In 1994, the Japan Information Access Project acquired full access to the Internet. The Project staff has worked closely with the University of New Mexico Center for the Study of Japanese Industry and Management of Technology (as of January 1998, the New Mexico Japan Center) to maintain a creative and interactive website on Japan and Northeast Asia. Information about the Project and its activities can also be found on a number of university and industry web servers.

In 1995, the Project developed its own World Wide Web Home Page. Our Home Page includes details about the Project's programs, publications, membership, as well as an abridged version of our resource guide, Japan-U.S. Trade & Technology: A Primer. Our Home Page also contains significant papers from the symposia held by the Japan Documentation Center of The Library of Congress, important papers and commentary by emerging Japan scholars, and links to other Japan and Asia related Internet sites.

The Project uses its homepage to distribute a number of Special Reports on timely Japan-related policy issues. By posting their papers on the Internet, scholars find that their research stimulates discussion and reaches beyond their immediate academic community. Examples of these reports include:

• Comparative review of Japan’s Information Disclosure Law by Lawrence Repeta, University of Washington, Seattle
• Asia’s Financial Crisis and Japan by Thomas Cargill, University of Nevada, Reno
• A Discussion on Competition Policy and International Trade: How Different Is Japan from Germany and Does It Matter? by Mark Tilton, Purdue University
• Comparisons of U.S. and Japanese R&D Policies by Gregory Tassey, National Institute of Standards and Technology (has also been posted on the NIST website)
• Japan’s Science and Technology Policy: Retooling for the Future by William Blanpied, the National Science Foundation
• The Future Evolution of Japanese-U.S. Competition in Software: Policy Challenges and Strategic Prospects by William Rapp, University of Victoria, Canada

The Economist (September 6, 1997, page 15) noted that our homepage was "unquestionably, the best starting point" for information about Japan. Our web address was mentioned in conjunction with our server site, the University of New Mexico.

The Fall 1998 issue of the Association for Asian Studies’ magazine, Education About Asia was devoted to teaching about Japan and prominently mentioned our website as an excellent resource for students.

The Internet has greatly expanded our worldwide information dissemination and collection capabilities. It has successfully generated international interest in our work and activities. In 1998, the Japan Project became an independent content provider for Policy.com, an Internet consortium of think tanks.

You can find our Web Page at: http://www.jiaponline.com

The Project's E-mail address is: access@jiaponline.org