This book contains chapters written by eminent scientists on the latest development in computer technology and applica-
tions in Japan. The objective of the book is to provide an awareness of the considerable advances being made by Japane-
se scientists on the general area of information technology and in the so-called Fifth Generation Computer Systems. In the first chapter, Watanabe of the NEC Corporation, descri-
bes advanced architecture and technology of supercomputing systems. This theme is followed by Nakamura of Tohoku Uni-
versity in the next chapter. Another type of supercomputer for vector processing, the FACOM VP 2000 Series is then des-
cribed by Uchida ofFujitsu Ltd in Chapter 3.
Expert systems are presented in the next two chapters by Ue-
no and Oomari of Tokyo Denki University and by Koseki and
Goto of the NEC Corporation. Important applications in com-
puter graphics are described in Chapter Six by Ishii and Mu-
rakami of Fujitsu Laboratories. Hayahi from the same Labora-
tory then discusses neurocomputers in Japan. The final chap-
ter by Noguchi of Tohoku Universityillustrates an important application in communications.