A billion here and a billion there — and soon you’re talking about some real money.

Is Japan’s concern about the digital divide really a ploy to jump-start its languishing?

Are Silicon Valley millionaires adopting the methods of Russian oligarchs to further their businesses?

Will the global economy have the same ending as a Stephen King plot?

Is it a harmless card game — or a device to launch Japan’s cultural re-emergence?

Where does the Japanese economy stand at the dawn of the new millennium?

What is the state of France at the turn of the new century?

Does a border still exist between the United States and Mexico?

What does the performance of Deutsche Telekom’s cycling team say about the company?

How is it possible to live and die with AIDS when you make less than $1 a day?