IEEE Region 10 (Asia & Pacific) History

IEEE Region 10 (Asia & Pacific) History
Display name	Region 10
Region number	10
Geographic regions	Asia, Pacific
Home page	http://www.ieeer10.org/
List of Councils in this Region IEEE Australia Council History IEEE India Council History IEEE Japan Council History IEEE New Zealand Council History
List of Sections in this Region IEEE Bangalore Section History IEEE Bangladesh Section History IEEE Beijing Section History IEEE Bombay (Mumbai) Section History IEEE Chengdu Section History IEEE Daejeon Section History IEEE Fukuoka Section History IEEE Gujarat Section History IEEE Harbin Section History IEEE Kolkata Section History IEEE Macau Section History IEEE Madhya Pradesh Section IEEE Northern Australia Section History IEEE Pune Section IEEE Sendai Section History IEEE South Australia Section History IEEE Tokyo Section History IEEE Victorian Section History
List of Subsections in this Region IEEE Chandigarh Subsection IEEE Guntur Subsection IEEE Hefei Subsection History IEEE Honam Subsection IEEE Peshawar Subsection IEEE Podhigai Subsection IEEE Shandong Subsection History IEEE Sri Lanka Central Subsection History IEEE Tasmania Subsection History IEEE Zhejiang Subsection

1955-67

IEEE (IRE) sections began to develop in the Asia-Pacific region prior to the formation of a Region 10 district. New Zealand started in 1968, Pakistan in 1968, India (Bombay) in 1969 and Tokyo in 1955 (as part of the IRE). The formation of Region 10 was approved by the IEEE Board of Directors at the 24 August 1966 meeting. The new Bylaw first appeared in the 3 November 1966 edition of the Bylaws noting that it would be effective 1 January 1967. The result was that, quoting from Martin Bastiaans' A short history of IRE Region 9 / IEEE Region 8 "on 1 January 1967 South America became Region 9, with Region 10 covering other parts of the world, still including a great part of Africa; finally on 1 January 1981 the remainder of Africa became part of Region 8."

1967-72

The inaugural steering director for Region 10 was Dr.Shigeo Shima of Japan who was offered this task for 1967-68 by the IEEE Assembly.  Then began establishment of IEEE Sections and the gradual development of a community of interest in the Asia-Pacific region.  The original definition of Region 10 was 'all remaining areas not included in the Regions 1 through 9'.

In 1971 Mr. Tatsuji Nomura of NHK Japan, the then director, took the initiative of forming a regional committee. The existing IEEE Sections in the region namely India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Tokyo were represented on that committee and the first meeting took place at the Peninsular Hotel, Hong Kong in early July 1971. That first meeting was exploratory. Section chairmen exchanged ideas and experiences and sought solutions to problems of Section administration and Section operation.

Since then the regional committee has met annually, somewhere in the region, on occasions with IEEE Headquarters officers present to assist and advise. Over these years committee evolved up to the present as the deliberating region.

1973-76

The Region 10 Student Paper Contest, introduced in 1974, was the first major exercise undertaken on a region-wide basis The drafting and approval of the rules of the contest was the outcome of considerable study and discussion by the regional committee.  This was a natural development of the student activities function of the committee. Also innovated in the years leading up to 1974 were important section technical conferences in India, Japan and New Zealand. 

By 1976 section formation in the countries of the region was virtually complete. Moreover, in India where just one country section had been formed initially, new independent sections were being established in the important cities.

An important parallel development was the formation of multiple technical chapters of technical groups in Tokyo Section, where formation of new chapters has continued up to the present. Several chapters were also formed elsewhere in the region, in India and New Zealand. The formation of multiple IEEE Sections in India was followed by establishment of the all India IEEE Council, the first in Region 10 with Mr. Faqir Kohli, a past regional director, as founding chairman. The regional committee gave much study to educational activities and the arranging of lecture tours by distinguished IEEE speakers. Several such tours took place in the region.

1977-80

In the period 1977-78 region 10 office bearers were apprehensive about the growing size of the regional committee and the mounting cost of staging the annual meeting. The increase in committee membership resulted in part from formation of additional sections in countries where one section existed already. As a reaction to this situation a special formula was hammered out covering reimbursement of costs to attendees from the regional treasury.

The regional committee from inception in 1971 through until the end of 1980 was in search of its identity and mission in the region and functioned by and large as a discussion group of elected section representatives without set parliamentary procedures and without an elected region 10 delegate. Preoccupation with side issues tended to inhibit the development of important objectives in the region.

In 1979, on the initiative of the serving director Dr.S.Y. King, the regional committee accepted the long overdue and task of drafting and approving a set of Region 10 Bylaws covering the election of Region 10 officers, voting procedures within the committee and the essentials of committee operation and management.

In 1979 the territory of the region was amended to exclude Africa which with the mutual agreement of other concerned was added to the territory of Region 8, namely Europe.

