What's New in Japan, Apr 1995

April 25, 1995

Catalyst Vendor Home Page
(Tokyo, Japan)
Nihon Sun Microsystems provides World Wide Web information service space for free for software vendors and hardware vendors registered on Catalyst Program. There are Adamnet Home Page and Eiwa System Management Home Page available now.

RIPPLE - ACROSS THE WATER 1995
(Tokyo, Japan)
RIPPLE ACROSS THE WATER 95 is an exhibition which provides to those who takes part in, a chance to find a new concept for the future. The ripple made by the actions of the contemporary artists shall gradually extend to a wider scope, and it would throw out conventions not only of the art community but of different realms of society.

Osaka Regional Information and Open Network System (ORIONS)
(Osaka, Japan)

Muroran Institute of Technology
(Muroran, hokkaido, Japan)
An official World Wide Web Service of our university is now available.

SUNMEDIA
(Osaka, Japan)
SUNMEDIA Co.,Ltd. Division of Research & Development, Osaka, Japan. (Head Office in Tokyo) SUNMEDIA is an information service company to Japanese scientists . We have just opend the Japanese- language section of SUNMEDIA HomePage. We offer several information reference services, information retrieval, translation and document delivery. And we are selling scientific softwares & CD-ROMs, books, videos and etc. (If your companry want to sell your products, softwares, electric publishing matereials for japanese scientists' market, please contact us. E-mail :sunmedia@po.iijnet.or.jp)

NRI Cyber Business Park
(Tokyo, Japan)
An experimental project intended to search for businesses using the Internet.
The main purpose of the project is to expand unprecedented businesses on the Net, that can be called "Cyber Business" by constructing a virtual business space in the "Cyber Space".
At the moment, 8 corporations (Dai-ichiKikaku, JCB, JTB, TBS, TRANSNET, Sofmap, NTT DoCoMo,HONDA MOTOR) are participating in the project with Nomura Research Institute being the leader.

TEPCO HOME PAGE
(Tokyo, Japan)
TEPCO WWW Server was opened to the public on TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, April 24,1995. It described that Press Release Documents, TEPCO Report, TEPCO Procurement Procedure, TEPCO Research & Development News, and TEPCO data base. Please see by all means. Thank you.

Intersect Japan
(Tokyo, Japan)
This site provides and introduction to the magazine Intersect Japan through sample stories and graphics from its pages. There is also an "interactive" page through which users can respond to a topical "question of the month."

Internet Photo Gallery "STREET CHILDREN"
(Tokyo, Japan)
Shima Media Network(SMN), Tokyo. This is an invitation to an event on 12th May. Please watch the lives of the children who face a poverty and a fear. And SMN Home Page also waits for your visit.

April 21, 1995

Digital Highway Report
(Torrance, CA, USA)
Digital Highway Report is the newsletter for the Japanese information elite. It covers computer, telecommunications and digital culture in the United States. We redesigned our home page and the U.S. Digital News is updated more often.

Geographical Survey Institute (GSI)
(Tsukuba, Japan)
The Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Construction, developed a temporary WWW server to provide information concerning the South Hyogo Earthquake. This site has now been incorporated into the NEW GSI home page. The GSI WWW server provides an outline of the Institute, an overview of survey projects and information on both R&D conducted by the GSI and other survey and mapping topics. It includes some specific data on topics such as GPS and Global Mapping.

HMoriizumi and Nakamoto Lab.
(Tokyo, Japan)
Introduction of our laboratory, Members, etc.

Start up of JMRM (Japanese society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine) WWW server
(Tsukuba, Japan) WWW server of the Japanese Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine(JMRM) has been started up. This server provides you an introduction to JMRM, information on 23rd annual meeting of JMRM, and WWW servers related to JMRM, etc.

April 20, 1995

THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER
(Osaka, Japan)
The Kansai Electric Power, Japan has started providing information about Current Information, Purchasing Activities, etc.

Arts of Suzuki Syoji
(Tokyo, Japan)
This is the exhibition of Suzuki Syoji on WWW. The offline exhibition is held at Nittatu Gallery in Ginza Tokyo from April.17 to 29. Permitted by Mr.Suzuki,I open to the public some of his pictures. Plese admire and enjoy them!

KABUKI for EVERYONE Home Page
(Tokyo, Japan)
FiX Inc. introduces the KABUKI for EVERYONE Home Page in which Kabuki actor Ichimura Manjiro guides you through the exciting world of this tradtional Japanese theater. Features include sound bites of Kabuki instruments, such as Kabuki sound, video and summaries of the plays currently shown at Kabuki-za.

World Cup Japan 2002 News Service
(Oita, Japan)
WWW service for calling "World Cup" to Japan in 2002. Detailed information on stadium capacities, lodging, nationwide transportation systems, security and support services of World Cup proposed site s in Japan and various data are contained.

Beppu city
(Oita, Japan)
Information from Beppu city hall.This contains the guidance for tourists and t he convention center which opened this March. Why don't you hold a international meeting related to Internet!

One person One Home-p age! , COARA WWW bulle tin board , Net-surfin g! Let's all Net-surf together! , Electroni c forum! Personal Computer Communication NEW COARA! , et cetera.

April 18, 1995

Welcome to Hitachi Data Systems World Headquarters
(Santa Clara, CA, USA)
Hitachi Data Systems, together with its primary parent, Hitachi Ltd., designs, manufactures, and markets industry-standard mainframe computers, storage systems, open systems hardware and software, and services.

The Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)
(Tokyo, Japan)
The Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO),a government organization promoting international investment and exporting to Japan,provides the latest available information on Japanese government procurements,as well as the Japanese economy and business.The information is revised and updated periodically.We hope the information is useful to your business.

