We talk with Rory Cowan and David McGrew of Stream International and Gunnar Mallor of Stream Japan about the software industry's best-kept corporate success story, and elicit their views of Japan's software and networking market potentials.

by Wm. Auckerman

Japan On-line: Can the Japanese Adapt to a Gaijin Community?

The Internet is a whole new, albeit virtual, culture. The Japanese concept of on encompasses both "benefit" and "obligation," as does participation in the Internet. How will Japan adapt to the Internet -- and what can Japanese cybercitizens contribute to Net culture?

by Richard Thieme

Greeting Opportunities with Innovation

We talk with J. Paul Grayson, chairman and CEO of Micrografx, Inc., about the World Wide Web's role as a business tool, and its potential to expand human interaction both online and off.

by Terrie Lloyd

Japan's LAN and Winding Road

There's no longer much that is personal about the PC: the '90s is the decade of networking in Japan. Whether you view local area networking primarily as a supportive meshing of technolgies for productivity enhancement, or as a calamitous mashing of products responsible for throbbing interoperability headaches, the LAN is a new computing paradigm that's here to stay.

by John Boyd

An Introduction to Japanese Internet Search Engines

Using the right tool can make any job a whole lot easier. If you're searching the Japanese Web, don't stick to just the well-known English-language search engines. This article introduces over a dozen Japanese search engines that can assist in your quest for information about Japan, including two with primitive keyword translation capabilities.

by Shaun Lawson

Fighting Software Piracy: What Are the Alternatives?

As the world's second-most lucrative market, Japan offers great opportunities for both large software publishers and specialized niche developers. But beware the pirates waiting to sink your software ship. Use of illegal software in business environments is twice as common in Japan as in the US, with the annual loss to developers estimated at well over $1 billion.

by Mike Emerson

A Vendor's View of Japanese Networking

Toshiaki Ebata of Bay Networks KK offers a vendor's view of selected networking issues in Japan.

by Wm. Auckerman




The Query Column (5/96)
Getting the latest news, and finding cheap leased lines

The Help Desk (5/96)
Read kanji with English Netscape/Eudora under Win95J

The Mac Chooser (5/96)
Thoughts on the pull of a PowerMac

R&D Focus (5/96)
We visit Waseda University's Muraoka Laboratory

The Internet (5/96)
Electronic payment, Mac servers, and Internet magazines

Technically Speaking (5/96)
Combating the R&D perception gap

Industry Eye (5/96)
Don't write off Japan's PC threat yet!