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From: gordon@kyodo-tsushin.co.jp (Gordon Engel)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: news in Japanese
Date: 6 Apr 92 09:17:44 GMT
Organization: KK Kyodo News Service, Tokyo

xu@ce.osaka-u.ac.jp (Gang Xu) writes:

> Are there anybody who know how to get wire news in Japanese from
> sources like Kyodo via junet?

To my knowledge, this is the only connection Kyodo has to JUNET.  The
Kyodo news wire service is available to news organizations subscribing to
the Japan News Network, and as such is not available to the general public.
Although Kyodo News is a non-profit organization, subscription fees are
required to finance the various costs involved in running the company.  I
am fairly confident that Kyodo News is not aware of the existence of JUNET.
KK Kyodo News Service (a subsidiary), in affiliation with Telerate Systems
Inc. resells this news service to organizations worldwide.

Organizations with an interest in subscribing to Kyodo news services
through the Telerate information network may contact Kyodo/Telerate at
(03) 3506-0555.

Disclaimer:  I am entirely responsible for the content of this posting, which
I am providing in response to Mr. Xu's inquiry.  No flames, please.

Gordon Engel
gordon@kyodo-tsushin.co.jp
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: henryc@panix.com (Henry Chan)
Subject: Re: Japan's Sex Tourist
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 00:05:14 GMT
Organization: PANIX - Public Access Unix Systems of NY

 I don't think sexism is noticeable more prevalent in Japan than its neighboring countries.  Japanese, because of the wealth of their country, are more visible
when visiting other countries and their actions taken more seriously by the 
native citizens.  Today's Japanese travelers are having the same image problems
that the "ugly american" had twenty years ago in Europe.




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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 09:42:03 -0400 
From: "Lynne M. Reder" <lr0e+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: "The Learning Gap":comparison of American & Japanese education

There is a brand new book on the market by Harold Stevenson and James Stigler
entitled "The Learning Gap" and it is a description of the Japanese educational
system--why it is wonderful and why ours stinks.  I know of some of
their research and have referred to it in posts made a number of months
ago.  They are primarily comparing mathematics instruction in the US
in the primary grades with mathematics instruction in Japan (also Taiwan)
in the primary grades.  They make a number of observations.  One is that
at entry (Kindergarten) American kids test as well or better than Japanese
kids, but by the end of first grade, American kids are way behind.  The gap
grows steadily during the primary and secondary grades.  They do not
attribute it merely to more time on task, even though
U.S. kids don't go to school for as many days (180 vs. 250 I think)--
the hour difference they claim is not really that large, because 
some of those J. days are half-days (Saturdays).  Much of the difference is our
emphasis on literature as opposed to math and science.  

S & S's thesis is that we should do it the way the Japanese do--teachers
have much more organized lectures and are given more preparation time to
give coherent lectures (probably they too learned from more coherant lectures).
In Japan, there are no "lanes" or "tracks" and all kids are expected to
learn the same curricula.  If a kid doesn't get it, all the other kids are
responsible for getting him or her "up to par", so the errant child might
go to the front of the class with everyone trying to help him/her learn
the relevant concept until it is mastered.  Then everyone applauds--- no
shame in being ignorant; everyone is just glad when the knowledge is
uniform.  There is no view that performance is ability based, only achievement
based.  We need to abolish lanes too, say S &S, and make all kids responsible
for everybody learning (likewise the parents).  

I am interested in hearing from the Japanese out there who have lived thru
the Japanese educational system, and possibly viewed ours as well.  What
do you think of their assertions and suggestions?  Is the depiction of
primary grades as given here correct?  Do you think it would work in the
U.S., given our greater heterogenity? (Imagine that we had only one 
"lane" for little league or soccer--no traveling teams--all kids had to
perform at the same level).  No flames please.  I'm just curious to hear
the perspectives of people who have experienced the Japanese educational
system.

