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Focuses on a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway and discusses other incidents of terrorism and extremism. The use of nerve gas on ordinary citizens; The obscurity of some terrorist groups; The easy availability of chemical and biological weapons; Ethnic, racial and religious conflicts which followed the breakup of the Soviet Union; The bombing of the World Trade Center; More.

Surveys current resentment across America against Japan, fueled by the seemingly endless recession and comments by speaker of Japan's House of Representatives Yoshio Sakurauchi that the `American worker doesn't work enough' and `about one-third can't even read.' Japanese ambivalence about escalating tensions with America; Latest trade statistics; Exclusionary distribution systems; Economic linkage. INSET: Roiling the waters: Calming the waters..

Focuses on the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to return Canadian Ross Rebagliati's gold medal in the giant slalom, after previously asking him to give it back. Rebagliati's positive test for marijuana; The ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that because there was no formal agreement between the IOC and the International Ski Federation (ISF) to ban marijuana outright, the IOC could not legally strip Rebagliati of his medal.

Reports on an investigation into allegations of rape against a United States soldier stationed at Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa. Strategic importance of Okinawa to the American military; Protests by Okinawans who believe that they are pawns in a geopolitical game; Effect of the alleged incident on relations between Japan and U.S.

Discusses the controversy on the visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, a memorial to Japan's war dead in 2001. Historical background on the relations between the United States and Japan; Conflict about Japan's war legacy; Apology made by Koizumi for Japan's actions in the World War II.

Focuses on Japanese gymnasts Naoya Tsukahara and Akihiro Kasamatsu. Success of their fathers, who were also gymnasts; Participation of the men in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Pressure to win medals.

Focuses on Japanese gymnasts Naoya Tsukahara and Akihiro Kasamatsu. Success of their fathers, who were also gymnasts; Participation of the men in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; Pressure to win medals.

Looks at the game of curling, which made its Olympic debut at the Nagano Games in 1998. Curling being a mixture of skill and strategy in melting surface ice to control the stone's line and momentum; The popularity of the ancient sport at the Olympics and with television audiences in Great Britain; The gold and silver medal winners at Nagano.