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From: n134da@tamuts.tamu.edu (Tod Casasent)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Look for Nichimen Address
Date: 15 Apr 92 22:23:41 GMT
Organization: ~/lib/organization

I hope this doesn't violate nettiquette but I am looking for the address
of Nichimen Corp. in Japan.  Nichimen Graphics Corp and Nichimen Corp 
are (as most of us know) into Symbolics.

I am in a program to go work in Japan after graduation.  The program teaches
me to speak, read, and write Japanese but does not guarantee a job.  It
is left as an exercise for the reader.  I've been working on Symbolics for
four years now, and I thought Nichimen or Nichimen Graphics would be a 
good place to try.

I would appreciate any addresses or suggestions.

I can be reached at n134da@tamuts.tamu.edu

			Tod Casasent
			Computer Science Department TAMU
From: sf1x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shinya Fujimoto)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: ANY UPDATE ON BASEBALL?
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:41:28 GMT
Organization: Freshman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

...especially Hanshin Tigers?

........sorry, I'm pretty desperate.

Thanks!

fujimoto+@cmu.edu
From: alhamdan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (alhamdan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: International Student ID
Keywords: ISIC , TRAVELL...
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:44:40 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


Hi,

  anybody knows if the International Student ID Card (ISIC)
is helpfull in japan in getting discouts on train or buses
tickets or any other services.

Thanks very much.

|Hamdan
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From: dali@milton.u.washington.edu (David A. Lee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,sci.lang.japan
Subject: Re: Transcript of PBS program about Matsushita
Date: 9 Apr 92 00:12:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Apr9.001210.11726
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <1992Apr07.074739.12631@gibdo.engr.washington.edu> tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu () writes:
>
>Thanks for the information. I saw this show (an edition of Frontline I
>believe) on PBS when it aired and I recommend it highly to anyone who
>gets a chance to see it. I don't know how it comes across as a
>transcript, but should still be very interesting. In case anyone has
>aversions to what might be considered a sensitive "Japan-bashing"
>topic (Matsushita's and other's import of color tvs into the US market
>through the 60's and 70's) you might want to note that the show is
>very thoughtful and was written by an ex-Matsushita Japanese manager
>who has lived in the US since the 60's. Though usually missing from
>anti-Japan tirades, it describes how the US looked the other way by
>not collecting anti-dumping penalties owed it by Japanese corporations
>in return for Japan's blind allegiance to our foreign policy.
>
>-- Tad Perry   Internet:    tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
>               CompuServe:  70402,3020
>               NIFTY-Serve: GBG01266

I got it and when I looked at it I noticed that the first two minutes 
of the introduction had been ommitted and it is riddled with spelling
and punctuation errors.  The text as it came to me began as "...Not the
Japanese people who followed them so blindly."  Well, this is actually
from the sentence: "It may seem strangewhen I tell you that at the time
I felt little anger toward the Americans.  My greatest anger was at my
own leaders, if not the Japanese people who had followed them so blindly."

Anyway, I have it on tape and will keep it.  

David L.

-- 
"There are hundreds of tiny balls in every machine, and hundreds of machines
in every pachinko parlour, and a pachinko parlour on every block in every
town in Japan; so there are billions of little balls falling forever, like a
chromium-plated hailstorm that never melts."  - from "Clive James in Japan"
From: hyx1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry Y Xu)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: A Stupid Question about Sumo(?) Wrestler
Date: 10 Apr 92 23:35:11 GMT
Reply-To: hyx1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry Y Xu)
Organization: Columbia University, New York City

In article <1992Apr10.102909.8083@hellgate.utah.edu> kim%asylum.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Kwansik Kim) writes:
>I have a possibly stupid question about the Sumo wrestlers.
>A while ago, I had a chance to watch a video about Sumo wrestlers........
>.....  The video doesn't show detail about the 
>period he become huge. But I want to know how they make people
>huge. What are they eating ? What are their schedule during
>this period ? They just sleep all day ? 
>Just curious. This question may sounds weird but I've never seen
>anyone become huge in that short period. Thanks for any info.

