ohbayashi (May 24, 1990) Computer Modeling in the Construction Industry-- Ohbayashi Corporation's Research Lab oki-hci.93 (Jul 1, 1993) Oki Electric's R&D in human computer interface. oja-nsf (Oct 17, 1990) Information from Office of Japan Affairs & Nat Science Foundation oki-ps (May 9, 1992) Description of Oki Electric's activities in software production systems. oki-sw.92 (Aug 10, 1992) Oki Electric's software improvement activities are summarized. optical (Aug 17, 1990) Optical computing activities in Japan are surveyed. package.sc (Dec 29, 1992) Packaging technologies used in current supercomputers in the US and Japan are compared. (Thorndyke) parallel.901 (Nov 6, 1990) Aspects of Parallel Computing Research in Japan--Summary. Part 1. parallel.902 (Nov 6, 1990) Aspects of Parallel Computing Research in Japan---NEC & Fujitsu. Part 2. parallel.903 (Nov 6, 1990) Aspects of Parallel Computing Research in Japan---Hitachi, Matsushita, and Japan Electronics Show 1990. Part 3. parallel.904 (Nov 6, 1990) Aspects of Parallel Computing Research in Japan---Kyushu & Tsukuba Univ., ETL, Sanyo, New Info Proc Technology project. Part 4. parallel.ai (Jun 3, 1993) A summary of AI activities in Japan, especially those associated with parallel computing. parallel.db (Jun 5, 1992) Parallel computer database research at Kitsuregawa's U-Tokyo laboratory. parallel.j93 (Feb 10, 1993) There are approximately 60 commercial parallel computers installed, or soon to be installed in Japan. We give some statistics on their names and locations. parhi.vid (Aug 5, 1991) Overview of digital video research in Japan, by K. Parhi, Univ of Minnesota. patent.92 (Dec 30, 1992) The changing view of patented information in Japan, with special emphasis on patenting software. pax (Apr 12, 1990) The PAX parallel processing project developed at the University of Tsukuba by T. Hoshino is summarized. PAX is a two dimensional array of processors which operate in MIMD form. QCDPAX has a fast floating point unit, specially programmed for QCD calculations. Peak performance is 12.5 Gigaflops. pg.93 (Oct 12, 1993) First Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications '93, (Pacific Graphics '93), held in Seoul Korea, 30 Aug -- 2 Sept 1993 is summarized. This conference had papers of exceptionally high quality. A visit to Goldstar Electronics to see their "chaotic" washing machine is also described. Finally, we include a pointer to a comprehensive report on Korean science recently presented in Nature. phil-sw.93 (Apr 24, 1993) A summary of software activities and related issues in the Philippines (Kintanar). pp90 (Jun 5, 1990) Titles of papers presented at Information Processing Society of Japan Symposium on Parallel Processing '90, 17-19 May 1990. prfts.91 (Oct 15, 199( A summary of the two-day international symposium, Pacific Rim Fault Tolerant Systems, held 26-27 Sept 1991, in Kawasaki Japan is given. pricai.90 (Dec 27, 1990) Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence '90, 14-16 November 1990, Nagoya Japan. Researchers from 19 countries presented papers. This report lists the titles and authors, in English. pricai.92 (Oct 15, 1992) The second Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence '92 (PRICAI'92), held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 15-18 September, 1992 is summarized and general trends of Asian AI research are assessed. prolamat.92 (Aug 19, 1992) The 1992 PROLAMAT (PROgramming Languages for MAchine Tools) conference, held 24-26 June, 1992, in Tokyo, Japan is summarized. The major theme of this conference was ``Human Aspects in Computer Integrated Manufacturing''. quality.sw (Apr 11, 1990) The Second International Workshop on Software Quality Improvement was held in Kyoto, Japan, from 22-24 January 1990. The workshop was jointly organized by Professor Torii (Osaka University) and Professor Basili (University of Maryland). The workshop is summarized from the perspective of a numerical analyst. The major conclusions are that some Japanese companies are better at managing the software