From lacurej@UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Mon Nov 3 17:17:57 1997 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:48:09 -0400 From: Nihongo Reply-To: NIHONGO@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU To: Multiple recipients of list NIHONGO Subject: Homestay programs in Japan? ; Kanji True Type fonts Nihongo Discussion Group, V97, #31 ---------------------------------- >From tjioe@UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU Tue Oct 21 10:37:13 1997 Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 19:44:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Tweety To: Multiple recipients of list NIHONGO Subject: Question about homestay program in Japan for summer'98 Hi, Is there anybody know about the homestay program in Japan just only for the summer'98 ? I'm planning to learn Japanese there.... Any suggestion???? Right now I'm in USA Thanks ELISA -------------------- Elisa Tjioe Ph : (423) 558-9837 -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- >From abe@sentius.com Tue Oct 21 10:37:13 1997 Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 12:47:21 -0700 From: Masumi Abe To: Nihongo@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU Subject: looking for quality instructors Hello Nihongo'ers, Ohisashi-buri desu. I'm afraid this is not particularly appropriate question/request for the Nihongo list, but if you could provide the following information, I'll appreciate them very much. For a project I've been involved, I'm looking for quality/seasoned English language (ESL) instructors for Japanese students, particularly native Japanese instructors. Where s/he lives is not important. If you can recommend someone qualified in the above description, please contact me privately, since not so many Nihongo members are interested in this particular subject. Thank you very much in advance. -Masumi -- ----------------------- Sentius RichLink ------------------------ Masumi Abe $B!J0$It!!2C;K!K (B E-Mail: abe@sentius.com Sentius Corporation Sentius URL: http://www.sentius.com/ 580 College Avenue Tel: +1-650-856-1296, ext.20 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Fax: +1-650-856-1297 -------- for annotated and dense information documents ---------- -------------------------------------------------- >From dbernat@iac.co.jp Tue Oct 21 10:37:13 1997 Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 17:10:34 +0900 (JST) From: David Bernat To: NIHONGO@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU Subject: Kanji True Type fonts Michelle wrote about fonts: Can anyone tell me where to download or send me True Type fonts of kanji? I am especially interested in stamp-style calligraphy. Walnut Creek software (http://www.cdrom.com) sells two CD-ROMs with kanji True Type typefaces--1) Asian Text Processing and 2) Japanese Word Processing. I also dimly remember spotting a site on the web that also contains a number of kanji typefaces. -------------------------------------------------- >From s825671@dutiwy.twi.tudelft.nl Tue Oct 21 10:37:13 1997 Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 18:37:37 +0100 (MET) From: s825671@dutiwy.twi.tudelft.nl To: nihongo@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU Subject: Help needed: what to buy in Japan? Greetings, Coming December, I plan to travel to Japan after about 10 years' absence. I plan to arrive at KIX on 11th December, and return to the Netherlands on a flight from KIX on New Year's Day. I plan to visit Tokushima, Ashizuri-misaki, Usa (pref. Oita), Holland Village in Nagasaki, various places in the Tokyo area, Osaka and finally my uncle's in Amagasaki or Nishinomiya. Now there are things like "tarako" and "ika no shiokara" which I would buy for my mother, but I am writing now to ask about different shopping in Japan. At home, I have an LC III 12/700 (see .sig) with KanjiTalk 7.5.3 installed, as well as MacOS 7.5.5 in Dutch. I plan to buy a Power Mac 7600 in the coming months, and use the LC III for evangelising. Of course I plan to upgrade to MacOS 8 on the Power Mac. With the help of _MacPower_ (Oct. '97) which a friend of my mother's has sent me, I have been compiling a shopping list. At the top, of course, is 8 in Japanese. What I wish to acquire can be divided into two categories: i) what I plan to use myself after graduating in Japanology in Leiden and ii) what I hope would impress people inside and outside Leiden University. There is bound to be some overlap though :-). For the first category, I am thinking of: - SoftWindows 95 4.0J, - dictionaries (English-Japanese, Japanese-English, Japanese-Japanese, new words etc.), - word processor(s) (ClarisWorks, Ichitaro, Nisus etc.), - OCR software for Japanese text, - books in Japanese on BeOS, Internet, Linux, MacOS etc., - the (Christian) Bible (kogotai and bungotai on one CD-ROM, if possible), - compilation CD-ROMs full of Japanese shareware (Mac/Win/other), - various Mac magazines, with or without CD-ROMs, - courseware to learn to type on kana keyboards (I can already type more or less blind on QWERTY), as well as - 8. For the second category, I am thinking of: - language-teaching software (various levels), - multimedia encyclopaediae (astronomy, European (especially Dutch) artists, Japanese castles, Japanese theatre, Japanese trains etc.), - e-zines about life in Japan, past and present and - software for learning Japanese "reigi-saho" etc.. Of course I heard about Akihabara and Chiba, but I do need to know what is there, and at which shops, before I get there. Also, I am sure there are comparable shopping streets in Osaka. As for any budget, I can always talk to my bank manager about that :-). Thus I arrive at the following questions: i) Which books, software etc. can you recommend? Is there anything