Indeed, this is the most cultural topic in .culture.japan.  
I'm dissapointed to learn almost nothing concerning culture in this group.
Where's the real .culture?!

harry/kb2lha
From: 2jordan_d@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: info for movie
Date: 15 Apr 92 18:30:40 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

KONNITIWA!  I am on the verge of finishing a screenplay regarding Japanese
society.   I have consulted with many friends who are from the region, offering
me little knick-knacks of info RE Japanese culture and life.  I could always
use more ideas, thoughts, perspectives, and observations about the way the
Japanese live.  It would be a particular help if I could get some pointers on:

----------How the Japanese feel about pre-martial intercourse
----------How the Japanese (honestly) feel about Americans
----------What is it about Japanese movies that you may/may not enjoy
----------How the Japanese feel about drinking, especially men in their mid 
          20's
----------How the Japanese feel toward Japanese men who have been educated in 
          America  
----------Does an informal social system exist in Japanese culture and if so,
          how is it composed
----------Describe the place where Japanese children without a mother and 
          are sent 

          That's about it for now.  I'll probably be back later with more 
requests and questions about Japan.  For anyone who reads or replies to this
and helps me out, "Arigatoo gozaimasu."  Later, Dude.

                                          Itte Mairimasu!!!!!!!
From: donawa@cs.mcgill.ca (Chris DONAWA)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: International Student ID
Keywords: ISIC , TRAVELL...
Date: 16 Apr 92 03:29:50 GMT
Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

In article <Apr.15.15.44.40.1992.7982@gandalf.rutgers.edu> alhamdan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (alhamdan) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>  anybody knows if the International Student ID Card (ISIC)
>is helpfull in japan in getting discouts on train or buses
>tickets or any other services.
>
>Thanks very much.
>
>|Hamdan

I don't know about the discounts, (if I remember correctly, the only
real deal you can get is buying the JR pass for visitors, or if you're a
student studying in Japan) but it saved my butt once when I wasn't
carrying my passport and I needed to cash some traveller's cheques.
They wouldn't take my driver's lisence or any of my other canadian id,
but because ISIC is an international organization, the card was acceptable.

chris donawa
donawa@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca
donawa@sol.uvic.ca
From: majmudar@das.harvard.edu (Kaushal Majmudar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Wanted Sublet in Tokyo
Keywords: Sublet Wanted
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:51:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: das.1992Apr8.195136.29505
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University


Hello.

I am a student at Harvard Law School and I am going to be working
at a Japanese Law Firm for six weeks during the summer of 1992.

The firm is one of the largest in Japan, and is located in the Ginza
section of Tokyo.

Since I will be in Tokyo from June 1, 1992 to approx. July 12, 1992,
I was hoping to get a short term studio sublet within easy commute of the
Yurakucho station in the Ginza area.

I would like a sublet from June and maybe through July ( although preferably
6 weeks ). I am willing to pay up to between Yen 100,000 - 150,000 per month.
plus key money and real estate comission if necessary.

However, I was hoping that perhaps someone in the united states might
know of a student studying abroad or not using his/her apt. during that
period of time. In that case I would like to sublet such an apartment.

Also, I would like e-mail addresses of japanese university bulletin boards
where I might post this notice. I would also appreciate any information
that people might have regarding other sources of short-term (livable)
housing that would be furnished. Any addresses or phone #s would be greatly
appreciated.


Please call me at (617)493-9068 and speak to me (kaushal B. majmudar) or
leave a message on my machine.

Alternatively, write to majmudar@das.harvard.edu or post to this board, but
a reply would be greatly appreciated
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: hyx1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry Y Xu)
Subject: Re: Japan's Sex Tourist
Reply-To: hyx1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry Y Xu)
Organization: Columbia University, New York City
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 22:45:33 GMT

In article <1473500036@igc.org> burma@igc.org writes:
>Newsgroups:   bit.listserv.seasia-l
>Date:         Sun, 5 Apr 1992 18:18:23 PDT
>Sender: Southeast Asia Discussion List <SEASIA-L%MSU.bitnet@UCSFVM.UCSF.EDU>

>   Aoki said the guidebook reflects a sexism prevalent in Japanese
>society.

