No. 10 — March 10, 2000

Feature Article

JAPAN'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
CREATE FERTILE GROUND FOR RELIGIOUS CULTS

Barbara Wanner

• Summary
• "New Religions" Attempt To Fill Spiritual Void
  • Modern Pressures
  • Secularism
  • Syncretism
  • Educational System
• Aum Shinrikyo Breaks The Mold
  • Militarism
  • Revenue-Raisers
  • Criminal Acts
  • How and Why?
• Authorities Crack Down On Aum, Other Cults
• Outlook: Reforms Needed On Both Sides e--aaaaa- --aaaaa-

 

Weekly Review

• Rising Oil Prices Hit Japan But Not Like Past Crises
  --- by Douglas Ostrom
• Salt Project Cancellation Reflects Japan's "Green" Evolution
  --- by Jon Choy
• Raids Reveal Cult-Linked Firms Suppliers Of Software To Government, Industry
  --- by Barbara Wanner
• Asean Courts Japanese Investors
  --- by Marc Castellano
• Notes
  • Pension Reform
  • Steel

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