1981-84

Under the newly introduced and approved Region 10 Bylaws, Region 10 directors were elected by the membership of Region 10, beginning with the election held in 1980 for the 1981 year. Prior to 1980, the Region 10 director had been elected by the IEEE Assembly. The first Region 10 Delegate and Director to be elected was Dr. V. Prasad Kodali of New Delhi, who was a petition candidate, took office in 1981.

Dr V Prasad Kodali, visiting the New South Wales Section members, Sydney (1981)

In 1981-82 the regional committee, with a new sense of purpose, gave considerable attention to forward planning and to improving the organization and administration of Region 10 to give effect to these plans. New programmes were instituted.

The Region 10 bylaws were amended in respect of election of vice chairman by the region. Procedural guidelines were introduced.

A significant first in 1981-82 for the region was the inception of TENCON, an international technical conference initiated and hosted by Hong Kong Section and co-sponsored by Region 10.

In 1981 the IEEE membership in Region 10 passed the 10,000 mark, a growth rate of better than 10 per cent having been sustained for many years. The prediction for 1984, the Centennial year was 15,000 members.

It is interesting to note that in 1971 the number of regional committee members was just 5 whereas a decade later in 1981-82 this number was 27. Also there were 8 special guests at the regional committee meeting held in 1982 in New Delhi, so the attendance possible had risen to 35. Special guests at that meeting included the IEEE President, General Manager, Vice President for Regional Activities, Vice President for Technical Activities, and Presidents of the Computer, AES, CHMT and MTT Technical Societies.

Plans were laid in 1981-82 for marking the Centennial ln 1984. These plans included preparations for "Blue Book History" publication of the Region 10 and for the Region to participate in commemorative activities. These plans were carried forward in 1983 and included preparations for the Region 10 Centennial Banquet which was held in Singapore during TENCON II.

Dr Harry Green was first “elected” Region 10 Director for 1983-84. This coincided with minor Region 10 boundary adjustments. Prior to 1983, all Region 10 directors were simply appointed for a fixed 2 year term by headquarters, while Regions 1 through 9 had all elected their representatives. This procedural update brought Region 10 under the same governance nd electrion rules that had applied to the rest of the IEEE, and in some ways allowed Region 10 to progress as a formally recognised region.

Recent activity 

IEEE Region 10 membership exceeded 100,000 for the first time in 2012.

As per 2019 IEEE Annual Statistics Report,

Membership type	No. of members	Among all Regions
Higher grade	94,085	Highest
Graduate students	20,875	Highest
Undergraduate students	41,087	Highest
Total Members	135,172	Highest

• as of 31 December 2019

Region 10 Entities 

Entity - Office
IEEE Asia-Pacific Office	Singapore	http://www.ewh.ieee.org/ieee/apo/

Entity - Council	Geocode	Formed
Australia Council	R0 05	30 May 1986
China Council	R0 00	14 Jun 2007
India Council	R0 01	20 May 1976
Japan Council	R0 09	25 Jun 1999
New Zealand Council	R0 03	22 Aug 1980
Korea Council (v1)		1997-2000
Korea Council (v2)	R0 04	2009

The Korea Council was originally disbanded in 2000 due to issues with bylaws, cooperation and misunderstandings. the R10 committee agreed to re-form the Council in 2009, with agreement from all Korean Sections. 

