Ronald E. Yates

With its $330 billion annual output of goods and services, the Chicago area will survive the economic impact of Michael Jordan's retirement from professional basketball. But there is little doubt...

Harnischfeger Engineers Inc. doesn't make anything, but it operates a state-of-the-art research and development center just the same. Why? Because it has discovered something about the new world of R&D...

Just as Americans' image of an arsenal is largely outdated, so is their idea of research and development: armies of techies in white coats working in isolated but liberally funded...

ISO 9000 quality standards actually are a set of five documents written to help harmonize the large number of national and international quality systems. The five are: - ISO 9000:...

Bill Lynott has a rather blunt message for those Americans who subscribe to today`s widely accepted ideas about the global economy and international trading partners like Japan. ''There is no...

Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa`s remarks Monday that American workers lack drive and a strong work ethic not only elevated the war of words between the world`s two biggest economic...

This old port city on Japan`s west coast is no stranger to epic change. It was here, not long after Commodore Matthew Perry and his famous squadron of U.S. Navy...

Japan may be shifting its attention toward Asia from the West, but it also wants to be a major player in the global political arena. Nowhere is that sentiment more...

Asia`s version of the Berlin Wall remained uncracked and standing Thursday after three days of talks between North and South Korea aimed at reunifying the divided Korean peninsula. Prime Ministers...

Nelson Mandela, who has spent most of his life refusing to accept ''no'' for an answer, appealed directly to the Japanese people Tuesday for financial assistance, even though Japanese Prime...