Intergraph Japan
(Tokyo, Japan)
Intergraph Japan is provide CAD/CAM/CAE Hardware/Software.
We presents our Product information, Evaluation Software, etc.

Toyohashi University of Technology WWW Service
(Aichi, Japan)
Toyhashi Unversity of Technology An official World Wide Web Service of our university is now available.

Welcome JEF (JAPAN ECONOMIC FOUNDATION) HOME PAGE
(Tokyo, Japan)
This services provides Japanese trade and industry information. Available here are MITI(Ministry International Trade and Industry) English materials.

NTT POWERNET
(Tokyo,Japan)
NTT POWERNET Vol.0 CLUB HETERO
This is a network aimed to spark the creative playfulness of today's young generation. The online event space features telephone, fax, internet, and FM programs. The offline event space features talk sessions and live shows. The first project is called "Club Hetero" which will revolve around Tsuyoshi Takashiro and Tokyo Sky Paradise Orquestra. Here they will attempt to blend different types of music, creating unique new sounds.

Humanoid Project
(Tokyo, Japan)
This project was established at Waseda University in 1992 to develop an\ anthropomorphic robot named "Humanoid" which will comprise sensing, re\ cognition, expression and motion sub-systems to enable robots and humans to bu\ ild common mental and physical spaces cooperatively. This project is organized into four groups:

UNEP International Photographic Competition on the Environment 1994 -- 1995
(Tokyo, Japan)
The new competition was launched in New York on 22 September, 1994 and in Tokyo on 21 September, 1994 and will end on 30 April,1995. There are three categories, professional, amateur, children, whose gold prizes are US$20,000, US$10,000, US$1,000.

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Jambo Africa
(Kyoto, Japan)
The Center for African Area Studies carries out research on the natural environment, peoples, and cultures of Africa, to reveal both the unique identity and universality of Africa, while contributing to African self-determination and development.

Welcome to the Cyber 66 Project
(Tokyo, Japan)
In AD2001, ROPPONGI will change.
This Cyber 66 project is an unprecedented experiment for urban development. In this project, we simulate the development process of the Roppongi 6-chome project a real urban development through the Cyber Route 66 a city built in the cyber space.

Senri International InformationInstitute
(Osaka, Japan)
Senri International Information Institute (SIII) WWW Server is now online. This server presents and so on.

The Homepage of Tokyo Woman's Christian University is now available
(Tokyo, Japan)
It shows artistic paintings by students, provides source scripts of texts used in classes in Zempukuji campus, technical reports from the math department and the Center for Information Sciences, a database of access technology products for visually disabled persons, etc.

The Information of housing and orientation services to newly arrived foreign residents
(Osaka, Japan)
Inter Support Co., Ltd. offers housing and orientation services to newly arrived foreign residents to help them make a smooth transition to life in Kansai, western Japan.

Tele-floket
(Tokyo, Japan)
"Floket" stands for "flo"ppy mar"ket". Tele-floket is the first big digital freeware exhibition on the net from Tokyo based digital media artists. More than 100 individuals will join. The mission is to get ENRgiezed Japanese net/digital media scene. Opens from April/10/95~May/31/95 in the net.

Civil Aviation College
(Miyazaki, Japan)
Civil Aviation College Civil Aviation College,Ministry of Transport,Miyazaki,Japan. Serving information on the educational system, the aircrafts to be used, and the admission to the college.Pointers to Aviation,Middle East Study, and Glider are also available.

POWERBOOK ARMY makes mirror site in Hawaii
(Honolulu, USA)
POWERBOOK ARMY that introduces useful infomation and software for Macintosh PowerBook users makes mirror site in Hawaii. It is supported by Hi-Way Multimedia Inc. You can access two sites, Tokyo and Hawaii.

Nihon University
(Tokyo, Japan)
The WWW servers are installed by the volunteer group of network operators at Nihon University. The servers provide various information about the university, poeple, reserach activities and fun stuff. These pages are rapidly expanding day by day. Please have fun and send your comments.

April 17, 1995

Kodansha Manga Shop
(Chiba, Japan)
KmSHOPKodansh a Manga Shop
Kodansha Publishig Ltd. introduces it's powerful Mangas, not only thier stories and characters but also Manga itself in English.

The Venture Web
(Tokyo, Japan)
The Venture Web is Japan's first WWW server opened for small and medium specialized companies and entrepreneurs as the space where members can exchange information, develop business chances and promote their products, technologies or new ideas.

April 14, 1995

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Home Page
(Tokyo, Japan)
The Ministry of Foreign Affaris, Japan has started providing information
about press conference, APEC, major fereign policies, etc.

Asiatic Society of Japan
(Saitama, Japan)
Asiatic Society of Japan, founded in 1872, has a long history of introducing Japan, and Asia, through monthly lectures in English.

Announcing APICNET's Web Server
(Tokyo, Japan)
APICNET (Asia Pacific Interactive Communication NETwork), a network for international cooperation, communication and understanding, has set up a web site offering information about its online educational projects, member schools and educational resources. It also features a page on Information about Japan for foreigners and "Global Citizen Square," where APICNET hosts WWW pages for public organizations, non-profit organizations, and groups which provide public-oriented information. Two examples of the kinds of global educational projects APICNET has conducted by using the Interent as a global classroom are the Joint Declaration of the Global Partnership of Japanese and American High School Students and the Encouragement for Kobe project, which features letters, pictures and E-mail messages sent to Kobe by children from around the world.

JRI INTERNET PARK
(Tokyo, Japan)
The Japan Research Institute,Limited (JRI) improved its home page on April 1.The new home page titled " JRI INTERNET PARK " not only provides information from JRI, but also provides information of JRI"s customer for business incubation.