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Describes the above-named upcoming special issue or section. May include topics to be covered or calls for papers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents a bibliography of research papers presented at the Second Asian Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference held in Osaka, Japan during August 1998. Some of the papers presented at the conference were "The Effect of Target Costing Implementation on an Organizational Culture in France"; "Public Disclosure and Decision-making: An Exploration of Possibilities for Financial, Social and Environmental Accounting"; "An Investigation of the Initial Voluntary Environmental Disclosures Made in Korean Semi-annual Financial Reports"; "The Influence of Subsidiary Strategic Context and Head Office Strategic Management Style on Control of MNCs: The Experience in Australia"; "The Effects of Personality Traits on Women's Advancement in Public Accounting Firms"; "Globalization and Nationalism in Multinational Accounting Firm: The Case of Opening New Markets in Eastern Europe"; "Phases in the Growth of an Accountancy Profession"; "Waste Accounting and Cleaner Technology: A Complex Evaluation"; "Accounting Power and Resistance in the Plant With a Problem."

The Third Symposium of the Los Alamos Computer Science Institute (LACSI) was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. on October 13-16, 2002. The mission of the LACSI Symposium series is to be a valuable forum for presenting and discussing current research and important programs in scalable high performance computing. Each year the format of the program has evolved to meet that goal. In 2002, the program included a keynote talk on Japan's Earth Simulator, a number of invited "state of the field" talks, an invited panel, a poster session, a day of workshops, and the presentation of 17 reviewed research papers selected from 42 technical submissions. Six papers from the Symposium is presented in this special issue of the "International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications." The selected papers represent the breadth of technical content of the Symposium.

Explores four themes at the 1998 APJRA conference - critical perspectives of accounting, organizational and institutional perspectives, public sector accounting in Japan and international accounting issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on the Second Asian Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Conference held at the Osaka City University, Japan, during August 4-6, 1998. This conference was held in association with "Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal" and followed on from the inaugural APIRA network conference held in Sydney in 1995. Second APIRA Conference, the local Japanese organising committee and Osaka City University attracted over 160 delegates from 15 countries representing Europe, North America and the Asian-Pacific Region. The refereed papers programme had a strong interdisciplinary focus with research papers and forums addressing the relationship between accounting, auditing and accountability and their social, institutional, economic and political environment. An important outcome from the conference is the publication of the commentaries on several important areas including management accounting, public sector accounting, social and environmental accounting, critical perspectives on accounting, Japanese and international accounting, and accounting history.

The article presents an update on issues of interest to the History of Economics Society (HES) as of March 1986. The annual conference to be held in New York City in May is being organized by president-elect Abraham Hirsch. Two papers were read for the Kanto Branch of the Japan History of Economic Thought (HET) Society at Hitotsubashi University on January 12, 1985. The "SLS Newsletter" has been established by the Society for Literature and Science (SLS).

This article reports on the third Psychology of Language Learning (PLL3) conference which was held at Waseda University in Tokyo June 7-10, 2018. This edition of the biennial event marked the launch of the International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning (IAPLL) as the host following its formation in 2016. The stated aims of IAPLL are to foster research, hold conferences, issue publications, cooperate with related organizations and carry on other activities for those interested in the study of the psychology of language learning throughout the world. In addition to invited plenary speakers, the call for papers sourced symposia, poster presentations, and papers under the theme "Stretching Boundaries." Two work-in-progress sessions were held as well as an early-career researcher showcase. This paper looks broadly at the conference contents, its specific events, and the overall experience for the attendees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay provides an introduction and overview for a symposium on macroeconomic policy, international finance and banking in Japan. The symposium consists of thirteen papers. Nine of the papers including most of those on macroeconomic policy and international finance appear in this issue. The remaining papers including one on macroeconomic relations within the Asia-Pacific region and three on Japan's banking system will appear in a special section of the next issue of this journal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on several papers discussed at the 26th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) held at the International Conference Hall of Makuhari Messe in Japan on October 16-18, 2012 is presented. Topics include new trends in open and distance learning (ODL), organizational management and institutional leadership, and technology-based teaching and learning. The meeting featured several professors including Gajaraj Dhanarajan, Terry Anderson, and Kumiko Bando.

