The following directory is warmly recommended to all SSJ-FORUM members
researching industrial subjects.

"JOHOGEN"
EU-Japan Centre Directory of Sources of Japanese Information on Trade and
Technology Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged, with a new section on the
Internet.

Available from:
ftp://ftp.jicst.go.jp/pub/johogen/

The file, called johogen-V3.txt, is large (515Kb), and the text is entirely in
English with Japanese titles and addresses in romaji. The paper edition contains
kanji.

Contact: Thierry Consigny, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo.
e-mail:
consigny.thierry[atx]iac-online.com
consigny[atx]twics.com

(NB Please do not contact the SSJ-FORUM moderators).

CONTENTS

Foreword, by Thierry Consigny

Chapter A Japan-related information on the
Internet
A1 Electronic mail, listservs, and
newsgroups
A1.1 Listservs
A1.2 Newsgroups
A1.3 FTP sources
A2 The World Wide Web
A2.1 Web basics
A2.2 Accessing Japanese pages through the Web
A2.3 Japan related information
A2.4 Sites with Japan links
A2.5 Sites with Japan- specifc information

Chapter B Sources about sources
B1 Guides to information sources
B2 Handy guidebooks

Chapter C General statistics data and economic
yearbooks
C1 Guide to Japanese economic statistics
C2 Handy factbooks
C3 Economic yearbooks
C4 Wide range statistics handbooks
C5 Export-Import statistics
C6 Financial statistics
C7 Production, shipment and inventory
statistics
C8 Commerce, wholesale and retail statistics
C9 Industry-specific statistics
C10 Electronic sources
C11 Batch processing sources
C12 Library
C13 Related associations

Chapter D Corporate information
D1 Financial data and business information
directories
D1.1 General coverage
D1.2 Stock-exchange listed companies
D1.3 Unlisted companies
D2 Thorough credit reports
D3 Company organisation charts
D4 Industrial groupings (keiretsu)
information
D5 Japanese companies activities abroad
D6 Genealogicalhistory of Japanese
corporations
D7 Foreign-capital affiliated companies in
Japan
D8 Electronic sources
D8.1 English language databases
D8.2 Japanese language databases
D8.3 CD-ROM version
D9 Facsimile service and consultation room

Chapter E Market and industry
E1 Overview of Japanese industries
E2 Product-specific information
E2.1 General coverage trade indexes
E2.2 Industry-specific trade indexes
E3 Marketing and distribution information
E4 Market share information
E5 Directories and yearbooks

Chapter F Sources of market reports and business
information
F1 Publications from EU member states
organisations
F1.1 Austria
F1.2 France
F1.3 Germany
F1.4 Italy
F1.5 Netherlands
F1.6 Spain
F1.7 United Kingdom
F1.8 European Commission
F2 US related sources
F3 Publications of JETRO
F4 Japanese market research organisations
F5 Online database on sources of research
materials

Chapter G Science and technology information
G1 Internet access to Japanese S&T
information
G1.1 JICST's WWW server
G1.2 AIST's WWW server
G1.3 Inter-Ministry Research Information Network (IMnet)
G1.4 Other S&T related WWW servers in Japan G2 Guide to Japanese grey literature
acquisition
G3 Outline of JICST services and activities
G4 Indicators in English on science and
technology in Japan
G5 Directories in print of research
institutions
G6 US sources on Japanese science &
technology information

Chapter H Patent information
H1 Guide to patent information database
searching
H2 Abstracting and on-line services
organisations
H3 Literature on intellectual property in
Japan
H4 Specialized patent information services
H5 Relevant association
H6 Specialized trade fair

Chapter I Selection of English language
magazines, newsletters and fax services on Japanese technology, trade and
industry

Chapter J Information on individuals
J1 Directories
J2 Electronic sources

Chapter K Government of Japan
K1 White Papers of Japan
K1.1 Selected English language White Papers K2 Other publications
K3 Specialised information services
K4 Specialised bookstore

Chapter L Business and manufacturers'
associations
L1 Directories

Chapter M Databases and online services in Japan
M1 Database organisations
M2 Database directories and search aids
M3 Selected online database gateways
M3.1 Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc (NIKKEI)
M3.2 G-Search Corporation
M3.3 COMLINE Business Data Inc
MRI Information Network Co, Ltd
M3.4 The Information Access Center (IAC) M4 Other important databases
M5 Electronic handling of Japanese text
M6 Information library and access centres

Chapter N CD-ROMs
N1 Selected hardware products
N2 Software catalog

Chapter O Information brokers and market
research
information organisations
O1 JMA Research Institute Inc (JMAR)
O2 Yano Research Institute Ltd
O3 Other Japanese information brokers
O4 Selected European information brokers

Chapter P Libraries in Japan
P1 Sources of information on librairies in
Japan
P2 Selected libraries
P3 Video library

Chapter Q Machine translation
Q1 Machine Translation (MT) software for
PCs
Q2 Remote entry batch processing

Chapter R Exhibitions, Seminars, Conferences
R1 Exhibitions
R2 Seminars
R3 Conferences announcements

Chapter S Outline of JETRO activities and services
R1 Overview of activities
R2 Overview of publications
R3 Other services

Appendix European presence in Japan