JAPAN CDIC DIRECTORY LIST OF JAPANESE COMPANY DIRECTORIES Note: Directories of Japanese companies written in English are very useful sources of information for U.S. Exporters wishing to enter the Japanese market. This report lists English-language directories of Japanese companies and business organizations including handy yellow pages and electronic directories. A. LIST OF DIRECTORIES ACCJ MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Annual, 10,000 yen/$100 for 1997 edition for none-members Publisher: American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Bridgestone Bldg 5f., 3-25-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Phone: 81-3-3433-5480, Fax: 81-3-3436-1446 -- Complete listing of American companies and 2,500 ACCJ members. BUYER'S GUIDE OF TOKYO Annual, limited distribution to foreign exporters at no cost Publisher: Tokyo Foreign Trade Association Tokyo Trade Center New York Office 324 Madison Ave., Suite 1418, New York, NY 10173 Phone: 212-599-0686-8, Fax: 212-599-0689 -- Directory of manufacturers and trading companies in Tokyo. DIRECTORY OF JAPANESE-AFFILIATED COMPANIES IN THE USA & CANADA Annual, 29,126 yen for 1997-98 ed. Publisher: JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) 2-2-5 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Phone: 81-3-3582-3518, Fax: 81-3-3587-0219 JETRO New York: Phone: 212-997-0400, Fax: 212-302-1581 JAPAN AS A MACHINERY MARKET 1995 Every 3 year, limited distribution Publisher: Japan Machinery Importers' Association Koyo Bldg., 1-2-11 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Phone: 81-3-3503-9736, Fax 81-3-3503-9779 JAPAN COMPANY HANDBOOK Quarterly, 2 vols., 4,600 Yen each for 1997 ed. Publisher: Toyo Keizai Inc. 1-2-1 Nihonbashi Hongoku-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103 Phone: 81-3-3246-5470, Fax: 81-3-3241-5543 -- Volume 1 - companies listed on the first sections of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock markets; Volume 2 - companies listed on the second sections, local markets and unlisted companies. JAPAN DIRECTORY Annual, 2 vols., 41,200 yen (set) for 1997 ed. Publisher: The Japan Press Ltd. C.O.P. Box 6, Tokyo 100-91 Phone: 81-3-3404-5161, Fax: 81-3-3423-2358 -- Telephone directory of foreign organizations, companies and residents in Japan. JAPAN TRADE DIRECTORY Annual, 33,010 yen for 1997-98 ed. Publisher: JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) 2-2-5 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Phone: 81-3-3582-3518, Fax: 81-3-3587-0219 JETRO New York office: Phone: 212-997-0400, Fax: 212-302-1581 -- the Japan Trade Directory is a directory of Japanese importers and exporters published by JETRO. JETRO, the quasi-Japanese government organization, has offices in eight U.S. cities which are equipped with JETRO publications and JETRO's inhouse databases of Japanese business information. B. LIST OF TRADE ASSOCIATIONS ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS IN JAPAN, 1/96" 4,000 yen (English & Japanese). Publisher: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry 3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 Phone: 81-3-3283-7590, Fax: 81-3-3201-6265 -- Directory of Japanese trade associations updated every three years. C. LIST OF YELLOW PAGES JAPAN YELLOW PAGES Semi-annual, 2,060 yen for Fall 1997 ed. Publisher: Japan Yellow Pages Ltd. ST Bldg. 4-6-9 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 Phone: 81-3-3239-3501, Fax: 81-3-3237-8945 - Handy yellow pages in English TOWNPAGE: ENGLISH TELEPHONE DIRECTORY Annual, 2,000 yen (each) East Japan 1997 - Greater Tokyo, Nagoya, Sapporo business directory West Japan 1996 - Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka/Kitakyushu directory. Publisher: NTT English Telephone Directory Office Tokyo - Phone: 81-3-5256-3141, Fax: 81-3-5256-3148 Osaka - Phone: 81-6-543-7797, Fax: 81-6-543-7489 D. Electronic publications EBG 97 CD-ROM (JAPAN ELECTRONICS BUYERS' GUIDE) Annual CD-ROM, $220. Publisher: Dempa Publications, Inc. 1-11-15 Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 Phone: 81-3-3445-6111, Fax: 81-3-3447-4666 New York Office: Phone: 212-682-4755, Fax: 212-682-2730 JAPAN 250,000 Semi-annual CD-ROM of 250,000 Japanese companies 450,000 yen per year. Producer: D & B Information Services 4-7-7 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153 Phone: 81-3-3481-3561 Fax: 81-3-3481-3570 Contact in the U.S.: Phone: 908-665-3561 Fax: 908-665-5839 -- Company information is collected by Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) which is the business partner of Dun & Bradstreet Information Services. JAPANESE COMPANY FACTFINDER; TEIKOKU DATABANK, KR INFORMATION ONDISC Quarterly CD-ROM of 180,000 Japanese companies $3,200 per year. Teikoku Databank; Japanese companies, Dialog online file no.502. Producer: Teikoku Databank Ltd. 750 Lexington Ave., 28Th Fl., New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212-486-2637, Fax: 212-486-2638 Vendor: Knight Ridder Information Inc. (Former Dialog Information Services, Inc.) 2440 El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 944040 Phone: 800-334-2564, ext.7842, Fax: 415-858-6385 -- Information is also included in the DIALOG online databases.