Restless excitement and a wealth of paradoxes set the mood of modern Japan

Special Edition - Japan

• Cover Picture: An apprentice Geisha in Kyoto tries her hand at bowling
• Pg. 10: The Modern Paradoxes
• A restless excitement sets the country's mood. Photographed by Brian Brake;
• Pg. 27: Inevitable Partners
• U.S. Ambassador to Japan speaks of the two countries he loves: "We share the Same Ideals" by Edwin O. Reischauer
• Pg. 34: Frantic Lunge into Sport
• A nation crazy about games will play host to the Olympics. Photographed by Larry Burrows
• Pg. 45: The Emperor
• Hirohito and his wife go on a search for shellfish
• Pg. 50: A Past Marvelously Preserved
• From the fabled beginnings, the nation's history is told in art. Photographed by Bradley Smith
• Pg. 63: Her Course is Set
• A noted Western writer visits Japan and finds that out of her contradictions and booming economy, a historic synthesis of East West is emerging. By Arthur Koestler
• Pg. 81: Judging the U.S. Giant
• A Japanese writer famous at home and abroad gives his views on America - and finds its frustrations much like Japan's. By Yukio Mishima
• Pg. 86A: The Young in Vevolt
• In growing numbers, the country's youth runs away from tradition, family and authority and winds up with the "sleeping pill kids" in Tokyo. Photographed by Michael Rougier
• Pg. 94: The Talisman - A Short Story
• A young author describes in fiction another revolt against explosive modernization. By Masao Yamakawa;
• Pg. 98: The Girls
• They are national treasures, demure and chic. By Tom Prideaux
• Pg. 107: Meet Mr. Matsuchita
• The top industrialist, a philosopher and a best-selling author, is a pioneer with a touch of Ford and Horatio Alger. By James Mills. Photographed by Bill Ray