else I should have put on the list? ii) Is it always worth it to buy the latest version? Please bear in mind that I am basically buying for two machines, the LC III and the Power Mac. iii) How should I go about getting the best deal -- bearing in mind I am going to send/take the merchandise out of the country (sales tax)? iv) Are there any emulators which target machines which are/were popular in Japan ("FM Towns" etc.), to run on the Mac? If so, where can I find out more about them? v) Where can I find answers to technical questions on using Macs, the Net, printers etc. in Japan(ese)? This is where I shall end for now. I hope you can enlighten me somewhat :-). Yours sincerely, -------------------------------------------------------------- ! Seiju Teramoto ! ! TU Delft / Delft University of Technology ! ! gebruiker / user: Mac LC III (MacOS v7.5.5), Apple //e ! ! al 15 jaar Apple-fan / Apple fan of 15 years' standing ! ! Bezoek / Visit: , ! -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- >From kschnei@nmjc.org Tue Oct 21 10:37:13 1997 Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:09:38 -0700 From: Keiko Schneider To: Nihongo@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU Cc: kschnei@nmjc.org Subject: My bookmarks updated Dear nihongo subscribers, First of all, forgive me if you get this message more than once. I have a page with links for teachers and students of Japanese language, and with other interests. It has been mentioned in newsletters and conferences. I just updated it, and I would like to ask you to take a look. If you never heard of this, please, please take a look. If you have heard about this, please check it out again. For those who are interested in New Mexico US-Japan Center program, I have put out this year's syllabus as sample. Hope you consider starting the program. I can go on, but seeing is believing. Please take a look and give me the feedback. Thank you in advance. Here is the URL. http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/Bookmarks.html Sincerely yours, Keiko Schneider Keiko Kawanabe Schneider **If you have Japanese e-mail, send me one!** Japanese Instructor (MAT 23) US-Japan Center at the University of New Mexico, USA kschnei@nmjc.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My bookmarks: updated 10/17/97 page of links to Japanese language and Japan everything http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/Bookmarks.html Humble but promising class homepages. Japanese 201 http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/97201.html Japanese 301 http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/97301.html Keiko Kawanabe Schneider **If you have Japanese e-mail, send me one!** Japanese Instructor (MAT 23) US-Japan Center at the University of New Mexico, USA kschnei@nmjc.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My bookmarks: updated 10/17/97 page of links to Japanese language and Japan everything http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/Bookmarks.html Humble but promising class homepages. Japanese 201 http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/97201.html Japanese 301 http://www.nmjc.org/center/personnel/97301.html -------------------------------------------------- >From drg@gol.com Tue Oct 21 10:37:13 1997 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 03:02:04 +0900 (JST) From: drg@gol.com To: drg@gol.com Subject: REMINDER - KPCA 10/22/97 *** ***md *** Kansai Professional Computing Association *** *** *** October MEETING: Oct. 22rd, 1997 Check in at 6:45, speaker starts about 7:15 Club KARMA, 5 min south of JR Osaka SPEAKER: Gerhard Fasol, President and founder of Eurotechnology Japan KK TOPIC: "The Blue Laser Diode: Towards a New Japanese R&D Paradigm" MEETING FEE: 1000 yen Cheap refreshments available. The blue laser diode will be a crucial component for the next generation of DVD, optical storage media, as well as a whole range of other applications. Mr. Gerhard Fasol's talk will discuss the background to these discoveries, and the implications it has for computing professionals. Mr. Fasol's talk will also discuss trends in the Japanese R&D world. Trends such as how the Japanese govts greatly increased public R&D expenditures will affect Japan's R&D future course. Advance information on the topic of this talk can be found at: http://www.eurotechnology.co.jp/blueledslides.html Don't miss it. DONATION REQUEST: A request of used/new Macintosh computer equipment for the French School of Kansai. The donation request last month provided a number of computers and parts. More are needed, especially SCSI HD's of any size. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONSE PLEASE! FORMmd __ I can probably attend on Wednesday, Oct. 22 (Blue Laser Diode) __ Oops, I'm busy on the 22nd. Please keep me informed of future events. __ I can probably attend on Wednesday, Nov. 19 (Outsourcing software to India) __ I can probably attend on Wednesday, Dec. 17 (Artificial Intelligence) __ I can probably attend on Wednesday, Jan. 21 __ Yes! I am interested in speaking at a KPCA meeting. My proposed topic: -------------------------------------------------- End of Digest NIHONGO is a internet distribution list devoted to discussions about the Japanese language, computers and Japanese, and Japanese culture as it relates to language. Visit the NIHONGO web site at: http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~lacure To subscribe or unsubscribe, mail: Listserv@utkvm1.utk.edu With no subject and the line (to subscribe): SUB Nihongo (to unsubscribe): UNSUB Nihongo To contribute to Nihongo, send mail to: Nihongo@utkvm1.utk.edu Jon LaCure Dept. of Germanic, Slavic and Asian Languages Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville lacure@utkux.utcc.utk.edu