Life | CLOSE-UP Mar 1, 2009

Kazuyo Katsuma: Of money and motherhood

by Eriko Arita

Kazuyo Katsuma is a charismatic economic analyst, best-selling writer and working mother, who has regular columns in newspapers and appears frequently in magazines and on TV shows. Katsuma is considered one of Japan's foremost writers on the subjects of self- development skills for people ...

People | CLOSE-UP Feb 1, 2009

Chizu Saeki: Beauty's more than skin deep

by Tomoko Otake

Skincare guru Chizu Saeki's expertise is such that her abilities have been compared to those of a fortuneteller. She can, for example, determine people's physical and mental health condition, the key experiences that have influenced them, and even their outlook on life, merely by ...