No.	Entity - Section	Geocode	Formed
1	Australia Capital Territory	R0 05 61	18 Nov 1988
2	Bangalore	R0 01 19	13 Jul 1976
3	Bangladesh	R0 00 73	20 Nov 1993
4	Beijing	R0 02 51	1 Dec 1984
5	Bombay (Mumbai)	R0 01 21	13 Jul 1976
6	Busan (formally known as Changwon)	R0 04 65	3 Feb 1991
7	Chengdu	R0 02 06	18 Nov 2006
8	Daejeon	R0 00 67	17 Jun 1991
9	Delhi	R0 01 23	13 May 1976
10	Fukuoka	R0 09 89	14 Nov 1998
11	Guangzhou	R0 02 19	18 Nov 2017
12	Gujarat	R0 01 63	15 Aug 1990
13	Gwangju (formally known as Kwangju)	R0 00 93	24 Jun 2000
14	Harbin	R0 02 08	18 Nov 2006
15	Hiroshima	R0 09 85	14 Nov 1998
16	Hong Kong	R0 00 07	14 Dec 1971
17	Hyderabad	R0 01 49	14 May 1984
18	Indonesia	R0 00 59	16 Feb 1988
19	Islamabad	R0 00 91	12 Feb 2000
20	Kansai	R0 09 83	14 Nov 1998
21	Karachi	R0 41 00	17 Jul 1982
22	Kerala	R0 01 45	18 Nov 1983
23	Kharagpur	R0 01 55	13 May 1985
24	Kolkata	R0 01 37	28 Sep 1978
25	Lahore (was orginally Pakistan)	R0 00 03	19 Sep 1968
26	Macau	R0 00 97	14 Nov 2003
27	Madras (Chennai)	R0 01 33	28 Apr 1978
28	Malaysia	R0 00 35	28 Jul 1985
29	Nagoya	R0 09 81	14 Nov 1998
30	Nanjing	R0 02 14	14 Feb 2007
31	New South Wales (was Australia Section)	R0 05 09	16 Aug 1972
32	New Zealand Central	R0 03 02	25 Aug 2007
33	New Zealand North	R0 03 01	4 Dec 1980
34	New Zealand South	R0 03 39	4 Dec 1980
35	Northern Australia (was North Qld)	R0 05 75	29 Jan 1994
36	Pune	R0 01 20	26 Jun 2010
37	Queensland	R0 05 53	22 Feb 1985
38	Republic of Philippines	R0 00 15	4 Dec 1974
39	Sapporo	R0 09 77	14 Nov 1998
40	Sendai	R0 09 79	14 Nov 1998
41	Seoul	R0 00 17	26 Feb 1976
42	Shanghai	R0 02 10	18 Nov 2006
43	Shikoku	R0 09 87	14 Nov 1998
44	Shin-etsu	R0 09 04	26 Jun 2006
45	Singapore	R0 00 25	17 Jun 1977
46	South Australia	R0 05 57	23 Aug 1985
47	Sri Lanka	R0 00 02	14 Nov 2003
48	Taegu	R0 00 69	11 May 1992
49	Tainan	R0 00 95	20 Jun 2003
50	Taipei	R0 00 11	16 Oct 1974
51	Thailand	R0 00 29	9 Nov 1977
52	Tokyo	R0 09 13	5 Dec 1955
53	Uttar Pradesh	R0 01 71	11 May 1992
54	Victorian	R0 05 43	12 Aug 1983
55	Vietnam	R0 00 16	14 Feb 2007
56	Vizag Bay	R0 01 50	15 Feb 2020
57	Western Australia	R0 05 47	24 May 1984
58	Wuhan	R0 02 18	14 Feb 2007
59	Xian	R0 02 12	18 Nov 2006

Membership Profile

Reghion 10 Membership History

Region 10 Directors

Year	Director	Host Section / Territory / Country
1967-1968	Shigeo Shima	Tokyo / Japan
1969-1970	D G Lampard	Sydney/Australia
1971-1972	Tatsuji Nomura	Tokyo / Japan
1973-1974	F C Kohli	Bombay / India
1975-1976	Hiroshi Shinkawa	Tokyo / Japan
1977-1978	James J Vasseleu	New South Wales / Australia
1979-1980	S Y King	Hong Kong
1981-1982	V Prasad Kodali	Hyderabad / India
1983-1984	Harry E Green	South Australia / Australia
1985-1986	Irving Ho	Taipei
1987-1988	Ah Choy Liew	Singapore / Singapore
1989-1990	Morarji V. Chauhan	Section? / India
1991-1992	Souguil J M Ann	Seoul / Korea
1993-1994	Tsuneo Nakahara	Tokyo / Japan
1995-1996	Paul Y S Cheung	Hong Kong / Hong Kong
1997-1998	Harbans L Bajaj	Delhi / India
1999-2000	Takuo Sugano	Tokyo / Japan
2001-2002	Teck-Seng Low	Singapore / Singapore
2003-2004	Jung U Seo	Seoul / Korea
2005-2006	Seiichi Takeuchi	Tokyo / Japan
2007-2008	Janina Mazierska	Northern Australia / Australia
2009-2010	Yong Jin Park	Seoul / South Korea
2011-2012	Lawrence Wong	Singapore / Singapore
2013-2014	Toshio Fukuda	Nagoya / Japan
2015-2016	Ramakrishna Kappagantu	Bangalore / India
2017-2018	Kukjin Chun	Seoul / South Korea
2019-2020	Akinori Nishihara	Tokyo / Japan
2021-2022	Deepak Mathur	Gujarat/ India
2023-2024	Lance Fung	Western Australia/Australiz

Region 10 Committee Rosters

1967 - Shigeo Shima, chair

1968 - Shigeo Shima, chair

1969 - Douglas G. Lampard, chair

1970 - Douglas G. Lampard, chair

1971-72:

• Tatsuji Nomura, chair
• David R. Hutt, vice chair
• Ichiro Tagoshima, Secretary/Treasurer
• Douglas G. Lampard, past regional director
• Sakae Yamamura, Student Activities chair

1973-74:

• Faqir C. Kohli, chair
• V.P. Kodali, secretary
• Sakae Yamaura, chair, student activities committee
• Tatsuji Nomura, past regional director

1975-76:

• Hiroshi Shinkawa, chair
• Takashi Nakagawa, secretary/treasurer
• S.Y. King, chair, student activities committee
• Faqir C. Kohli, past regional director