--Lynne
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: jonathan@psych.psy.uq.oz.au (Jonathan Dwyer)
Subject: Re: "New fingerprint Procedure"
Organization: Psychology Department, University of Qld
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 23:38:03 GMT

Followup to: /dev/null

blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill Lambert) writes:
|> fester@island.COM (Mike Fester) writes:
|> 
|> < much Alton Harkcom baiting deleted>
|> 
|> <much Mike Fester baiting deleted>
|> __________________________________
|> 
|> 
|> Ok.... so one guy doesn't mind getting finger printed, and
|> the other one does. Can't you leave it at that?
|> 
|> It takes both kinds, doesn't it?
|> 
|> Admit it!
|> 
|> Bill


OK.... so one person doesn't enjoy watching public flame-fests.
I do, and maybe others too :-)  Can't you leave it at that?

It takes all kinds, doesn't it?

Admit it!

Jon

(BIIIG smilie for humor-impaired readers.....)


Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: kanekawa@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Nobuyasu Kanekawa)
Subject: Re: Fwd: Help: Tokyo or Osaka
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 21:28:05 GMT

russell-benjamin@CS.YALE.EDU (Benjamin L. Russell) writes:
: 
: In article <cdu8wW_00WBNQ2jVl0@andrew.cmu.edu>, sf1x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shinya Fujimoto) writes:
: |> Of course, Osaka is better than Tokyo!
: 
: I taught English in To^kyo^ and enjoyed the city.  I passed by O^saka on
: Shinkansen, and saw how smoggy the place was.  I prefer To^kyo^!

I like both, - Tokyo and Osaka. When you chose the city, the most important
thing is what you expect with the city or Japan. History ? Culture ? Food ?
or Living cost ?  I think both of the cities are very good for you.
And I think superficial aspects of big cities are almost the same in modern
countries.

# I like Los Angeles best because I can make "world trips" by my car.

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Article on Computing in Japan
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 08:45:16 GMT

I'm currently writing an article on Computing in Japan for a local
(San Diego, USA) magazine.  Unfortunately, my sources are about a year
or two out of date, and in computers that's an eternity.  I'd like to
be as accurate and as timely as possible.  So I'm going to make an
appeal for current information from those in the know.  Email
preferred, but I'll check this group for followups as well.

I know gaming machines are extremely popular (such as the MegaDrive),
but I'm interested mostly in home/business computers.

Specifically:

  1) What are currently the most popular brands/types of computers for 
     home use?  What's a good price for an average "decent" system?
  2) The same for business use
  3) What representations are the most popular for entering and displaying
     programs and documents (i.e., kanji, pictograms, English, other
     representations in character sets)?
  4) How popular are modems?  How active is the bulletin board scene?  How
     much will a 2400 bps, V.32, and V.32bis modem cost you?  Are
     there any regulations that we might be startled at?
  5) How about ISDN or other types of direct digital phone/computer 
     connections?
  6) How much of a presence do foreign companies (British, American, etc.)
     have for hardware and software?

Boy, that's pretty broad, isn't it?  Well, I'll gladly take any
information that anyone cares to offer on any of the above, and
anything else.  Please indicate how recent the information is.
-- 
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From: choo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (TOM HOO CHUIN HOONG)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Japanese CDs in Philly
Date: 9 Apr 92 21:09:36 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

To: burress@twics.co.jp
Subject: Japanese CDs in Philly
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Cc: 
Bcc: 

	I AM A MALAYSIAN WHO IS A FAN OF JAPANESE MUSIC. HOWEVER, I 
CANNOT SEEM TO FIND A SHOP IN PHILLY WHICH SELLS JAPANESE CDs. I AM ALSO
A FAN OF JAPANESE ANIMATION TOO. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME??


.


Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: miklg@acuson.com (Michael Goldman )
Subject: Re: Immigration procedures
Organization: Acuson; Mountain View, California
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:34:21 GMT

	Before my now wife and I married, we went to an immigration lawyer 
	in the US where we met. He told us that the proper procedure was to 
	get a fiance' visa in Japan, although marrying in the US would work.
	Since my wife wanted her family to meet me first she went back and
	applied for a visa.  It took exactly 3 months (cooling off period?)
	and throughout, the US officials in Japan and the US were friendly,
	and polite.  There was a long wait to see the INS people in the US,
	but that was during the period of amnesty and lots and lots of people
	were waiting to get interviews.  The lawyer was very nice and pointed
	out that in our case we didn't need a lawyer.

	- Michael

-- 
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists
in adapting the world to himself.  Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
	Disclaimer:  All views are solely my own & not the views of Acuson.
	<sun!sono!miklg>  or  [miklg@acuson.com]
From: blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill Lambert)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: SUBWAY DELI IN TYO
Date: 14 Apr 92 15:28:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: bigbird.6284
Reply-To: blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill Lambert)
Organization: Horizon Research

In article <1992Apr14.082318.903@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>,
perry@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
> In article <kukk2bINN49o@cronkite>, p-kun@blacklabel.Japan.Sun.COM
(Kevin Parrington - Nihon Sun Logistics) writes:

=> > 	Last night I'm watching "EX terebi" (11pm, TBS) and during
=> > 	their top ten trends for the week they flash an honost-to-
=> > 	God Subway Deli shop "somewhere" in TYO.
=> > 
=> > 	If anyone knows where it's located please inform us !!!!!
=> 
=> National Public Radio had a report on this bold business adventure.  
=> Though they didn't (from what I remember) report the location 
=> ("downtown Tokyo"),they did say that the Japanese have embraced the
=> food....

A few years ago, A D'Angelo's sandwich shop opened near Enoshima Beach. I
guess it did well for awhile, but after the curiosity factor wore off,
had to close due to lack of business. Maybe SUBWAY will do better. In
Japan, a good sandwich (more than one layer of inside stuff) is hard to
find. I never made it to the D'Angelo's at the beach, but I was told by
a Nihonjin colleague that the sandwiches - although he claimed they were
good - were "too much for Japanese".

Often, at my company we entertain visitors from Japan. Frequently, while
ordering at restaurants, they will ask the waiter/ress, "Is the (food)
big?" The waiter/ress will usually proudly answer, "Yeah.... that (food)
is really huge.", or something to that effect. They're surprised when the
customer then says, "Oh.... I don't want something so big. Never mind."

So we search the menu for something smaller. There is one exception to
this trend, though.... New England lobsters ! (^;^)
                        
Bill
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,rec.bicycles
From: danda@sj.ate.slb.com (Jeff Danda)
Subject: Japan NTT triathlon schedule
Reply-To: danda@sj.ate.slb.com (Jeff Danda)
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, Fuchinobe, Japan
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 08:27:17 GMT


Does anyone know this summer's NTT triathlon schedule for Japan?

If anyone knows, could you send me a copy or tell me where I can find out?

Thanks,
	Jeff
From: burma@igc.org
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Japan's Sex Tourist
Date: 6 Apr 92 22:59:00 GMT
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1473500036:000:2420
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!burma    Apr  6 15:59:00 1992


Newsgroups:   bit.listserv.seasia-l
Date:         Sun, 5 Apr 1992 18:18:23 PDT
Reply-To: Southeast Asia Discussion List <SEASIA-L%MSU.bitnet@UCSFVM.UCSF.EDU>
From: "Indonesia Publications/Task Force" <apakabar%IGC.ORG@UCSFVM.UCSF.EDU>
Subject:      Japan's Sex Tourists
X-To:         seasia-l@msu.edu
To: Multiple recipients of list SEASIA-L <SEASIA-L@MSU.ucsf.EDU>
Status: RO

