COVER

Koizumi's Second Act (Cover Story)

Koizumi is set to win another term as PM. But are grand promises enough?

Gunning for Reform (Cover Story)

Koizumi's muscular approach to national security may be his defining legacy

BUSINESS

Prescription for Profits

Upstart drugmakers from India have invaded overseas markets, using low prices and lawsuits to attack giant rivals

BRIEFING

Striking Back (Notebook)

Bombay police kill the Black Monday bombing 'brain'. But the terror problem doesn't stop there

Itching for a Fight (Notebook)

Beijing may have learned not to meddle in Taiwan's affairs around election time

Verbatim (Notebook)

Quotes of the Week

Letters (Notebook)

The Asian Journey Home

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Darkness Down Under

Lonely Planets Nothing to Zero gives a voice to refugees cruelly imprisoned in Australia

Bedeviled

Japan bites back in a novel of gaijin gone bad

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