I've been wondering WHY is such sexism more prevalent in Japan but not so 
much in China, Korea, and (not sure) Vietnam?  Any enlightenments?  

>many Japanese men read pornographic comic books and magazines while they
>commute on subways.

That's what I like about Japanese: not as hypocritical as other Asians.
We all like to read that stuff; difference is where.

harry/kb2lha
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: kiisaka@csi.uottawa.ca (Ken Iisaka (the mad pianist))
Subject: Re: Under what circumstances is the death penalty used in Japan?
Organization: CSI Dept., University of Ottawa
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 20:15:12 GMT

In article <1694@nic.cerf.net> mitsu@nic.cerf.net (Mitsuharu Hadeishi) writes:
>
>	To rephrase the question: does anyone know under what
>circumstances the death penalty is allowed to be used in Japan?
>Thank you.

Almost all child abductors/murderers have been arrested and sentenced to death.
-- 
Ken Iisaka  kiisaka@csi.uottawa.ca | Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do.
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | I'm half crazy over the love of you.
      University of Ottawa, Canada | It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't
         (613) 564-8155 / 789-2932 | afford a carriage,
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: indragho@cs.tu-berlin.de (Indra-Gunawan Harijono)
Subject: NEED INFORMATION ABOUT PhD PROGRAM
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Distribution: soc.culture.japan
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 17:14:21 GMT


Hai!
I would have graduated at the end of this year from Computer Science
Departement , University of Berlin.
It is very kind of you , if you could give me information about studying
further in Japan(specially about PhD Program from Tokyo University,Kyoto 
Uni-, Osaka Uni- or Sapporo University).
The information about the admission procedures are highly appreciated,
but other informations are also welcomed.
please mail me with my address below, because I am not sure, whether
the others are interested in this kind of matter.

Berlin , 16.4.92
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From: russell-benjamin@CS.YALE.EDU (Benjamin L. Russell)
Subject: Origins of "yaoya"?
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 04:28:12 GMT


A couple friends and I were talking this evening when one of them asked me
where the word "yaoya" originated.  It means "vegetable store" in Japanese, but
the definition is not apparent from the Kanji characters, which literally mean
"800-store."  He said he had asked his teachers in the Japanese Lang. & Lit.
Dept. here, but they didn't know.  Any hints?
-- 
Benjamin L. Russell / Internet:  russell-benjamin@CS.Yale.EDU / +1 203 777-6556
uucp:  ...!{harvard}!yale!russell-benjamin  /  bitnet:  russell-benjamin@yalecs
100 York St Apt 12N New Haven  CT / 6073 Yale Station New Haven  CT  06520-6073
Russell's Incompleteness Th'm:  Society is either inconsistent or incomplete.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: david.lloyd-jones@rose.uucp (david lloyd-jones)
Subject: "New fingerprint Proc
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 10:10:54 GMT
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.2)


Date Entered: 04-07-92 09:26
Adding to: jonathan@psych.psy.uq.oz.au (Jonathan Dwyer) et al.
JO>Subject: Re: "New fingerprint Procedure"
JO>|>

JO>|> Ok.... so one guy doesn't mind getting finger printed, and
JO>|> the other one does. Can't you leave it at that?
JO>|>
JO>|> It takes both kinds, doesn't it?
JO>|>
JO>|> Admit it!
JO>|>

The Nakano-ku gaikoku-toroku-sho office ran a gambit on me that I
thought was really brilliant.  While I was in for some stupid procedure
that took twenty minutes of dopey questions and waiting around, the guy
handed me an article and asked me something innocent like "I have
underlined the words I don't under stand.  Can you help me with my
English?"

