Sometimes you wonder how Otis Jackson Jr. even finds time to sleep. The Californian hip-hop producer and rapper, better known as Madlib, churns records out at a rate so furious, that even dedicated beat heads struggle to keep up. His discography on the Stones ...

CARIN SMOLINSKY offers high-quality preschool education through ABC International in Tokyo, which has launched the free magazine Tokyo Families and is set to open the drop-in center Fun House, where mothers can meet and children can play in safety. ANGELA JEFFS PHOTO

EXPO 2005 Aichi, now entering the fourth week of its 180-day run, is providing visitors with thousands of thrilling glimpses of the future. With all manner of advanced technology on show — from humanoid robots to next-generation transportation systems — the world of tomorrow ...