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     How about a teaser? Below you will find the (tentative) Table of Contents
for "Understanding Japanese Information Processing." For those of you who
manage FTP sites that contain JAPAN.INF, feel free to put this TOC in or
near JAPAN.INF. Thanks!

-- Ken Lunde

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Table of Contents
Preface
	Audience
	Organization
	Conventions
	Acknowledgements
	Errors, Omissions, and Updates
1: Overview of Japanese Information Processing
	Multiple Writing Systems
	Japanese Character Set Standards
	Japanese Encoding Methods
	Japanese Input
	Setting Japanese Text
	Basic Concepts and Terminology
		What are JISC, JIS, and JSA, and How are they Related?
		What are Internationalization and Localization?
		What are the Multilingual and Locale Models?
		What is KUTEN?
		What is the Difference between a Character and a Glyph?
		What is a Typeface?
		What are Half- and Full-width Characters?
		What is Notation?
		What is an Octet?
2: The Japanese Writing System
	Roman Characters
	Hiragana
	Katakana
	Kanji
		The Pronunciation of Kanji
		The Structure of Kanji
		The History of Kanji
3: Japanese Character Set Standards
	Non-electronic Character Set Standards
	Electronic Character Set Standards
		National Character Set Standards
			ASCII
			JIS-Roman
			Half-width Katakana
			JIS X 0208-1990
			JIS X 0212-1990 -- A Supplemental Character Set
			Relationships between National Character Set Standards
		Asian Character Set Standards
			KS C 5601-1992 (Korea)
			GB 2312-80 (The PeopleUs Republic of China)
			Big Five (Taiwan)
		International Character Set Standards
			ISO 10646 and Unicode
			XCCS
	Non-electronic Versus Electronic Character Set Standards
	Advice to Developers
4: Japanese Encoding Methods
	National Encoding Methods
		ASCII/JIS-Roman Encoding
		EBCDIC/EBCDIK Encoding
		Half-width Katakana Encoding
		KUTEN Encoding
		JIS Encoding
		Shift-JIS Encoding
		Shift-JIS Versus JIS Encoding
		EUC Encoding
			EUC Packed Format
			EUC Complete Two-byte Format
		EUC Versus JIS Encoding
	Asian Encoding Methods
		KS C 5601-1992 Encoding
		GB 2312-80 Encoding
		Big Five Encoding
		Comparing Japanese and Other Asian Encoding Methods
	International Encoding Methods
		ISO 10646/Unicode Encoding
		ISO 10646/Unicode Encoding Versus JIS Encoding
		Unicode Zones
		XCCS Encoding
	Conversion of Japanese Text
	Repairing Damaged Japanese Text
	Advice to Developers
5: Japanese Input
	Japanese Input Software
		Kana Versus Romanized Input
		Input by Pronunciation
		Input by Radical
		Input by Stroke Count
		Input by Multiple Criteria
		Input by Encoded Value
		Input by Postal Code
		Input by Association
		In-line Conversion
	Japanese Input Hardware
		Western Keyboard Arrays
			QWERTY Array
			Dvorak Array
		Kanji Keyboard Arrays
		Kana Keyboard Arrays
			JIS Array
			New-JIS Array
			Thumb-shift Array
			50 Sounds Array
		Roman Character Keyboard Arrays
			M-style Array
			High-speed Roman Array
		Other Input Hardware
			Pen Input
			Optical Character Recognition
			Voice Input
	Japanese Character Dictionaries
6: Japanese Output
	Japanese Fonts
		Bitmapped Fonts
		Parametric Fonts
		Outline Fonts
		PostScript Fonts
		TrueType Fonts
		Creating Your Own Fonts
	Printer Output
		PostScript Japanese Printers
		Adobe Type Manager (ATM)
		TrueType
		Other Printing Methods
	Computer Monitor Output
	Vertically Set Japanese Text
	External Character Handling
	Special Japanese Text Formatting Functions
		Japanese Hyphenation
		Japanese Justification
		Ruby Characters
	Advice to Developers
		Obtaining a Japanese Publishing System
		Software Recommendations
		Future Typeface Technologies
			Multiple Master Typefaces
			SuperATM
			Adobe Acrobat
			Adobe Type Composer
			CID-keyed Fonts
7: Japanese Information Processing Techniques and Code Processing Tools
	Code Conversion Algorithms
		JIS to Shift-JIS Conversion
		Shift-JIS to JIS Conversion
		JIS to EUC and EUC to JIS Conversion
		JIS to KUTEN and KUTEN to JIS Conversion
		Shift-JIS to EUC and EUC to Shift-JIS Conversion
		Other Code Conversion Types
	Text Stream Handling Algorithms
		Eight- to Seven-bit Conversion
		Seven- to Eight-bit Conversion
		Eight- to Eight-bit Conversion
		Seven- to Seven-bit Conversion
	Miscellaneous Algorithms
		Japanese Code Detection
		Half- to Full-width Katakana Conversion