The article in question was a clipping from an Indian newspaper on the
procedures which Tibetan refugees in India have to go through to stay
there, and they are utterly beyond belief.  Twelve copies of this,
notarised that, and for your whole family a repetoire of the other damn
thing.  Babu-ism run crazy!   Law which would be impossible to comply
with even given Xerox machines, telephones, public transport and
literacy.  In the outback of Darjeeling or wherever, a simple way of
making sure that 100% of the people know they are out of compliance with
something, or prefereably many things...

Anyway, it takes you about fifteen minutes to read the thing, by that
time Nakano is almost through with you for the year, and you leave the
place feeling glad you live in a fast, efficient, humane and cheerful
place like Japan!

                                              -dlj.
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: rwk@crl.dec.com (Bob Kerns)
Subject: Re: Are Apple Mac PowerBooks sold in Japan?
Organization: Cambridge Research Lab, Digital Equipment Corp.
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 21:49:29 GMT

In article <MS-C.703029805.1103527590.mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU> mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin) writes:

   From: mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin)
   Date: 11 Apr 92 22:03:25 GMT

   Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Metamailing away, I see...

   I saw Mac PowerBooks for sale in Japan at several shops.

   They did not appear to be aggressively marketed.  None of the shops had any
   accessories or software for them, even at places where half the store was
   software.

Thanks for the report, Mark.  One thing's not clear, though.
Since PowerBook software is just Mac software, are you saying
that stores that don't carry anything else Mac (like software)
are starting to carry PowerBook's?
From: blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill Lambert)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Immigration procedures
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:45:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: bigbird.6291
Reply-To: blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill Lambert)
Organization: Horizon Research

In article <1992Apr13.192753.4194@island.COM>, fester@island.COM (Mike
Fester) writes:
> In article <6262@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> blamb@sparc1.hri.com (Bill
Lambert) writes:
> >Michael, I will not be your "Space Invader" today. Sorry, but I can't
> 
> Sorry, I don't understand the "Space Invader" reference.

The SPACE INVADER reference is made about the form of communications
that is all too common here on the net. The format is: Person A writes
an article; Person B - the one playing SPACE INVADERS - fires his
missles at each and every sentence written by person A. Person A, of
course drawn into the game, must answer each and every counterpoint
written by Person B.... and so it goes.... ad naseum.

The object of the game is to see which person can get the most ">"
characters in their numerous postings before the other person
eventually gives up. So, the one who posts last usually wins.

Seriously though, Mike, there is a problem with that style in that it
tends to breed too much digression.... like this one. See?

> >have a meaningful discussion with those without empathy. Empathy is the
> >valve that allows information to pass in any discussion. Discussions
> >are for the multi-way passage of information. They're not fencing
> >matches for the parrying of another's ideas with the sword of mis-
> >applied or invented assumptions, or the feints of digression. I
> >don't appreciate that kind of interaction and I try to avoid it
> >whenever possible. Shall we try?
> 
> I guess I'm confused here. Are you saying that you can only have meaningful
> dialogue with those that empathize with your plight/position?

Well.... YES! Don't you think so too? Otherwise it's like trying to
break down stone walls with water ballons. It might work eventually,
but it just takes too much time. I think the term "meaningful
dialogue" assumes some level of empathy. Not necessarily agreement
in all cases, but at least some common understanding. It's needed.

Anyway.... I give up. I didn't score so many ">"s this time. Your
turn.... and what the hell were we talking about anyway :-)

Bill
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: askim@pomona.claremont.edu
Subject: Re: Japan's Sex Tourist
Organization: Pomona College
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:42:02 PDT

