INFORM2003 - Book Magazine Exhibit

INFORM is held eacch year because thousands of publications  are published in English in Japan but they are nearly always hard to find,  especially when you don't know where to look. English publications are in fewer than 5% of the bookstores. What there are tend to be mostly ELT (English Language Teaching).  Fine for students but not for your reading or reference.  With some effort and imagination many useful publications can be found at small publishers, at government or association offices, at embassies and libraries, some free, a few very expensive.  Sometimes very good, sometimes poorly done, these books, magazines, papers and reports contain valuable information , perhaps the information that you need now. The annual INFORM helps you find these publications that can add to your success and pleasure and INFORM helps the publishers find you. Ranging from general information, to specialized business, technical  and government publications, INFORM2001  includes hundreds of new publications and online internet resources.  Also a selection of publications on Japan and Asia that are published by important publishers in the USA and Europe,  plus the always popular full range of travel guides from Lonely Planet   and other publishers. INFORM2001 will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the 8th floor of the Kuritsu Taito Kumin Kaikan, 2-6-5 Hanakawato, Taitoku, Tokyo, on Umamichi Dori. MAP   In Tokyo's popular and historical Asakusa  district, just about 200 meters  up the street from the subway station,  on the same side of the street as  the Matsuya Department Store, near  Sensoji Temple. Call 03-3876-3073  in English or Japanese for further details. Another map and directions will be found at http://jpgsonline.com/INFORM2001/inf2001adr.htm.   

INFORM2001 is a table-top exhibition where you can come, see, touch, even sit and read the publications or take notes. There is lots of space and chairs. Take home what you want ... some freebies, other publications ranging from a nominal Yen 10 to Yen 100.  Travel  guides, other books, and some current magazines will be sold at half the regular price just at INFORM. Others can be ordered at a discount. But buying is not what INFORM is all about. Here you can learn what exists and search out interesting titles and useful publishers. For a list of titles displayed at past INFORMs see our website. The tables displays will be grouped roughly as follows:

• MAIN DISPLAY - The purpose of this tabletop display is to show a broad range of what is available in English from (a) commercial publishers in Japan, (b) academic and trade associations and societies, (c) local and national government agencies, (d) companies that are not commercial publishers and (d) from publishers outside of Japan who publish on Japan related or East Asia related subjects. The range is vast, the collection incomplete, but there should be something of value to everyone who reads English and who needs information. Categories range from accounting and aerospace to theatre and zoology.
• JAPAN PUBLICATIONS GUIDE SERVICE - What you don't find at INFORM, you will find in the publications and database of the JPGS. The JPGS publishes the Japan  English Publications in Print,  Japan Directory of Professional Associations, and is now online at http://jpgsonline.com. Try it, find over 40.000 titles.
• SPORTS WORLD, TOKYO JOURNAL, KANSAI TIME OUT, KYOTO JOURNAL -  These and other popular English magazines published in Japan will be on display. Chances are that you have never seen many of them if you are new to Japan or do not live near a Kinokuniya or Maruzen book store.
• TRAVEL GUIDES - Books for individual travelers  from  LONELY  PLANET and other publishers. Over 400 of the newest titles covering  virtually every continent, country and island of the world plus guides for divers. Maps, travel atlases, world food guides, phrasebooks, and travel literature. All available to look at and buy at big discount. TRAVEL GUIDE  LIST
• FORBES GLOBAL - Pick up a current issue of Forbes Global at INFORM. Subscribe if you like it.
• BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL JOURNALS FROM ASIA, USA, EUROPE  - Specialized journals and magazines such as the Oil & Gas Journal, Aerospace America, popular computer magazines like InfoWorld, PC Magazine and Wired, plus magazines of broad interest such as Asiaweek, Business Week, Asian Business, and. many more. Intercontinental Marketing Corp.  will display a number of these journals and offer catalogs and information on more.
• ADVERTISING - What would magazines and newspapers be without advertising? Nothing, they wouldn't exist. Advertising is the life blood of newspapers and magazines. At INFORM you will see MEDIA magazine and other Japan and Asia advertising trade publications.
• WEBSITES IN ENGLISH ON JAPAN  - The Internet  is a swamp of information. Tens of thousands of websites are about Japan. Here we suggest some websites that are useful. A printed list of recommended sites will be available to those who attend INFORM2001.
• DAILY YOMIURI - Pick up a free copy of this  major  daily. Learn why subscribing is the best deal available in local newspapers.   Subscribe at INFORM for the best deal of all.
• FREEBIES, NEAR FREEBIES and PRIZES - Yes, there will be freebies and what isn't free will be discounted to a price that will make you happy.  Win a free book. Win a free magazine subscription. But you cannot win if you don't register. So do print out the registration form.  Fill in the blanks with as much info as you care to give and fax it to us  now.  REGISTER now!  (If you are reading this on paper and not online, just mail or fax your name, address, tel, fax, and email address to us.)
• TENGU Natural Foods - Food for those who like  natural  grains, bagels, and such. A catalog of healthy products and tasty  foods  to help you live better. Samples too.
• How to order books and magazines.  - The truth about costs, book stores. Internet booksellers who can ship to you in Japan, the USA and Europe. How to be a smart buyer whether for business or pleasure. How to search for used books. Learn all you need to know at INFORM.