Since its beginning in 1992 in Japan, International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing (ISSM) has provided unique opportunities to share the best practices of semiconductor manufacturing technologies for professionals. At the symposiums, semiconductor manufacturing professionals discussed the technologies developed to meet the worldwide requirements for advanced manufacturing. It is becoming crucial to re-examine semiconductor manufacturing in terms of fundamental principles to improve the performance of semiconductor devices. Moreover, utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to improve semiconductor manufacturing have become a new challenge. These manufacturing technology challenges are showing the need for drastic revolutionary concept and stronger collaborative efforts to find solutions to the precompetitive challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hospital ethics committees (HECs) are expected to play extremely broad and pivotal roles such as case consultation, education of staffs on healthcare ethics, and institutional policy formation. Despite the growing importance of HECs, there are no standards for setup and operation of HECs, and composition and activities of HECs at each institution are rarely disclosed in Japan. In addition, there is also a lack of information sharing and collaboration among HECs. Therefore, the authors established the Consortium of Hospital Ethics Committees (CHEC) in October 2020, which has been regularly hosting a couple of core activities. One is the Healthcare Ethics Forum, held monthly online for CHEC members to freely discuss HECs and healthcare ethics consultation. The other is the Collaboration Conference of Hospital Ethics Committees, intended to provide a place for HEC members and administrative officers from across Japan to exchange information of their HECs, learn from each other, and cooperate to operate HECs appropriately. In this paper, the authors introduced CHEC as well as reported the results of a questionnaire survey conducted at the first conference among participating facilities, suggesting the diverse structures and activities of HECs in Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose Elders' ICT usage is one of the central subjects of ISG. The cabinet office of Japan has conducted "The International Comparative Survey on the Daily Life and Attitudes of the Elderly" every five years, covering individual men and women aged 60 and over (excluding institutionalized residents) in Japan and three foreign countries. The survey provides information on matters related to home life, health and welfare, economic life, employment, housing and living environment, and social relations and purpose in life of the elderly in the countries. The latest 2021 survey has been done in Japan, Germany, Sweden, and the US (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/statsearch/files?page=1&layout=dataset&toukei=00100106&metadata=1&data=1). In Japan and Sweden, 2,500 participants each country were invited by mail. In Germany and the US, 1,000 participants per country were asked by phone. All participants were chosen by random sampling. The survey period was from Dec. 2020 to Jan. 2021. The result of the survey was open for further analysis and research. Survey data was counted and provided as simple tables or cross tables. In this paper, we chose Q.34, Usage of ICT devices, and Q.35, Reason for not-to-use of such devices. The latter question was asked to participants who responded that they are not using any ICT devices. We have analyzed survey data with Correspondence Analysis to reveal four countries of elders' ICT usage features. Method Two question branches are analyzed in this research. Q34 has nine activity categories. All appropriate activities should be answered (multiple answers): 1. Fax to family members and friends, 2. PC e-mail to family and friends, 3. Mobile phone calls (including mail) to family and friends, 4. Net search for information and/or net shopping, 5. Using SNS, 6. Home Page making or Blogging, 7. Netbanking / Net trading, 8. E-government (tax etc.), 9. No ICT usage. Q35: 1. No needs regarded, 2. ICT devices are hard to understand, 3. Have interest, but no clues for purchase/shop, 4. Have no one to instruct device usage, 5. The problem of price/money, 6. The display is unreadable, 7. other reasons. Correspondence analysis was computed with the FactoMineR package (http://factominer.free.fr/), developed by statisticians at d'Agrocampus Rennes. Analysis was done on statistical computing environment R 4.1.2. Results and Discussion Figures 1 and 2 show the ICT device usage. Japanese favor Mobile phone talk and mail. In Japan, Fax and No ICT usage has larger than in other countries. SNS, HP/blogging, E-government, and Netbanking are relatively minor. US participants favor SNS, PC mail, and HP/blogging. Swedish more favors SNS, Netbanking, and E-government. Germans favor Net searching and shopping and are close to the countries average. Figures 3 and 4 show the reasons for not-to-use ICT devices. Germans with negative ICT device attitude tend to think they do not need to use them. A negative attitude in the US is slightly close to having no instructor. Japanese negative attitude is close to readability problem and understanding device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most economists examining the question of 'pollution havens' have concluded that the level of environmental regulation and activism in different states is not generally a significant determinant of international patterns of trade and foreign direct investment. This paper argues on the basis of extensive primary research that with respect to Japan's foreign direct investment during the 1970s, at any rate, this conclusion needs to be rethought. In the early 1970s, Japanese actors were remarkably forthright in ascribing their investment decisions to a desire to move polluting industry overseas. These statements allow us to examine 'pollution export' as a state strategy, a project advocated by industry organizations, and a response of individual firms to high levels of protest and regulation. The paper also traces the development of the Japanese debate over pollution export through the 1970s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on the symposium "Biodiversity in Changing Coastal Waters of Tropical and Subtropical Asia" held in Reihoku-Amakusa, Japan from November 30 to December 3, 2012 is presented. The encouragement of the students and aspiring researchers for the engagement in scientific research on coastal marine biodiversity is one of the objectives of the symposium. The 84 presentations featured in the symposium covers diverse topics which include ecology, physiology, and taxonomy.

