Vol.9 No.388  Wednesday, July 31, 2002
· 23rd Asia-Pacific/13th Nippon Jamboree
· OMRON develops multi-model information retrieval technology
· Sail training program between Osaka, Busan
· Kansai-revitalizing traditional arts performance
· Beach Volleyball world tour Osaka Aug. 9-11
· Historic Kansai:Osaka's Hirakata-a city with summer holiday resorts and historical legacies
·Kansai in Focus: Strong man at Busan Trade and Investment Office in Osaka in the bay area

Vol.9 No.387  Wednesday, July 24, 2002

· World Children's Baseball Fair in Wakayama
· Osaka Pref. ties up with Italy's Lombardy
· Nara team finds mechanism of Boundary formation
· 9th German Fest in Naruto City July 28
· Malaysia Industrial Parts Fair underway in Osaka
· 3-D Tourist Map for Internet developed in Kyoto
·Kansai in Focus: Kansai boosting wider cooperation for its resurgence

Vol.9 No.386  Wednesday, July 17, 2002

· Complete cultivation of bluefin tuna achieved
· Int'l Cosmos Prize to Darwin Research Station
· Hyogo donates to U.S. Sept. 11 education fund
· Performing Arts Messe 2002 in Osaka Aug.2-3
· Hyogo Environmental Business Week 22-26
· Famous old structures lit up in Nara underway
·Kansai in Focus: 24-year-old young man sustains special elderly nursing home

Vol.9 No.385  Wednesday, July 10, 2002

· Sentiment improves in Kansai on all-industry
· Research teams put artificial nerve to practical use
· Hyogo to hold investment seminar on Washington
· Youth training for Bangladesh underway
· Iranian music masters to perform in Hyogo
· 8 Osaka areas chosen as special renewal projects
·Kansai in Focus: Number of NPOs finally tops 1,000 in Kansai region

Vol.9 No.384  Wednesday, July 03, 2002

· Lions Clubs Int's Convention in Osaka July 8-12
· Three persons chosen as 2002 Kyoto Prizes laureates
· RIKEN clarifies gene expression mechanism
· 'Water EXPO' in Osaka in March 2003
· Exhibition on Swiss ceramic history in Shiga
· May Kansai exports rise for 2nd month in a row
·Kansai in Focus: Mie Coordinator for International Relations is refreshing