   AP, Tokyo, Mari Yamagichi, April 2 - A popular Japanese publisher is coming
under attack from feminist groups for offering tour books that tell where
to find prostitutes and strip shows in Asian nations.
   The feminists claim the publisher, K.K. Bestsellers, already has
promised to withdraw "Southeast Asia for Men Traveling Alone."
   On Thursday, they also demanded that Bestsellers donate profits from
its guidebook to groups that promote sexual equality.
   "Even though they've removed the books from bookstore shelves, the
human rights of women, which they have walked all over, will remain
damaged," said Asayo Aoki, a representative of the Osaka-based Woman
Against Sexual Violence, which has about 120 members.
   Aoki said the guidebook reflects a sexism prevalent in Japanese
society. Although there is an increased awareness of sexual harassment,
many Japanese men read pornographic comic books and magazines while they
commute on subways. Tabloids and sports newspapers carrying pornography
are also popular among businessmen.
   The guidebook is filled with pictures of scantily dressed women,
recommended night clubs and massage parlors.
   "Make your hot night in Manila even hotter. ... So many spots for
lovemaking," says the section on the Philippines.
   In the Thailand section, the book, written by freelance writer Toshio
Shoji, says, "Many young girls, and cheap too."
   "There is no fixed price here, so the appropriate price is about half
of what they say. Bargaining is normal," says a chapter on the
Indonesian island of Bali.
   Local newspapers say Bestsellers has sold about 50,000 copies of the
edition on Asia, and another 30,000 copies of a guide to Europe.
   "Our purpose was to introduce foreign countries the way they are, and
we have no intention to promote prostitution," Japan's largest
newspaper, Yomiuri, quoted a Bestsellers editor as saying.
   The publisher refused to discuss the book with The Associated Press.
From: sf1x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shinya Fujimoto)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Fwd: Help: Tokyo or Osaka
Date: 12 Apr 92 19:27:30 GMT
Organization: Freshman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

>I will be teaching English in Japan soon and need some advice.
>The ESL company I will be working for has two offices, one in Tokyo
>and one in Osaka.

>Can anyone help me?  If you are in Japan or know the areas around Tokyo
>and Osaka, your advice would really help me.  Please reply by email.
>Thanks in advance!
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Richard Natali             richardn@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Of course, Osaka is better than Tokyo!
From: turabe@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Toshiyuki Urabe)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Conclusion ---> Re :E-mail from Compuserve to NiftySreve
Keywords: CompuSreve, JUNET, NiftyServe, e-mail
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:42:43 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <72632@netnews.upenn.edu> you write:
>Does anyone know how to send e-mail from Compuserve in the U.S. to
>NiftyServe in Japan, or vise versa? Since both 2 SERVEs are sister
>network, I hope I can sent e-mail to each others.

Thnak you for many respose about how to send e-mail from Compuserve in
the U.S. to NiftyServe in Japan.

As conclusion, there is NO DIRECT WAY to send e-mail to Nifty from
CompuServe. Only possible way that I was suggested was "GO NIF" from
CompuServe and and login NiftyServe. Of course Nifty account is needed
and it costs much ($35 /hr with CompuServe plus(+) service fee, $12.5/hr
and Nifty access charge, 10 Yen/min.) 

I heard from Mr. Daescheler(daeschler@mailserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de)
and Mr. satake(satake@ics.cpd.mei.co.jp) about this situation.

forwarding the mail from Mr. Daescheler:

>This is prohibited by Japanese law. Public-dial up sites are not
>allowed to provide international email. Organisations like TWICS and
>AEGIS found some backdoors, at least nobody incists.

From Mr. Satake,

>In Japan, e-mail communication between JUNET(Internet in japan) and
>another commercial network like NiftyServe, ASCII-net, Nikkei-Mix
>etc is IMPOSSIBLE since JUNET is controlled by MITI and another one
>is by YUUSEI-Sho (postal....?). Japanese TATEWARI-GYOUSEI (vertical
>politics?) makes this situation.
(sorry for poor translation)

In the U.S., it is possible to communicate between CompuServe to
Internet. I hope Japan will get rid of such meaningless reguration
soon.

Thank again for many information.

