Jan '98 developing of a webpage as a communication tool for the project Preparing a booklist: researching in bookstores, libraries and internet Sketches for the interface and video shooting of the Construction Site Collection of signboards and other project related stuff Collection of video source material (TV: News, Kohaku Uta Gassen, Mahjong     Feb '98 Finished the webpage, including discussion Introduction to FireWire-technic (MotionDV) in the video laboratory Tokyo: Takahiko Iimura ICC-Museum Tony Oursler, Mike Kelley English Rose   Reading: Burch - Introduction and contents (Webpages)     Mar '98 Collecting material Redefining the project Reading: Burch - to the Distant Observer Buruma- Missionary and Libertine different articles Apr '98 Redesigning the webpages: better graphics, more pictures, clearer definition of the research Reading: Japan why it works, why it doesn't Richie - Japanese Film Murakami Haruki Watching: Doraemon Children's TV program     May '98 Redesigning the webpages: better graphics, more visual material, clearer definition of the research Getting acquinted to internet tools (guif-builder, java ...) Reading: Japan why it works, why it doesn't Murakami Haruki : Norwegian Wood; Dance, Dance, Dance; Pinball 73 Watching: Image Forum Festival '98   Exhibition: planning, flyer-design Jun '98 Construction of a prototype for the exhibition Adding Japanese to the WebSites, Virtual Portfolio for the exhibition Jul '98 Exhibition Prototype Improvements according to the findings of the exhibition Reading Murakami Haruki, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle O-Young Lee, The Compact Culture - The Japanese Tradition of "Smaller is Better" Steve McClure, NipponPop internet communication project development and planning together with the students of Japan Aug '98