Introduces a series of articles which were presented in the PACLING conference on natural language processing held in Ohme, Japan, in September 1997.

The article summarises the regulatory and institutional framework governing nuclear activities in Japan. The frameworks were sourced from the papers which include the "Report of the Japanese Government to the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety June 2011." A background on what transpired in Japan on March 11, 2011 is provided beginning from the earthquake that hit the eastern coast of Japan up to the fuel melting that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant.

The article offers information on several conventions related to systems research and behavioral science, including the 51st Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences to be held at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan from August 5 to 10, 2007, the 5th IIGSS Workshop to be held at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China from June 14 to 17, and the ISOneWorld2007 Conference to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 11 to 13.

Since its beginning in 1992 in Japan, International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing (ISSM) has provided unique opportunities to share the best practices of semiconductor manufacturing technologies for professionals. At the symposiums, semiconductor manufacturing professionals discussed the technologies developed to meet the worldwide requirements for advanced manufacturing. It is becoming crucial to re-examine semiconductor manufacturing in terms of fundamental principles to improve the performance of semiconductor devices. Moreover, utilizing artificial intelligence technologies to improve semiconductor manufacturing have become a new challenge. These manufacturing technology challenges are showing the need for drastic revolutionary concept and stronger collaborative efforts to find solutions to the precompetitive challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the 17th International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing held in Tokyo, Japan from October 27 to 29, 2008 is presented. Highlights include the discussion on the yield enhancement and clean technology, which has been considered an essential technical area of semiconductor manufacturing. Further, it was also said to have given emphasis on the new dry and wet combined equipment having the capacity of addressing the issues on process performance and cost-control.

Information about the twenty-second International Insulation in International Symposium on Discharge and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV) which was held in Marsue, Japan on September 25-29, 2006 is presented. The symposium was hosted by the Vacuum Society of Japan. The conference was significantly altered to include developing vacuum microelectronics devices, surface modification technologies and other new vacuum plasma applications.

Information about the International Symposium on Asian Plant Diversity and Systematics held on July 31 to August 1, 2004 in Chiba-shi, Japan is presented. The aim of the symposium was to review current research on Asian plant diversity. There were five paper sessions with a total of 27 speakers and a poster session with 79 presentations.

The article focuses on the highlights of the 36th annual European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) held in Turin, Italy in September 2010. The goals of ECOC include the dissemination of new research results, the education of engineering and business leaders and the exhibition of optical fiber communication and networking products. Speakers at the event included Masataka Nagazawa of Tohoku University in Japan, who discussed developments related to optical communication technologies.