In article <1992Apr14.024422.17221@ulowell.ulowell.edu>, cshi@cs.ulowell.edu (Chunde Shi) writes:
> In article <9204140022.AA05254@phye.ucsf.EDU> tun@PHY.UCSF.EDU writes:
>>
>>>In article <1992Apr11.000541.10310@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>, 
>>       phantom@casbah.acns.nwu .edu (James Choi) writes:
>>> In article <1992Apr10.224533.23756@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> 
>>       hyx1@cunixb.cc.colu mbia.edu (Harry Y Xu) writes:
>>
>> >From: askim@pomona.claremont.edu
>> >Subject: Re: Japan's Sex Tourist
>>
>>Whatever the case, if Japanese Tourists frequent those places will contract
>>AIDS!!! and increase cases of AIDS into Japan. I don't know what the AIDS 
>>awarness in those above mentioned nations but in Thailand, AIDS is pretty bad. 
>>There has been AIDS related postings on s.c.Thai and over 80% of the girls 
>>in the sex-industry tested HIV positive. Now, the recruiters (pimps) are turning
> Two years ago, I heared there were only three cases of HIV positive in China,
> all resulted from inported blood transfusion. High AIDS rate nations in Asia:
>    Thailand, India. The former resulted from drug use and sex tourism, the laterresulted from home visiting by ethnic indians in Africa where three year ago,
> one nation had 1/5 of population with HIV positive. Currently, I heared from
> VOA, some Africa nation has whole village was wipped out by AIDS. No body from
> outside world care about what happened in Africa.
>>more and more toward younger kids...
>>
>>Coban Tun
> 
> 
Great!  As if there weren't enough things to worry about while on vacation...
Seriously, I think that the book should have had some sort of advisory on STDs,
including pictures.  Believe, I've seen pictures of diseased organs in HumSex,
and it's enough to make one swear off sex forever (shudder).
		-Tony
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: david.lloyd-jones@rose.uucp (david lloyd-jones)
Subject: "New fingerprint Proc
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 10:57:42 GMT
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.2)


Date Entered: 04-05-92 10:14
Replying to: luke@koala.ee.byu.edu (David Luke)
L(>Subject: Re: "New fingerprint Procedure"


L(>>Another problem for Koreans is that they have to take a Japanese
L(>>name.  They also write their names in Chinese characters.  A
L(>>friend of mine for example is named Kim Moon Gu.  If he was to
L(>>become a Japanese citizen he would have to change his name to Kin
L(>>Bun Kyuu.  Just writing the real pronunciation of his name in
L(>>KATAKANA is not good enough.
 paragraph shortened...

L(>At least some Japanese-born Koreans take (or are required to take)
L(>Japanese names for use in school, etc., probably to make it easier
L(>for teachers and other students to pronounce.

One interesting difference between Koreans and Japanese is just exactly
what it is they *can* pronounce.  Kana are useful for transliterating
Japanese, and only Japanese.  Hangul, by contrast, can accurately render
the pronunciation of Russian, Chinese, Japanese, English and a few other
things as well:  when I took Korean (at the Asahi Cultural Center in
Shinjuku) there arose the question of how to write my name in Hangul.
The dipthong "ll" in Welsh is rendered in English as "hl" or "chl" (the
Hebrew, not the chloride, ch) and somewhere in between is about right.
In Hangul it is possible both to get it right and to characterise the
errors on both sides.

My theory is that if Japanese want to become international, learn those
foreign languages useful for trade, and become a mature diplomatic
power, they should scrap this -kana silliness and switch the whole thing
over to Hangul from birth...

                            :-)

                                      -dlj.
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From: hyx1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Harry Y Xu)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: 50 YEARS AGO TODAY: April 9, 1942 - fall of Bataan - Death March
Date: 12 Apr 92 19:06:45 GMT
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Apr11.030817.28201@mcs.anl.gov> park@anmsd3.msd.anl.gov writes:
>
>Exactly 500 years ago, this month(according to the record, April 13th, 
>lunar calendar), Japan invaded Korean peninsula with their patented surprise 
>attack mobilizing 158,000 troops.  This bloody seven year war devastated 
>much of the peninsula and shattered the social structure of China 
>who joined the effort against Japan later.

  BTW,
 	On my class on 4/9/92, the Assit. Prof. of History said that the
outcome--Japanese defeat was mainly determind by the Chinese effort.
The Japanese troops were militarily more superior, but were simply 
outlasted by the Chinese, which were supplied by their advance 
transportation and communication networks.

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