COVER
Asia's Odd Couple (Cover Story)
The region's future depends on whether China and Japan can get along. Are the countries' leaders up to the task?
Patriot Games (Cover Story)
Stoked by nationalism, a new generation of Chinese feels growing hostility toward Japan
Respect and Resentment (Cover Story)
Japan is becoming impatient with demands that it should constantly apologize for what happened more than 60 years ago
Leave the Past Behind (Viewpoint)
It's time for China and Japan to stop bickering about history
ASIA
No More Mr. Nice Guy (Viewpoint)
Emboldened by his re-election, Bush will turn up the heat on North Korea
BUSINESS
Flat Chance
Prices on cool TVs are dropping as new factories come on line. Is now the time to buy?
TV Guide: Alphabet Soup
TIME takes a look at the coolest TVs on the market
GLOBAL ADVISER
Next Time You're In ... Singapore (TIME Global Adviser)
Try some nightlife that's really wild
Yoga Is for Wimps (TIME Global Adviser)
If you really want to combat stress, take up martial arts
Your Health (TIME Global Adviser)
She Sings the Body Electric
Into the Wild (TIME Global Adviser)
The safari jacket, a favorite of the late-'60s jet set, inspires fashion again
Amuse Bouche (TIME Global Adviser)
How would you like your buffalo?
Check In (TIME Global Adviser)
The Sanctuary offers room for recovery
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Radical Restraint
Yoshio Taniguchi's masterfully understated redesign of New York's Museum Of Modern Art shows that landmark buildings need not be brash to be brilliant
Selling Screams
A new generation of filmmakers is turning once lowly Asian horror into a hot global commodity
BRIEFING
Still in the Picture (Notebook)
Official portraits of Kim Jong Il are disappearing from public buildings in North Korea. What does this mean for the Dear Leader?
Advice From On High (Notebook)
Thailand's respected royals speak out on the violence in the country's south
Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick (Notebook)
Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-Hui goes after the cartoon crowd in a new promotional campaign
Milestones (Notebook)
Appreciation: Margaret Hassan
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the week
Letters (Notebook)
The Morning After