What's New in Japan, November 7, 1996

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November 7, 1996

Join TownNet!
(Berkeley, CA. USA)
TownNet is a site where people from all over the world gather together and exchange their hometown information, praises, fine sights, business, festival, and more. Explore TownNet, and you'll discover the world. Join TownNet!

Misuzukaru Shinano
(Nagano-shi, Nagano, Japan)
Beautiful fall scenery of NAGANO will be given by our home page. Will you please visit the site of the next WINTER OLYMPIC GAME? Will you have tasty buckwheat-noodle?

JAPAN InterSEARCH
(Yao-shi, Osaka, Japan)
Still can't find a local ISP? Want to compare service charges? If so, better visit JAPAN InterSEARCH, your one-stop site to all leading Internet Service Providers in Japan. We specialize in locating, NOT RECOMMENDING, providers in small cities and the service is free of charge!

Albatross Specialty BookSellers and Cafe
(Lake Forest, CA. USA)
Specializing in animals, nature, and the environment related books; gourmet coffees and teas; and natural and world music. Convenient online ordering and searchable catalague.

My Izumi City
(Kagoshima, Japan)
Serving information of a crane and the Izumi-fumoto samurai residence and other, but Japanese only.

[ISSHO] Gaijin and Katakoto
(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
News Station ((TV-Asahi) has requested ISSHO's cooperation in the making of a program which will focus on Japanese and foreign residents' perceptions regarding the word "Gaijin". The program, which is slated for airing in mid to late November, is a response to an announcer recent problematic on-air comment, "Gaijin no nihongo wa katakoto no hou ga ii" (I prefer it when "Gaijin" speak poor Japanese) and ISSHO's open letter of 10/17. We have been asked to conduct an Internet-based survey (http://www.japana.com) regarding this word and its usage and to participate in the analysis of the data collected. 11/9 (Sat.) and 11/16 (Sat.) - Data Analysi - Kitazawa Town Hall (Odakyu/Inogashira Line, Shimokitazawa station) from 18:00.

Knowledge Station
(Tokyo, Japan)
All you can get on this site is every information about Japanese schools. Users are free to register and interact on this web site.

"Mori no Okurimono"(Forest&Tree Infomation in Japan)
(Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Many Pictures of Trees and forest in Japan.

%%% Japanese Books at Virtual Book Store %%%
(West Hollywood, CA. USA)
Newly opened web site. We handle Japanese Book, Magazine, and English Book. We can serve customer at all over the world! Ask anything about book. Visit our web site now!