development process than comparable U.S. companies and that more interaction is needed between numerical and nonnumerical software developers. quickies (Feb 15, 1991) Computer related newsworthy items about MITI, Supercomputers, Fuzzy, etc. r-d.93 (Dec 12, 1993) Data on R&D expenses for fifty US and Japanese companies is given for fiscal year 1992, along with R&D as a percentage of sales. r-d.93a (Feb 1, 1994) Update and explanations of data given in report "r-d.93" concerning Japanese and US corporate R&D expenditures. rcast.ai (Aug 27, 1992) AI and Expert System activities at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), are reviewed. RCAST is a part of Tokyo University. regional.93 (Apr 10, 1993) The Science and Technology Agency's (STA) 1992 White Paper emphasizes regional science and technology centers. The Kansai Science City is a premier example. regional.nsf (May 15, 1993) A summary of the Japanese government activities in promoting dozens of regional S&T centers around the country (provided by US National Science Foundataion). report.inf (Jan 15, 1993) How to get reports automatically by electronic mail. rick-691 (Jun 11, 1991) Trip reports of R. Schlichting (U Arizona) to Hokkaido-U, Osaka-U, Nagoya-U, NTT, Hiroshima-U, & Hitachi Systems Dev Lab, during May 1990. ricks (Jan 17, 1991) Trips by Professor Richard Schlichting (University of Arizona) to computer science laboratories at Fujitsu and ETL labs and to Kyushu, Tsukuba, and Shinshu Universities are described. ricks.1 (Feb 15, 1991) Trips by Professor Richard Schlichting (University of Arizona) to computer science laboratories at IBM Tokyo Research Lab, NEC, University of Tokyo, and Toshiba are described. rims.91 (Dec 31, 1991) A summary of the workshop on Numerical Algorithms, sponsored by Kyoto University, Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Nov 91 is given. (Dr. Mei Kobayashi, IBM Tokyo) rims.92 (Dec 15, 1992) Summaries & titles of several workshops sponsored Kyoto University's Research Institute of Mathematics (RIMS), 1992. ro-rpt.93 (Sep 14, 1993) Note about detailed report, "Precision Actuator Systems Research at the University of Tokyo," by Prof Paul Ro, North Carolina State University (23 Aug 1993). robots (Feb 28, 1991) Overview of trends in robot manufacturing, use, and sales in Japan. robots.93 (Dec 10, 1993) Summary of the 24th International Symposium on Industrial Robots (ISIR), the 1993 International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), and the 1993 International Industrial Robot Exhibition, all held in Tokyo 1-5 Nov 1993. rosing.etl (Jan 18, 1991) Matt Rosing (U Colorado) reports on work during summer 1990 in the Computer Architecture Division of the Electrotechnical Lab in Tsukuba Japan. rwc-3.93 (Apr 12, 1993) A description of the new Real World Computing Partnership central lab at Tsukuba and current RWC projects. rwc-3.93a (Apr 17, 1993) A description of the new Real World Computing Partnership central lab at Tsukuba and current RWC projects. (Revision of "rwc-3.93") rwc.293 (Feb 11, 1993) Details of the Real World Computing Partnership call for proposals and subcontracting of research projects agreement is given. rwc.693 (Jul 19, 1993) A popularized description of the Real World Computing Program (RWC), from the 5 May 1993 issue of Nikkei Computer, translated and updated by Dr. Thomas Hagemann, of the (German) GMD. GMD is one of the participants in the RWC Partnership. rwc.93 (Jan 18, 1993; revised Feb 9, 1993) Announcement of official decision of US to participate in Japanese Real World Computing Program rwc1-92.brf (Feb 19, 1992; Revised from 30 Jan 1992) A summary of the briefing given by MITI to foreign participants concerning the organization of the Real World Computing Program. rwc3-92 (Mar 9, 1992) A summary of the Draft Master Plan for Japanese Real World Computing Program is described. rwc6-92 (Jun 10, 1992) An update on the Japanese government Real World Computing Program. rwcdraft.r-d (Jan 31, 1992) Draft of the R&D Plan of the Real-World Computing Program (S. Amari).