Japan & Tokyo Directory : Science and Environment
| Aftermath of the Kobe Earthquake http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/fall96/p96au17.htm |
| Description: Contain one report of the damage produced by the 1995-Hanshin/Awaji earthquake in Kobe, Japan. Mostly concerned with the damage to bridges. |
| The Japan Society of Cookery Science http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jscs/ehome.html |
| Description: Based in Ochanomizu University, Tokyo. Consists of over 2000 researchers in cookery science and related fields, educators, scientists and technicians. Attempts to bring cultural and anthropological perspectives to scientific research on the nutritional aspects of foods and diets and the technical processes of preparation and preservation. |
| Japanese Society of Radiological Technology (JSRT) http://www.macnet.or.jp/jsrt2/english.html |
| Description: Established in 1942 and mostly made up of clinical radiological technologists. With journal archive and annual meetings. |
| Oceanographic Society of Japan (JOS) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/kaiyo/index-e.html |
| Description: Includes information on membership, officers, meeting announcements, and publications. |
| Japan Technology Management Program at the University of Michigan http://www.umich.edu/~umjtmp/ |
| Description: Assists US industry to learn from Japanese approaches to the management of technology. Conducts research projects and disseminates research and education to engineers, managers and students. |
| Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS) http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ |
| Description: Located in Kyoto. Founded in April 1963 as a cooperative research institute at the inter-university level, with the aim of promoting research in the mathematical sciences. |
| National Research Institute of Brewing http://www.nrib.go.jp/English/English.htm |
| Description: Gives mission, history, organization, research activities, mid-term research plan fellowships, other activities, and map. |
| Watacchi World http://www.watacchi.com/english/fossil.html |
| Description: Features family treasures including a variety of Japanese fossils. Site in both English and Japanese. |
| International Center for the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas http://www.emecs.or.jp/englishver2/ |
| Description: Acts to solve problems in enclosed coastal seas. |
| Japan/Kobe Earthquake Images http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~haa/kobe.html |
| Description: Selection of images made from NHK-TV broadcasts of the 1995 quake, as well as newspaper clippings and related links. |
| Volcanological Society of Japan http://hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kazan/VSJ1E.html |
| Description: A non-profit scientific organization established in April, 2003 for the study of volcanoes and their influences. With photos, membership information, publication, and links. |
| Friends of the Earth Japan http://www.foejapan.org/en/ |
| Description: Environmental advocacy group based in Tokyo. |
| The Association of Japanese Geographers http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/ajg/english/xindexe.html |
| Description: Founded in 1925 and is devoted to promoting research on various aspects of geography in Japan. Promotes studies and communication in geography, publications, and international contacts. |
| The Japanese Society of Microscopy http://www.bcasj.or.jp/jsm/ |
| Description: A scientific organization in electron microscopy for diverse fields of material, physical, biological, and medical sciences. Aims to advance knowledge on the principles and applications of electron microscopes or related instruments. |
| The Physical Society of Japan http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jps/ |
| Description: Organization of some 20,000 physicists, researchers, educators and engineers to publish research reports of its members and to provide its members with facilities relating to physics. |
| Academic Association for Organizational Science http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/aos/ |
| Description: Academic society established to research organizations from various standpoints like business management, economics, jurisprudence, public administration, psychology, behavioral science, and engineering. |
| Action for Greening Sahel http://www.jca.ax.apc.org/~sahel/ |
| Description: Working to prevent desertification, especially in Africa. |
| National Maritime Research Institute http://www.nmri.go.jp/index_e.html |
| Description: Various research projects concerning maritime transport safety and preservation of maritime environment. |
| The Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC) http://www.cicc.or.jp/ |
| Description: Conducts training, education, guidance, surveys, research, and R&D on computerization for developing countries. |
| The Association for the Geological Collaboration in Japan (AGCJ) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/agcj/index_e.html |
| Description: Created to advance the study of earth sciences by collaborative research, publish results, and promote peaceful use of sciences. With over 2,600 members in 25 branches around Japan. |
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