEN L. LEEPER
Mr. Hiroshima-san
Aug. 5, 2007
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67. CLOSE-UP: Kotaro Sawaki - TOMOKO OTAKE
KOTARO SAWAKI
Writer on the road of life
July 1, 2007
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68. CLOSE-UP: Kenichiro Mogi - ERIC PRIDEAUX
KENICHIRO MOGI
Thinking beyond the brain
June 3, 2007
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69. CLOSE-UP: Karel Van Wolferen - DAVID McNEILL
KAREL VAN WOLFEREN
Insights into the new world disorder
May 6, 2007
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70. CLOSE-UP: Nanae Aoyama - YOKO HANI
NANAE AOYAMA
Office worker takes exalted literary status in her stride
March 4, 2007
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71. CLOSE-UP: Tenko Hikita - YUMI WIJERS-HASEGAWA
TENKO HIKITA
Princess of pure mystery
Feb. 4, 2007
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72. CLOSE-UP: Yoshiharu Habu - RAJU THAKRAR
YOSHIHARU HABU
Japan's king of the board
Jan. 7, 2007
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73. CLOSE-UP: Ryuichi Sakamoto
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
Japan's expat rebel with many causes blends music and a wider world view
Dec. 3, 2006
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74. CLOSE-UP: Joichi Ito - TOMOKO OTAKE
JOI ITO
Master of multitasking revels in 'cyber-elite' life
Nov. 5, 2006
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75. CLOSE-UP: Hisashi Inoue - NOBUKO TANAKA
HISASHI INOUE
Crusader with a pen
Oct. 1, 2006
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76. CLOSE-UP: Shu Uemura - MARTIN WEBB
SHU UEMURA
A life in pursuit of beauty
Aug. 6, 2006
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77. CLOSE-UP: Tamiyo Kusakari - KAORI SHOJI
TAMIYO KUSAKARI
Dancing with body and soul
July 2, 2006
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78. CLOSE-UP: Matthew Bourne - NOBUKO TANAKA
MATTHEW BOURNE
How shall we dance?
June 4, 2006
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79. CLOSE-UP: May Shigenobu - MAYUMI NEGISHI
MAY SHIGENOBU
A life less ordinary
May 7, 2006
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80. CLOSE-UP: Chizuko Ueno - ERIC PRIDEAUX
CHIZUKO UENO
Speaking up for her sex
March 5, 2006
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81. CLOSE-UP: Gene Krell - MARTIN WEBB
GENE KRELL
Fashionista with attitude
Feb. 5, 2006
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82. CLOSE-UP: Shigeaki Hinohara - TOMOKO OTAKE
SHIGEAKI HINOHARA
Doctor of reforms
Jan. 8, 2006
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83. CLOSE-UP: Shogo Kariyazaki - TOMOKO OTAKE
SHOGO KARIYAZAKI
Flower power at his fingertips
Dec. 4, 2005
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84. CLOSE-UP: Harumi Kurihara - TOMOKO OTAKE and YOKO HANI
HARUMI KURIHARA
Homing in on success
Oct. 2, 2005
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85. CLOSE-UP: Herbert P. Bix - ERIC PRIDEAUX
HERBERT P. BIX
Showa Scholar Supreme
Aug. 7, 2005
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86. CLOSE-UP: Takeshi Yoro - SETSUKO KAMIYA
TAKESHI YORO
Himself: Prof. No-Self
July 3, 2005
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87. CLOSE-UP: Seiji Hirao - RICHARD FREEMAN
SEIJI HIRAO
Mr. Rugby
June 5, 2005
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88. CLOSE-UP: Sadako Ogata - ELIZABETH INGRAMS
SADAKO OGATA
Front-line fighter for a better world
May 1, 2005
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89. CLOSE-UP: Ryu Murakami - TOMOKO OTAKE
RYU MURAKAMI
Straight-talking wordsmith wields his pen like a sword
April 3, 2005
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90. CLOSE-UP: Keiko Sakai - ERIC PRIDEAUX
KEIKO SAKAI
Conundrum Iraq
Jan. 9, 2005
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91. CLOSE-UP: Joji Yamamoto - MASAMI ITO
JOJI YAMAMOTO
Time to serve
Dec. 5, 2004
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92. CLOSE-UP: Takafumi Horie - SETSUKO KAMIYA
TAKAFUMI HORIE
Livedoor whiz kid sets a new style
Sept. 5, 2004
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93. CLOSE-UP: Seiichi Kanise - YOKO HANI
SEIICHI KANISE
Media insider casts an outsider's eye on Japan
July 4, 2004
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94. CLOSE-UP: Shinya Tasaki - MASAMI ITO
SHINYA TASAKI
Sommelier supreme
June 6, 2004
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95. CLOSE-UP: Ryuichi Hirokawa - ERIC PRIDEAUX
RYUICHI HIROKAWA
Picture this . .
May 2, 2004
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96. CLOSE-UP: Robert Whiting - MARK SCHREIBER
Outside the box
April 4, 2004
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97. CLOSE-UP: Yayoi Kusama - MONTY DiPIETRO
YAYOI KUSAMA
Lost and found in art
March 7, 2004
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98. CLOSE-UP: Yukio Hattori - MASAMI ITO
Food for thought
Nov. 2, 2003
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99. CLOSE-UP: Ousmane Sankhon - ERIC PRIDEAUX
Winning smile
Oct. 5, 2003
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100. CLOSE-UP: Yosuke Yamashita - MICHAEL PRONKO
YOSUKE YAMASHITA
Freedom at his fingertips
Sept. 7, 2003
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