Japanese Texts Available in USA
If you read Japanese, you can use reference texts by Hiroyuki Sekiya and Hirotaka Hamada, published by Softbank Corporation. HP 100LX/200LX Bible describes both built-in applications and freeware, and comes with floppy disks. HP 200LX Software Bible focuses on freeware/shareware. Also described are a large number of database files, including Raman Noodle Shops in Japan, Japanese flag signals, the meaning of flowers (e.g. romance, friendship, etc), and the qualities of 1,154 kinds of saki. A CD-ROM disk is included with the book.
(Note: there is no English translation in these books.)
The best way to order these texts outside of Japan is through Japanese book stores including those listed below.
CONTACT: Kinokuniya Book Stores of America, 1581 Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115, USA; (415) 567-7625; OR Kinokuniya, 10 West 49th Street, New York, NY, 10020, USA; (212) 765-7625 OR Asahiya Bookstores New York, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017, USA; Phone: 212-883-0011; Fax: 212-883-1011; E-mail: asahiyabook @tomio.com