COVER
Secrets Of The Rings (Cover Story)
What Cassini discovered when it got to Saturnand the wonders it may uncover in the mission to come
SPECIAL REPORT
Unfinished Business (Cover Story)
Even with his popularity waning, Junichiro Koizumi might get one last chance to leave a good mark on Japan
The Recovery Won't Last (Cover Story)
Koizumi has left Japan's fundamental economic problems to fester
The Opposition (Cover Story)
Coming Back from the Brink
ASIA
Asian Values (Essay)
Hong Kong's drive for democracy isn't happening in a bubble
GLOBAL ADVISER
The Natural Look (TIME Global Adviser)
Furniture designers are looking to Mother Nature for inspiration
Summer in the City (TIME Global Adviser)
If you can't make it to the coast this year, the beach might come to you
Clothing Optional (TIME Global Adviser)
Forget about your jacket and tie. Nude holidays are the perfect excuse to pack light
American Splendor (TIME Global Adviser)
Some adventurers never die. They just end up in Washington Square
Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
DVD Burners with Double the Room
BUSINESS
The Next Big Draw for India
The computer-savvy subcontinent is moving into a new field: digital animation
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Her Greatest Admirer (Movies)
A documentary about Imelda Marcos reveals an extraordinary capacity for self-delusion
SPORTS
Leaving the Past Behind (The Road To Athens)
Victory for Taiwan's baseball team may restore some luster to the island's scandal-tainted diamonds
HEALTH
One Child at a Time
A new outbreak of polio in Africa underscores the difficulty of wiping out a stubborn global scourge
BRIEFING
Back Off, Beijing! (Notebook)
For the second year in a row, Hong Kongers take to the streets to express their dissatisfaction
Canada Looks To The East (Notebook)
Asian immigrants take center stage in the latest general elections
Bombay's Hungry Cats (Notebook)
Man-eating leopards prey on slumdwellers in India's business capital
U Say U Want A Revolution (Notebook)
Mobile phone text messaging is evolving into political tool
Milestones (Notebook)
Benazir Bhutto indicted; Marlon Brando dies
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the Week
Letters (Notebook)
The All-American President