		JIS Encoding Repair
	Byte Versus Character Handling Issues
		Character Deletion
		Character Insertion
		Character Searching
		Character Sorting
		Line Breaking
	Character Attribute Detection
	Japanese Code Processing Tools
		Japanese Code Conversion
		Generating Japanese Character Sets
		Examining Japanese Text Files
8: Japanese Text Processing Tools
	Operating Systems and Operating System Extensions
		IBM DOS J/V (IBM PC and Compatibles)
		Microsoft Windows-J (IBM DOS J/V)
		KanjiTalk and WorldScript II (Macintosh)
		GomTalk7 (Macintosh)
		AIX (RISC System/6000)
		Irix (SGI workstations)
		PenPoint
		Plan 9 (UNIX)
		X11R5 (UNIX)
		NeXTSTEP-J (NeXT)
		ANS (Amiga)
	Input Software
		Kotoeri (KanjiTalk 7.1)
		VJE-Gamma (IBM DOS J/V or NeXTSTEP-J)
		MacVJE-Gamma (KanjiTalk 7.1)
		Wnn (UNIX or KanjiTalk)
		SKK (Mule, Nemacs, or Demacs)
		Canna (UNIX)
		Tcode (Mule, Nemacs, Demacs, or KanjiTalk)
	Text Editors
		MOKE (MS-DOS)
		ASLEdit+ (KanjiTalk)
		Emacs and GNU Emacs Variants
			Mule (UNIX)
			Nemacs (UNIX)
			Demacs (IBM DOS J/V)
			Ng (IBM DOS J/V or UNIX)
		Jstevie (UNIX and MS-DOS)
	Word Processors
		JWP (Microsoft Windows)
		NJStar (MS-DOS)
		Nisus & Solo Writer (KanjiTalk)
		FrameMaker-J (UNIX)
		Dedicated Japanese Word Processors
	Page Layout Software
		Aldus PageMaker-J (Microsoft Windows-J or KanjiTalk)
		Adobe Illustrator-J (KanjiTalk)
		FrameMaker-J (UNIX)
	On-line Dictionaries
		JDIC (MS-DOS or IBM DOS J/V)
		MacJDic (KanjiTalk)
		rSTONE (KanjiTalk)
		Syokendai (KanjiTalk)
		XJDIC (UNIX)
		Quick Viewer (IBM DOS J/V or KanjiTalk)
		Translator's Apprentice (NeXTSTEP)
	Machine Translation Software
		PC-Transer (IBM DOS J/V)
		EZ JapaneseWriter (MS-DOS or IBM DOS J/V)
		TheTranslator (KanjiTalk)
	Terminal Software
		YKH (MS-DOS or IBM DOS J/V)
		KCom2 (MS-DOS or IBM DOS J/V)
		ASLTelnet (KanjiTalk)
		NinjaTerm (KanjiTalk)
		Terminal-J (KanjiTalk)
		kterm (UNIX)
9: Using Japanese E-mail and News
	Sending Japanese E-mail
	Posting Japanese News
	Receiving Japanese E-mail
	Displaying Japanese News
	E-mail Addressing Templates
		Internet and Aegis
		Internet and America Online
		Internet and AppleLink
		Bitnet and AppleLink
		Internet and Bitnet
		Internet and CompuServe
		Internet and Fidonet
		Internet and MCIMail
		Internet and NIFTY-Serve
		Internet and PC-VAN
		Internet and TWICS
	E-mail Troubles & Tricks
	Japan Network Domains
		The JP Domain
		Bitnet Sites in Japan
	Getting Connected
A: Japanese Code Conversion Table
B: JIS X 0208-1990 Table
C: JIS X 0212-1990 Table
D: JIS Code Table Supplements
	Pronunciation Index
	Radical Index
E: Joyo Kanji List
F: Gakushu Kanji List
G: Jinmei-yo Kanji List
H: Japanese Corporate Character Set Standards
	JEF
	FMR Kanji
	IBM Kanji
	DEC Kanji
	NTT Kanji
	NEC Kanji
	IKIS
	HP Kanji
	Apple Kanji
	KEIS
I: Japanese Corporate Encoding Methods
	JEF Encoding
	JEF Encoding Versus EUC Encoding
	FMR Kanji Encoding
	IBM Kanji Encoding
	IBM Kanji Encoding Versus Shift-JIS and EUC Encodings
	DEC Kanji Encoding
	DEC Kanji Encoding Versus EUC Encoding
	NTT Kanji Encoding
	NTT Kanji Encoding Versus JIS Encoding
	NEC Kanji Encoding
	NEC Kanji Encoding Versus JIS Encoding
	IKIS Encoding
	IKIS Encoding Versus EUC Encoding
	HP Kanji Encoding
	HP Kanji Encoding Versus Shift-JIS and EUC Encodings
	Apple Kanji Encoding
	Apple Kanji Encoding Versus Shift-JIS Encoding
	KEIS Encoding
	KEIS Encoding Versus EUC Encoding
J: Character Lists and Mapping Tables
	JIS C 6226-1978 Versus JIS X 0208-1983
		Category 1
		Category 2
		Category 3
		Category 4
	JIS X 0208-1983 Versus JIS X 0208-1990
	JIS X 0212-1990
	Joyo Kanji
	IBM Kanji
K: Software and Document Sources
	Anonymous FTP
	FTP Mail
	Finding Files
	Useful Anonymous FTP Sites
	FTP Sources
	Commercial Sources
L: Mailing Lists
	Canna Mailing List
	CCNET Mailing List
	INSOFT-L Mailing List
	ISO 10646 Mailing List
	JUNET News Mailing List
	Kanji-Amiga Mailing List
	KanjiTalk Mailing List
	Mule Mailing List
	NeXT Nihongo Mailing List
	NIHONGO Mailing List
	Nisus Mailing List
	PenPoint Mailing List
	RES-JAPAN-GROUP Mailing List
	SKK Mailing List
	Tcode Mailing List
	Unicode Mailing List
M: Professional Organizations
	Chinese Language Computer Society
	International Macintosh Users Group
N: Glossary
O: Code Table
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Colophon
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