This article reports on the JASAL Forum held at the JALT Conference in Hamamatsu on October 13th, 2012. JASAL, the Japanese Association of Self Access Learning, was set up in 2005 by Garold Murray and Lucy Cooker to provide a support network for educators and administrators involved with self-access language learning centers (hereafter SACs) in Japan. It holds a forum annually at JALT (the Japan Association for Language Teaching) conference. It has been a great success and providing information and support to those who are involved with SACs in Japan. I am also blessed with all the information and support from the JASAL Forum as I work for a SAC as the director. The 2012 JASAL Forum consisted of a poster session, three paper presentations and an open forum discussion, with the theme of 'Making a difference through Self Access.' The presentations this year focused on how to foster autonomy, how to develop understanding of the value of self-access among faculty and administration, and how to integrate self-access with the curriculum. All the presentations provided a brighter vision for SACs in Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at the U.S.-Japan Joint Conference on Arthropod-borne Plant Viruses that was held in Tokyo, Japan is presented. The aim of the conference was to have the direct exchange of information on the interactions between viruses and arthropods. The symposium featured several biologists including Paul W. Oman, Karl Maramorosch, and Teikichi Fukushi.

Paper based on a presentation at the 14th International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS-14), 2-6 August 2007, Nara, Japan. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 807-1194Stereocontrolled additions of allylic metal reagents to carbonyl compounds constitute one of the most useful classes of transformations in organic synthesis. The recent development of Lewis and Brønsted acid-catalyzed manifolds for the allylboration of carbonyl compounds has opened doors toward an ideal carbonyl allylation methodology using stable and nontoxic allylic boronates as reagents. This paper describes the development of acid-catalyzed allylborations, mechanistic investigations of these new processes, and ongoing efforts toward general catalytic enantioselective allylboration methodologies. The preparation of optically enriched α-substituted allylic boronate reagents is discussed, as well as their applications in Lewis acid-catalyzed additions to afford skeletally diverse products like propionate units, polysubstituted furans, vinylcyclopropanes, and larger ring systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Paper based on a presentation at the 14th International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS-14), 2-6 August 2007, Nara, Japan. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 807-1194The Reformatsky reaction is a venerable named reaction that was introduced more than 120 years ago. Diastereoselective variants based on the use of chiral auxiliary and enantioselective protocols, based on the employment of stoichiometric amount of chiral ligands, have been successfully applied in organic synthesis during the years. However, a facile and general catalytic enantioselective variant was still a difficult task. Recently, we have established a new general and straightforward methodology for catalytic enantioselective Reformatsky reaction based on different concepts. In this paper, we present our general finding in catalytic enantioselective Reformatsky reaction of ketones, imines, and aldehydes. Our simple methodologies could become benchmark reactions for testing new synthesized chiral ligands for asymmetric transformations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the history of the Bernard Shaw Society of Japan (BSSJ) as of its 40th anniversary in 2011. It notes the role of scholar Matahiko Ichikawa in facilitating Shaw's 1933 visit to Japan and in forming the society, originally called the Shaw Society of Japan (SSJ), in 1971. Other topics include the society workshops, its biannual meetings that include international lecturers, and its publication of the paperback book series "Bernard Shaw Studies." The society has also published the guidebook "Welcome to the Shavian World" in order to introduce Shaw to the Japanese public.

The article offers information on the symposium entitled "Review of Nuclear Proliferation Problems" organized by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and conducted in Tallberg, Sweden on June 15-18, 1973. The meeting delved into various topics including the spread of nuclear technology, nuclear developments, safeguards, cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy, military consequences of the proliferation of nuclear technology, the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, and security problems involving non-nuclear weapon countries. Delegates from India, Israel, Japan, USSR, Mexico, and the United States attended the gathering.

