Recording of Takehisa Kosugi's Catchwave 71.

Recording of Boyko Stoyanov's C.A.S. Stoyanov was inspired by the interpretation of Chopin's Op. 30, no. 1 by the Japanese pianist Rikako Akatsu, performed at the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. In this work, the composer wanted to create a unique form, the basis of which provided by the electroacoustic music.

Recording of Mayako Kubo's Iterum Meditemur for trombone and tape. The tape was produced in the electronic music studio of the Hochschule für Musik in Wien. Included in the sounds of the tape are wind chimes, bells, and human voice which reads reports from a newspaper printed in 1941 in Columbus, Ohio USA. The text for the trombone player is from the Japanese author Kazumi Takahaschi, partially altered by the composer It was composed from September to November 1978 in Vienna.

Recording of Alden Jenks's Nagasaki made in the electronic music studio of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Both electronic and non-electronic sounds were used (of the latter the human voice and music of the Japanese court, "gagaku", figure prominently). The human voice appears to be electronically generated, or electronic sounds appear to be gagaku instruments, singing voices, or a percussion ensemble. The words used are those of Fujio Tsujimoto at the age of five, of Nagasaki; on the tape they are spoken by the Japanese violinist Mayumi Ohira.

Small handbook in Japanese, suggested by a translator to be a collection of the Imperial Rescript on Education and the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors. It may also be a Rescript supplement. The book reads from right to left and has handwriting on the back page.

Recording of Anna-Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner's American Made. It is an electroacoustic piece using various English and Japanese sound fragments to recreate the sound of a motorcycle's exhaust.

Three silent amateur film segments of Hong Kong and Japan, filmed by Dennis Askey. Identifiable locations include Tai Po Kau Park in Hong Kong, and the Fujita Grill and Tea Room in Japan. The film stock was produced in 1960 and processed in May of 1961.

Photograph of a building with a sign in English and Japanese for Nippon Mining Co., Ltd.

Photograph of two women standing at a booth with a large sign on it, possibly from one of Roy Eldridge's tours of Japan.

The August 2003 blackout of the northeastern U.S. and CANADA caused great economic losses and inconvenience to New York City and other affected areas. The blackout was a warning to the rest of the world that the ability of conventional power systems to meet growing electricity demand is questionable. Failure of large power systems can lead to serious emergencies. Introduction of on-site generation, renewable energy such as solar and wind power and the effective utilization of exhaust heat is needed, to meet the growing energy demands of the residential and commercial sectors. Additional benefit can be achieved by integrating these distributed technologies into distributed energy resource (DER) systems. This work demonstrates a method for choosing and designing economically optimal DER systems. An additional purpose of this research is to establish a database of energy tariffs, DER technology cost and performance characteristics, and building energy consumption for Japan. This research builds on prior DER studies at the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and with their associates in the Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions (CERTS) and operation, including the development of the microgrid concept, and the DER selection optimization program, the Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM). DER-CAM …

Photograph of a busy street, most likely in Tokyo, Japan. There are many people on the street and signs on the buildings.

Photograph of police and protesters, likely at the Bloody May Day Riots in Tokyo, Japan. Several protesters are carrying large banners or signs with Japanese script on them.

Photograph of Marjorie Wakeham standing outside of a storefront with a sign in Japanese, most likely in or near Tokyo, Japan.

Photograph of a car that is flipped over in the street and burning. There are several people looking on, including one man in the foreground crouching, and one man holding a baton.

Postcard addressed to Mrs. E.A. Wakeham from her daughter. The image on the postcard is of the Atami Hotel and "Atami Hotel, Atami Hot Springs" is printed on the front along with some Japanese characters. The correspondence on the back reads "Dearest Mother - We spent a wonderful three days at this hotel. We were able to get European style rooms for two nights. One night we stayed was in Japanese style - was [...] experience - sleeping on the floor and wearing no shoes in the room. Beautiful [scenery] and etc. [...]"

Photograph of Marjorie Wakeham standing next to a stand decorated with paper lanterns. There are several girls lined up next to the stand.

Photograph of rickshaws lined up in the street outside a building with an open patio. The accompanying information states this is likely in Japan, but could possibly be in Taiwan or China.

Photograph of protesters clashing with police. The protesters are carrying signs and flags written in Japanese. The accompanying information states this resembles images from the 1952 Bloody May Day protests in Tokyo, Japan.

Photograph of rickshaws lined up in a street, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There are a few rickshaw pullers sitting in their carts.

Photograph of a protest in Japan. The people are carrying signs and flags, possibly as part of the Bloody May Day protests on May 1, 1952.

Photograph of Dolores Lamb sitting in a cycle rickshaw. There is a man standing next to her and buildings with Japanese-language signs across the street.

Photograph of Marjorie Wakeham sitting in a rickshaw, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There are several other people on the street and storefronts with Japanese writing across the street.

Photograph of a woman sitting in a rickshaw with a man standing next to it, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. They are in a city street and there are stores with Japanese-language signs across the street.

Photograph of Ginza street in Tokyo, Japan. There are many signs in English and Japanese characters above stores and businesses.