FAQ FOR SCI.LANG.JAPAN - RELATED BOOKS

Understanding Japanese Information Processing - Ken Lunde

General Information: Price $29.95 (estimated), 470 pages, Published by O'Reilly and Associates, Inc. ISBN 1-56592-043-0 Main Features: "Understanding Japanese Information Processing" is a book that provides detailed information on all aspects of handling Japanese text on computer systems. It tries to bring all of the relevant information together in a single book. It covers everything from the origins of modern-day Japanese to the latest information on specific emerging computer encoding standards. Topis covered includes: The Japanese writing system, Japanese character set standards, Japanese encoding methods, Japanese input, Japanese output, Japanese code conversion techniques, Japanese code and text processing tools, Japanese e-mail. In addition, there are over 15 appendices which provide additional reference material, such as a code conversion table, character set tables, mapping tables, an extensive list of software sources, a glossary, and much more. Address of publisher/distributors overseas:

• Publisher: USA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472 - Tels (800) 998-9938 (707) 829-0515 Fax: (707) 829-0104 UUCP: uunet!ora!nuts Internet: nuts@ora.com, order@ora.com
  
• Europe and Africa:
• UK: International Thomson Publishing Services, Ltd. Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE. Tel: 44-264-332424, Fax: 44-264-364418 (UK orders), 44-264-342761 (outside UK), E-mail: samantha.jones@itpuk.co.uk
• Germany: International Thomson Publishing GmbH, O'Reilly-International Thomson Verlag, Attn: Mr. G. Miske. Konigswinterer Strasse 418, 53227 Bonn. Tel: 49-228-445171, Fax: 49-228-441342, E-mail (CompuServe): 100272,2422, E-mail (Internet): 100272.2422@compuserve.com
• Asia (east of Iran and the Caspian Sea, excluding Japan):
• Singapore: International Thomson Publishing Asia, Attn: Rebecca Long, 221 Henderson Road, #05 10 Henderson Building, Singapore 0315 Tel: 65-268-7867, Fax: 65-268-6727
• Australia: WoodsLane Pty Limited. Unit 8, 101 Darley St. (P.O. Box 935), Mona Vale NSW 2103. Tel: 61-2-979-5944, Fax: 61-2-997-3348 E-mail: woods@tmx.mhs.oz.au
• Japan: Toppan Company, Ltd., Ochanomizu Square B, 1-6, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101. Tel: 81-3-3295-3461, Fax: 81-3-3293-5963
  
• North, Central and South America and Oceania: same as publisher
• New Zealand: WoodsLane New Zealand Ltd, 7 Purnell Street (P.O. Box 575), Wanganui, Tel: 64-6-3476543, Fax: 64-6-3454840 E-mail: woods@tmx.mhs.oz.au
  
• or in Kinokuniya stores.

Review by the author (Ken Lunde) (edited)

Japanese Names by P. G. O'Neill

General Information: Publisher: Weatherhill Inc. 1972. ISBN 0-8348-0225-2 Price: $22.50/14.95 pounds Main Features: Personal and place names. Character to pronounciation and vice-versa

The languages of Japan by M. Shibatani

General Information: Publisher: Cambridge Language Surveys 1991 (paperback), 411 pages including index, ISBN 0-521-36918-5 Main Features: A very detailed scholarly study of Japan's two indigenous languages, Ainu and Japanese. Interesting reading. Gives some information on recent viewpoints regarding origin of Japanese language.
Review by Nico A.F.M. Poppelier (N.POPPELIER@ELSEVIER.nl) (edited)

Aspects of the Japanese writing system, edited by Chris Seeley

General Information: Journal: Visible Language XVIII 3, Summer 1984 (special issue), 303 pages ISSN 0022-2224 Main Features: A historical overview of Japanese orthography. Very worthwhile reading for those students of the Japanese language who are interested in the history of the writing system. Review by Nico A.F.M. Poppelier (N.POPPELIER@ELSEVIER.nl) (edited)

Japan Through John Lennon's Eyes - A Personal Sketchbook

General Information: 21.95 plus s&h, from Cadence Books Main Features: John Lennon's ingenious sketches depicting the words, phrases, and actions he was learning in Japanese. A rare insight into John's creative genius - a glimpse at how he perceived both ordinary events and the spiritual concepts of Japan. With the original Japanese letters, transliteration and English translation for each word, phrase or sentence, this is a great tool for students learning Japanese.
Obs: It is from an ad in Mangajin #20.

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Rafael Santos (santos@mickey.ai.kyutech.ac.jp) Last Update: March 25, 1995