-Toshi,
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* Status     : M.S.E. Candidate                             *
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Immigration procedures
From: luke@koala.ee.byu.edu (David Luke)
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:59:43
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA

In article <1992Apr6.190517.4448@island.COM> fester@island.COM (Mike Fester) writes:
>In article <6182@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill Lambert) writes:

>Also, in the
>standard tourist visa application, there is a space that reads roughly "Why
>are you going to the US?" Had she answered "To get married" chances are she
>would have been directed to the proper visa department, saving her, and
>yourself, considerable discomfort.

This may have been true in the past, but it isn't any more.  A "tourist
visa" is obtained just by going to the country.  There is no tourist
visa application to visit either the US from Japan or vice versa.

The point about the fiance visa is good, though.  It's always easier to
do things beforehand if possible, especially when dealing with the INS. :)

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: rdm31671@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Raymond D. Meredith)
Subject: Lost your address and promised you something!
Summary: I've lost your name/address, so get in touch!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 00:32:05 GMT

     I don't remember your name, I only remember e-mailing you a file full
of groovy info.  If YOU (yes, YOU) know what the hell I'm talking/typing
about, drop me a line.  This e-mail transaction was within the last 4-5
days.

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rdm31671@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu                gonzo computing.
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From: sf1x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shinya Fujimoto)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Hanshin Tigers as of 92/04/16 (was: Pro Baseball as of 92/04/16)
Date: 17 Apr 92 14:33:57 GMT
	<1992Apr17.062256.5564@jrd.dec.com>
Organization: Freshman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


>In article <cduuI0_00WBK8=1lxl@andrew.cmu.edu>, sf1x+@andrew.cmu.edu
(Shinya >Fujimoto) writes:
># Tigers going for the Championship?
># It's nice to know they beat the GIANTS 2 out of 3!

>They also beat the Whales 2 out of 3.
>Tonight they start a series against the Carp.
>We will get to see if they have been lucky, or if they are really
>good this year.

>KINTETSU BUFFALOES		5 - 3 - 1
>Lotte Marines			5 - 4
>Nippon Ham Fighters		4 - 4 - 1
>Daiei Hawks			4 - 4
>Seibu Lions			4 - 5
>Orix Blue Wave			3 - 5

>Hiroshima Carp			7 - 2
>Yakult Swallows			6 - 3
>HANSHIN TIGERS			6 - 4
>Yomiuri Giants			4 - 5
>Chunichi Dragons		3 - 6
>Taiyo Whales			2 - 8

Another good news!! Hope (and they will) they'll stay up there when I
get back to Japan on mid-May.

>The Tigers have a team ERA of 2.64, more than 1 point below the second
>best team Swallows at 3.78.

I was wondering, Doi, who are the leading pitchers (or rather pitchers
in the rotation), and how are each of them doing?

By the way, I'm sure it's not only me who's appreciating Doi's constants
updates on the info! Anyway, thanks a lot, and c'mon other readers let's
get some of those comments in! .....Personally I don't want to hear any
from the G_A_T_ fans 'cause I don't want to start any flames on the net
again. .....Just kidding, but let's get those comments in, OK?  And I'd
(and I'm sure everybody does) appreciate any kind of additional info to
the ones that Doi gives us.

fujimoto+@cmu.edu
Shinya Fujimoto
Carnegie Mellon University
From: turabe@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Toshiyuki Urabe)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Does Word for Windows Japanese version defeat JXW?
Keywords: JXW
Date: 8 Apr 92 00:50:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: netnews.73167
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Hi,

I recently knew that there is Word for Window Japanese version, which
can hadle Japanese 2 byte code character and uses VJE Front-End
processor for Kana-Kanji translation.

I'd like to know
1) How is the feeling of W4WJ (Speed, easiness to input Japanese,
   etc)?

2) Can it defeat Japan's WORST word professor JXW(Ichitaro) and
   Wwll JXW for Window will be released? (But JXW has Just Window...)

3) Any kind of information for Windows Environment in Japan is
   Appriciate.

Thanks in advance.
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