1977-78:

• James J. Vasseleu, chair
• James Deans, secretary/treasurer
• S.Y. King, chair, student activities committee
• Hiroshi Shinkawa, past regional director

1979-80:

• S.Y. King, director
• Daniel P. Kwok, secretary/treasurer
• W.S. Leung, chair, student activities committee
• Y.C. Cheng, secretary, student activities committee
• James J. Vasseleu, past director

1981:

• V. Prasad Kodali, director
• David R. Hutt, vice chair
• D.P. Seth, secretary/treasurer
• S.Y. King, past regional director
• W.S. Leung, chair, student activities committee
• T.V. Balan, chair, membership development committee
• Hiroichi Fujita, chair, educational activities committee
• F.C. Kohli, chair, all-India council
• David R. Hutt, chair, New Zealand council

1982:

• V. Prasad Kodali, director
• David R. Hutt, vice chair
• D.P. Seth, secretary/treasurer
• S.Y. King, past regional director
• Souguil Ann, chair, student activities committee
• T.V. Balan, chair, membership development committee
• Hiroichi Fujita, chair, educational activities committee
• P.N. Hiriyannaiah, chair, all-India council
• David R. Hutt, chair, New Zealand council

1983:

• Harry E. Green, director
• David R. Hutt, vice chair
• Alan Gibbs, secretary/treasurer
• V. Prasad Kodali, past director
• Souguil Ann, chair, student activities committee
• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair, membership development committee
• Ah Choy Liew, chair, educational activities committee
• P.N. Hiriyannaiah, chair, all-India council
• David R. Hutt, chair, New Zealand council

1984:

• Harry E. Green, director
• David R. Hutt, vice chair
• Alan Gibbs, secretary/treasurer
• V. Prasad Kodali, past director
• Souguil Ann, chair, student activities committee
• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair, membership development committee
• A.C. Liew, chair, educational activities committee
• T.V. Balan, chair, all-India council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council

1985:

• Irving T. Ho, chair
• position vacant, vice-chair
• Chintay Shih, secretary/treasurer
• Harry E. Green, past director
• Souguil Ann, chair, student activities committee
• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair, membership development committee
• A.C. Liew, chair, educational activities committee
• T.V. Balan, chair, all-India council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council

1986:

• Irving T. Ho, chair
• Ah Choy Liew, vice-chair
• Chintay Shih, secretary/treasurer
• Harry E. Green, past director
• Souguil Ann, chair, student activities committee
• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair, membership development committee
• Ah Choy Liew, chair, educational activities committee
• T.V. Balan, chair, all-India council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council
• Max J. Simons, chair, Australian council

1987:

• Ah Choy Liew, chair
• Irving T. Ho, vice-chair
• Chua Soo-Jin, secretary/treasurer
• Irving T. Ho, past regional director
• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair, membership development committee
• M.B. Dewe, chair, student activities committee
• Chun-Yen Chang, chair, educational activities committee
• Ting Shiun Wen, chair, awards and recognition committee
• P.V. Suryanarayana Rao, chair, India council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council
• Alan J. Gibbs, chair, Australian Council

1988:

• Ah Choy Liew, chair
• Morarji V. Chauhan, vice-chair
• Teck-Seng Low, secretary/treasurer
• Irving T. Ho, past regional director
• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair, membership development committee
• M.B. Dewe, chair, student activities committee
• Chua Soo-Jin, chair, educational activities committee
• Ting Shiun Wen, chair, awards and recognition committee
• P.V. Suryanarayana Rao, chair, India council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council
• Alan J. Gibbs, chair, Australian Council

1989:

• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair
• Ah Choy Liew, vice-chair
• Hardianto Kamarga, secretary/treasurer
• Ah Choy Liew, past director
• H. Kalyanasundaram, chair, membership development committee
• Gomathi K. Muraleedharan, chair, student activities committee
• Jacob C.H. Phang, chair, educational activities committee
• Ah Choy Liew, chair, awards and recognition committee
• P.V. Suryanarayana Rao, chair, India council
• Allan G. Williamson, chair, New Zealand council
• A.R. Billings, chair, Australian council

1990:

• Morarji V. Chauhan, chair
• Souguil J.M. Ann, vice-chair
• Hardianto Kamarga, secretary/treasurer
• Ah Choy Liew, past director
• H. Kalyanasundaram, chair, membership development committee
• Gomathi K. Muraleedharan, chair, student activities committee
• Jacob C.H. Phang, chair, educational activities committee
• Souguil J.M. Ann, chair, awards and recognition committee
• P.K. Patwardhan, chair, India council
• J.G. Hosking, chair, New Zealand council
• Donald H. Sinnott, chair, Australian council

1991:

• Souguil J.M. Ann, chair
• position vacant, vice-chair
• Sung-Chum Kim, secretary/treasurer
• position vacant, past regional director
• James J. Vasseleu, chair, membership development committee
• Shoji Shinoda, chair, student activities committee
• Jacob C.H. Phang, chair, educational activities committee
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, India council
• J.G. Hosking, chair, New Zealand council
• Donald H. Sinnott, chair Australia council
• H.P. Khincha, chair, regional chapters coordinator
• N. Thankappan Nair, newsletter

1992:

• Souguil J.M. Ann, chair
• Tsuneo Nakahara, vice-chair
• Sangwood Nam, secretary/treasurer
• James J. Vasseleu, chair, membership development committee
• Shoji Shinoda, chair, student activities committee
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, educational activities committee
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, India council
• J.G. Hosking, chair, New Zealand council
• Donald H. Sinnott, chair Australia council
• H.P. Khincha, chair, regional chapters coordinator
• N. Thankappan Nair, newsletter
• Dong Ho Cho, awards
• Paul Y.S. Cheung, regional chapter coordinator
• Souguil J.M. Ann, regional officer training specialist

1993:

• Tsuneo Nakahara, chair
• Souguil J.M. Ann, vice-chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, secretary
• Shuji Kato, treasurer
• Souguil J.M. Ann, past director
• Shoji Shinoda, chair, membership development committee
• Isao Shirakawa, chair, student activities committee
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, educational activities committee
• Walter R. Lachs, chair, Australian council
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, India council
• Choong Woong Lee, chair, Korea council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council
• Chinmay K. Maiti, newsletter
• Dong Ho Cho, awards
• Paul Y.S. Cheung, regional chapter coordinator
• Souguil J.M. Ann, regional officer training specialist
• Teck-Seng Low, chapter section coordinator
• Mat Darveniza, recognition education program coordinator
• Seungtaik Yang, regional conference coordinator
• H.P. Khincha, email coordinator
• James J. Vasseleu, email coordinator, Australia/New Zealand

1994:

• Tsuneo Nakahara, chair
• Souguil J.M. Ann, vice-chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, secretary
• Shuji Kato, treasurer
• Souguil J.M. Ann, past director
• Shoji Shinoda, chair, membership development committee
• Isao Shirakawa, chair, student activities committee
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, educational activities committee
• Walter R. Lachs, chair, Australian council
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, India council
• Choong Woong Lee, chair, Korea council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council
• Chinmay K. Maiti, newsletter
• Lawrence W.C. Wong, awards
• Nelson H.C. Yung, regional chapter coordinator
• Souguil J.M. Ann, regional officer training specialist
• Teck-Seng Low, chapter section coordinator
• Takuo Sugano, recognition education program coordinator
• Anthony E. Gascoigne, regional conference coordinator
• position vacant, email coordinator
• Robert J. Prandolini, email coordinator, Australia/New Zealand

1995:

• Paul Y.S. Cheung, chair
• Tsueno Nakahara, vice-chair
• Nelson H.C. Yung, secretary
• Y.W. Liu, treasurer
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, membership development committee
• Akinori Nishihara, chair, student activities committee
• position vacant, chair, educational activities committee
• Takao Kawata, regional student representative
• Walter R. Lachs, chair, Australian council
• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair, India council
• Choong Woong Lee, chair, Korea council
• Robin M. Harrington, chair, New Zealand council
• Robert J. Prandolini, newsletter
• Lawrence W.C. Wong, chair, regional committee awards
• Seiichi Takeuchi, regional chapter coordinator
• Teck-Seng Low, chapter section coordinator
• P.C. Ching, recognition education program coordinator
• Anthony E. Gascoigne, regional conference coordinator
• Khincha Prakashchand H.P., email coordinator

1996:

• Paul Y.S. Cheung, chair
• Harbans L. Bajaj, vice-chair
• Nelson H.C. Yung, secretary
• Y.W. Liu, treasurer
• Tsuneo Nakahara, past chair
• San-Li Li, chair, membership development committee
• Akinori Nishihara, chair, student activities committee
• Xuan-San Cai, chair, educational activities committee
• Stephen J. Jun Ho, regional student representative
• Lal C. Godara, chair, Australian council
• K.S. Chari, chair, India council
• Yung Kwon Kim, chair, Korea council
• Bruce M. Turner, chair, New Zealand council
• Robert J. Prandolini, newsletter
• Lawrence W.C. Wong, chair, regional committee awards
• Seiichi Takeuchi, regional chapter coordinator
• Teck-Seng Low, chapter/section coordinator
• P.C. Ching, recognition education program coordinator
• Anthony E. Gascoigne, regional conference coordinator
• Khincha Prakashchand H.P., email coordinator

1997:

• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair
• Paul Y.S. Cheung, vice-chair
• H.P. Khincha, secretary
• Y.W. Liu, treasurer
• H. Kalyanasundaram, chair, membership development committee
• Janina Mazierska, chair, student activies committee
• Xuan-San Cai, chair, educational activities committee
• Stephen J. Jun Ho, regional student representative
• position vacant, regional GOLD program representative
• Dorota Kieronska, newsletter editor
• Souguil J.M. Ann, regional committee awards chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, regional chapter coordinator
• position vacant, sections congress 1999 coordinator
• Loreen A. Ozolins, chapter/section coordinator
• P.C. Ching, recognition education program coordinator
• Rajendra K. Asthana, regional conference coordinator
• Lawrence W.C. Wong, email coordinator
• Robert J. Prandolini, chair, Australian council
• R.K. Bagga, chair, India council
• Yung Kwon Kim, chair, Korea council
• Bruce M. Turner, chair, New Zealand council

1998:

• Harbans L. Bajaj, chair
• Takuo Sugano, vice-chair
• Y.W. Liu, secretary/treasurer
• H. Kalyanasundaram, chair, membership development committee
• Janina Mazierska, chair, student activities committee
• H.P. Khincha, chair, educational activities committee
• Stephen J. Jun Ho, regional student representative
• Matthew H. Whitehead, regional GOLD program representative
• Dorota Kieronska, newsletter editor
• Souguil J.M. Ann, regional committee awards chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, regional chapter coordinator
• H.P. Khincha, sections congress 1999 coordinator
• Loreen A. Ozolins, section/chapter coordinator
• P.C. Ching, recognition education program coordinator
• Rajendra K. Asthana, regional conference coordinator
• Lawrence W.C. Wong, electronic communications coordinator
• Robert j. Prandolini, chair, Australian council
• R.K. Bagga, chair, India council
• Yung Kwon Kim, chair, Korea Council
• Bruce M. Turner, chair, New Zealand council

1999:

• Takuo Sugano, chair
• Harbans L. Bajaj, past director/vice chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, secretary
• Akinori Nishihara, treasurer
• Tae-Won Rhee, chair, membership development committee
• Chun-Yen Chang, chair, student activities committee
• H.P. Khincha, chair, educational activities committee
• Dorota Kieronska, newsletter editor
• Y.W. Liu, chair, regional committee awards
• Seiichi Takeuchi, regional chapter coordinator
• Loreen A. Ozolins, section/chapter coordinator
• Xiaoxin Zhou, recognition education program coordinator
• Wahidin Wahab, regional conference coordinator
• Lawrence W.C. Wong, electronic communications coordinator
• Paul Y.S. Cheung, strategic planning coordinator
• Dalma Novak, chair, Australian council
• Stephen J. Jun Ho, regional student representative
• Matthew H. Whitehead, reigonal GOLD program representative
• Akshai K. Aggarwal, chair, India council
• Seung H. Hong, chair, Korea council
• Nobuaki Kumagai, chair, Japan council
• Michael B. Dewe, chair, New Zealand council

2000:

• Takuo Sugano, chair
• Teck-Seng Low, vice-chair/director-elect
• Harbans L. Bajaj, past director
• Seiichi Takeuchi, secretary
• Akinori Nishihara, treasurer
• Tae-Won Rhee, chair, membership development committee
• Chun-Yen Chang, chair, student activities committee
• H.P. Khincha, chair, educational activities committee
• Dorota Kieronska, newsletter editor
• Liu Y. Wing, chair, regional committee awards
• Seiichi Takeuchi, regional chapter coordinator
• Loreen A. Ozolins, section/chapter coordinator
• Xiaoxin Zhou, recognition education program coordinator
• Wahidin Wahab, regional conference coordinator
• Wai-Choong Wong, electronic communications coordinator
• Paul Y.S. Cheung, strategic planning coordinator
• Dalma Novak, chair, Australian council
• Jason E. James, regional student representative
• A. Anoop, reigonal GOLD program representative
• Akshai K. Aggarwal, chair, India council
• Seung H. Hong, chair, Korea council
• Nobuaki Kumagai, chair, Japan council
• Michael B. Dewe, chair, New Zealand council

2001:

• Teck-Seng Low, chair
• Jung U. Seo, vice-chair/director elect
• Eng-Fong Chor, secretary
• Seeram Ramakrishna, treasurer
• Takuo Sugano, past regional director
• Liu Y Wing, awards & recognition
• Akinori Nishihara, educational activities
• Hiromasa Haneda, membership development
• Loreen Ozolins, newsletter editor
• Marzuki B. Khalid, student activities
• Harry McDonald, chair, Australian council
• Akshai K. Aggarwal, chair, India council
• Michael B. Dewe, chair, New Zealand council
• Tsuneo Nakahara, chair, Japan council
• Janina Mazierska, conference coordinator
• Lawrence Wai-Choong Wong, electronic communications coordinator
• Takuo Sugano, chair, nominations committee
• H.P. Khincha, recognition education program coordinator
• A. Anoop, regional GOLD program representative
• Helene H. Fung, regional student representative
• Seiichi Takeuchi, section/chapter coordinator
• H.P. Khincha, strategic planning coordinator
• Prahlad Vadakkepat, technical activitires coordinator

