| Foreword iii |
| ON LANGUAGE 3 |
| The Japanese language goes international by Roger Pulvers 4 |
| Does language "difficulty" speak of a sense beyond mere words? by Roger Pulvers 11 |
| Towards a brave new world by David Crystal 18 |
| AMERICA AND THE WORLD 25 |
| A radical in the White House by Bob Herbert 26 |
| Hidden power Noam Chomsky on resurrecting the revolutionary spirit of America by John Malkin 33 |
| Thirty years on, have no lessons been learned from Vietnam? by Roger Pulvers 41 |
| THE WORLOTODAY 47 |
| The summit that couldn't save itself by Naomi Klein 48 |
| A new kind of challenge by Fareed Zakaria 54 |
| Memories are made of... history managed and manipulated? by Roger Pulvers 61 |
| JAPAN 67 |
| Where do the Japanese stand today? by Roger Pulvers 68 |
| New horizons beckon as Train Man heads nowhere fast by Roger Pulvers 75 |
| The stage is set for genuine change by Roger Pulvers 82 |
| SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 89 |
| Sick with worry by Jerome Groopman 90 |
| Climate change: instant expert by Fred Pearce 97 |
| Great telescope race by Nigel Henbest 103 |
| FICTIONS 111 |
| The art of Saito Makoto by Roger Pulvers 112 |
| Foreword iii |
| ON LANGUAGE 3 |
| The Japanese language goes international by Roger Pulvers 4 |
| Does language "difficulty" speak of a sense beyond mere words? by Roger Pulvers 11 |
| Towards a brave new world by David Crystal 18 |
| AMERICA AND THE WORLD 25 |