The 2010 annual conference of the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet), Asia's oldest bioinformatics organisation formed in 1998, was organized as the 9th International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB), Sept. 26-28, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Initially, APBioNet created InCoB as forum to foster bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region. Given the growing importance of interdisciplinary research, InCoB2010 included topics targeting scientists in the fields of genomic medicine, immunology and chemoinformatics, supporting translational research. Peer-reviewed manuscripts that were accepted for publication in this supplement, represent key areas of research interests that have emerged in our region. We also highlight some of the current challenges bioinformatics is facing in the Asia Pacific region and conclude our report with the announcement of APBioNet's 100 BioDatabases (BioDB100) initiative. BioDB100 will comply with the database criteria set out earlier in our proposal for Minimum Information about a Bioinformatics and Investigation (MIABi), setting the standards for biocuration and bioinformatics research, on which we will report at the next InCoB, Nov. 27 - Dec. 2, 2011 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on the International Magnetics Conference 2005 held in Nagoya, Japan. The conference was of outstanding scientific and technical quality. Altogether there were 1058 presentations given at the conference. These were strictly selected by the Program Committee from the 1527 digests and nominations that were submitted. After the conference, a total of 817 manuscripts were submitted for consideration for publication in this volume. This was a much heavier burden than anticipated for the editors of Intermag 2005. In order to avoid any delays, two publications teams were set up: Higashi and Nishi.

Discusses the 37th Congress of the Japan Epilepsy Society held at Sendai International Center in Sendai, Japan on October 30, 2003. Clarification of mysterious mechanisms of neuronal excitation and inhibition through advances in basic neuroscience and molecular biology; Main theme of the meeting; List of lecturer; Number of papers presented.

Reports on a conference in Kyoto, Japan organized by the International Center for Japanese Studies and the Fondation Transcultural that tackled the question of `Crossing the Cultural Borders.' Participants; Other topics discussed.

Provides information on the international conference held in Osaka, Japan, in March 1999 focused on developments in experimental economics. Attendance; Selection process for the papers presented during the conference.

The Seventh World Congress of the Econometric Society will be held at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan from August 22 to August 29, 1995. Economists are then invited to submit papers for possible presentation at the Congress by January 31, 1995. It is hoped that papers presented at the Congress will represent a broad spectrum of applied and theoretical economics and econometrics. The chairmen of the Program are enumerated for the benefit of participants. Description of abstract presentation are also included. Jointly-authored papers should be submitted by the person who will represent the paper, if it is accepted.

The article discusses the highlights of two meetings held by the Mycological Society of Japan (MSJ) in 2012. These meetings were the Symposium on Nomenclatural Change held during the annual meeting of the MSJ on May 26 in Gifu and the Forum on the Future of Microbial Databases held on May 28 in Tokyo. The meetings were related to the Melbourne Code, the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (ICN).

Information regarding the 29th World Congress of Endourology and SWL in Kyoto, Japan on November 30, 2011 to December 3, 2011 is presented. Topics include the improvement of the performance of ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithomy (PCNL), treatment of small renal masses (SRMs), and increasing role for renal mass biopsy. It says that five papers were presented on the study collected by the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society (CROES).

Information about several papers discussed at the Post-International Investigate Dermatology (IID) International Meeting on Autoimmune Bullous Diseases held in Tokyo, Japan is presented. Among the papers discussed during the meeting were the desmosome dynamics in health and disease, the mysterious target antigens in autoimmune bullous diseases, and the mouse model for pemphigus and pemphigoid. An overview on how the sessions was conducted is also presented.

Simple Summary: Novel insights into the basic and translational findings on Epstein–Barr virus-related diseases were presented at the "19th International Symposium on Epstein–Barr Virus and Associated Diseases" in Asahikawa, Japan. Novel insights into Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) pathogenicity were presented at the "19th International Symposium on Epstein-Barr Virus and Associated Diseases" in Asahikawa, Japan. In addition, basic and translational findings on EBV-associated tumors, including natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, gastric cancer, and nasopharyngeal cancer, were presented by an international group of scientists and clinicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]