2002:

• Teck-Seng Low, chair
• Jung U. Seo, vice-chair/director elect
• Eng-Fong Chor, secretary
• Seeram Ramakrishna, treasurer
• Takuo Sugano, past regional director
• Liu Y Wing, awards & recognition
• Akinori Nishihara, educational activities
• Hiromasa Haneda, membership development
• Loreen Ozolins, newsletter editor
• Marzuki B. Khalid, student activities
• Janina Mazierska, conference coordinator
• Lawrence Wai-Choong Wong, electronic communications coordinator
• Takuo Sugano, chair, nominations committee
• H.P. Khincha, recognition education program coordinator
• A. Anoop, regional GOLD program representative
• Helene H. Fung, regional student representative
• Seiichi Takeuchi, section/chapter coordinator
• H.P. Khincha, strategic planning coordinator
• Prahlad Vadakkepat, technical activities

2003:

• Jung Uck Seo, director/chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, director-elect

• Teck-Seng Low, past director
• Young-Jin Park, secretary
• Dae-Yong Kim, treasurere
• Liu Y Wing, awards & recognition
• Miki Yamamoto, chapter coordinator
• Janina Mazierska, conference coordinator
• Akinori Nishihara, educational activities
• Kae Dal Kwack, electronic communications coordinator
• Hiromasa Haneda, membership development
• Harry McDonald, newsletter editor
• Lawrence Wai-Choong Wong, section/chapter coordinator
• Marzuki B. Khalid, student activities
• Darrel Chong, regional student representative
• Tee Hiang Cheng, technical activities
• Tuptim Angkaew, GOLD coordinator

2004:

• Jung Uck Seo, director/chair
• Seiichi Takeuchi, director-elect

• Teck-Seng Low, past director
• Young-Jin Park, secretary
• Dae-Yong Kim, treasurere
• Liu Y Wing, awards & recognition
• Miki Yamamoto, chapter coordinator
• Janina Mazierska, conference coordinator
• Akinori Nishihara, educational activities
• Kae Dal Kwack, electronic communications coordinator
• S.V.Sankaran, membership development
• Harry McDonald, newsletter editor
• Lawrence Wai-Choong Wong, section/chapter coordinator
• Marzuki B. Khalid, student activities
• Darrel Chong, regional student representative
• Tee Hiang Cheng, technical activities
• Tuptim Angkaew, GOLD coordinator

2005:

• Seiichi Takeuchi, Director
• Jung Uck Seo, Past-Director
• Janina Mazierska, Director-Elect
• Kenji Hirakuri, Secretary
• Hirohisa Gambe, Treasurer
• Yat-Wing Liu, Award and Recognition
• Miki Yamamoto, Chapter
• Yong-Jin Park, Conference
• H. P. Khincha, Educational Activities
• Dae-Young Kim, Electronic Communications & Information Management
• S.V. Sankaran, Membership Development
• Harry McDonald, Newsletter Editor
• Juong H Mun, Recognized Educational Program
• Tadaatsu Satomi, Section & Chapter
• Lawrence Wong, Strategic Planning
• Marzuki Bin Khalid, Student Activities
• Yasuharu Ohgoe, Student Representative
• Tee Hiang Cheng, Technical Activities
• Tuptim Angkaew, GOLD

2006:

• Seiichi Takeuchi, Director
• Jung Uck Seo, Past Director
• Janina Mazierska, Director-Elect
• Kenji Hirakuri, Secretary
• Hirohisa Gambe, Treasurer
• Yat-Wing Liu, Award & Recognition
• Miki Yamamoto, Chapter
• Yong-Jin Park, Conference
• H. P. Khincha, Educational Activities
• Dae-Young Kim, Electronic Communications & Information Management
• S.V. Sankaran, Membership Development
• Harry McDonald, Newsletter Editor
• Juong H Mun, Recognized Educational Program
• Tadaatsu Satomi, Section & Chapter
• Lawrence Wong, Strategic Planning
• Marzuki Bin Khalid, Student Activities
• Kazuyuki Sudoh, Student Representative
• Tee Hiang Cheng, Technical Activities
• Tuptim Angkaew, GOLD

2007:

• Janina Mazierska, Director
• Seiichi Takeuchi, Past Director
• Yong-Jin Park, Director-Elect
• Marzuki Bin Khalid, Secretary
• Takatoshi Minami, Treasurer
• Hirohisa Gambe, Award & Recognition
• Akinori Nishihara, Bylawas & Operations Manual
• Lawrence Wong, Conference
• Norman Mariun, Educational Activities
• Isao Shirakawa, Industry Relations
• Graeme Gwilliam, Life Members
• Tan Tieniu, Membership Development
• Zia Ahmed, Newsletter Editor
• Robert Hodgson, Recognized Educational Activities
• Lance Fung, Special Project
• Michael Evans, Strategic Planning
• Mini Thomas, Student Activities
• Kazuyuki Sudoh, Student Representative
• Mahendra Shah, Technical Activities
• Tuptim Angkaew, WIE
• Yasuharu Ohgoe, GOLD
• Jung Uck Seo, Advisory Committee
• Teck Seng Low, Advisory Committee

