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...When Japan was a developing country enamored of American consumption and consumerism, Japanese people thought mottainai was outmoded, says Yukiko Kada, a former professor of environmental sociology who today is governor of Shiga prefecture. Now, Japanese people are rediscovering a desire to seek "spiritual and mental satisfaction" because their basic material needs are largely fulfilled, she says. "The environment has drastically changed," says Kada. "Twenty or 30 years ago there were many fish in lakes and rivers. But that has changed drastically and Japanese have started to think, 'Where have my fireflies gone?'" With luck and some mottainai, they...
...publishing industry is banking on that. Will Weisser, associate publisher of Portfolio, Penguin's business imprint, says that business-advice books written by men inevitably reflect a masculine approach. "Women in business are looking for something that speaks to their own experience." The success of Basic Black, Hearst Magazines president Cathie Black's best-selling 2007 advice book and memoir, paved the way for three provocative career guides for women, by women...
...documentaries. Despite his clear admiration for film history, however, he is not an elitist when it comes to genre. “I don’t see a big difference between a good documentary and good fiction,” he said. “There is one basic value—that is cinematic value...
...business were the most important characteristics for success. “Here you are at a major university, and in the course of any given year, you have so many interesting people come and share their ideas,” Zell said. “Plus, you need a basic education in the business of real estate to get started. You need to find internships or entry-level positions at banks and other large institutions where they have a training program that can convert raw intelligence to specific intelligence.” As for himself, Zell said his zeal...
...which he feels are threatened. Although the words "healthy family life" in the U.S. usually precede a polemic against gay rights, Benedict's concerns seemed almost to predate that movement. "How can we not be dismayed," he asked, about "the sharp decline of the family as a basic element of Church and society." Divorce and infidelity are increasing here, he said, while "some young Catholics" are increasingly putting off marriage or failing to distinguish it from cohabitation, resulting in an "alarming decrease in the number of Catholic marriages in the United States...