2008:

• Janina Mazierska, Director
• Seiichi Takeuchi, Past Director
• Yong-Jin Park, Director-Elect
• Marzuki Bin Khalid, Secretary
• Takatoshi Minami, Treasurer
• Yat-Wing Liu, Award & Recognition
• Akinori Nishihara, Bylawas & Operations Manual
• Lawrence Wong, Conference
• Norman Mariun, Educational Activities
• Isao Shirakawa, Industry Relations
• Graeme Gwilliam, Life Members
• Pingzhi Fan, Membership Development
• Zia Ahmed, Newsletter Editor
• Robert Hodgson, Recognized Educational Activities
• Miki Yamamoto, Section & Chapter
• Lance Fung, Special Project
• Mini Thomas, Student Activities
• Om Perkash, Student Representative
• Mahendra Shah, Technical Activities
• Ramalatha Marimuthu, WIE
• Helene Fung, GOLD
• Jung Uck Seo, Advisory Committee
• Teck Seng Low, Advisory Committee

2009:

• Yong Jing Park, Director
• Janina Mazierska, Past Director
• Lawrence Wong, Director-Elect
• Kukjin Chun, Secretary
• Hang-Bong Kang, Treasurer
• Takatoshi Minami, Award & Recognition
• Deepak Mathur, Chapter
• Marzuki Bin Khalid, Conference
• Proadpran Punybukkana, Educational Activities
• Hidenori Nakazato, Electronic Communications & Information Management
• Amarnath Raja, Humanitarian Activities
• Jhing-Fa Wang, Industries
• Jung-Sun Kim, Life Members
• Mengqi Zhou, Membership Development
• Zia Ahmed, Newsletter Editor
• Yat-Wing Liu, Professional Activities & History
• Norman Mariun, Section
• Akinori Nishihara, Strategic Planning
• Toshio Fukuda, Technical Activities
• Ramalatha Marimuthu, WIE
• Helene Fung, GOLD
• Jung Uck Seo, Advisory Committee
• Teck Seng Low, Advisory Committee
• Seiichi Takeuchi, Advisory Committee

Newsletters

• IEEE Centennial Newsletter Region 10, 1984
• Region 10 newsletter, History Supplement, 2008

Region 10 Milestones

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Electron Tube Division, Toyooka Factory 314-5, Shimokanzo, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. began developing 20-inch diameter photomultiplier tubes at Toyooka Factory in 1979 for a 3000-ton water-filled Cherenkov particle detector, Kamiokande-II, in response to a request by Professor Masatoshi Koshiba. 1071 PMTs on it collected photons induced in the water by the particles falling on it. Kamiokande-II detected a neutrino burst in the Supernova SN1987A in 1987, earning Professor Koshiba a Nobel Prize in 2002.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"20-inch Diameter Photomultiplier Tubes, 1979 - 1987","link":"","lat":34.814411,"lon":137.837264,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Birth_and_Growth_of_Primary_and_Secondary_Battery_Industries_in_Japan,_1893#_cab5b690c192a2d4d6f8d8db4792673e\" title=\"Milestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\"\u003EMilestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYai Dry Battery Limited Partnership Company received a patent for Yai's battery invention in 1893, giving birth to the Japanese dry battery industry, and contributing to its growth. Following this success, GS Yuasa Corporation and Panasonic Corporation pioneered a huge market of both primary and secondary batteries installed in industrial equipment and in home appliances. It advanced Japanese battery industries and consumer electronics.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893","link":"","lat":34.981091,"lon":135.728056,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Birth_and_Growth_of_Primary_and_Secondary_Battery_Industries_in_Japan,_1893#GS_Yuasa_International_Ltd.,_Kyoto_Head_Office,_Global_Technical_Head_Quarters\" title=\"Milestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\"\u003EMilestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGS Yuasa International Ltd., Kyoto Head Office, Global Technical Head Quarters\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYai Dry Battery Limited Partnership Company received a patent for Yai's battery invention in 1893, giving birth to the Japanese dry battery industry, and contributing to its growth. Following this success, GS Yuasa Corporation and Panasonic Corporation pioneered a huge market of both primary and secondary batteries installed in industrial equipment and in home appliances. It advanced Japanese battery industries and consumer electronics.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893","link":"","lat":34.977733,"lon":135.723327,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Birth_and_Growth_of_Primary_and_Secondary_Battery_Industries_in_Japan,_1893#GS_Yuasa_International_Ltd.,_Tokyo_Head_Office\" title=\"Milestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\"\u003EMilestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGS Yuasa International Ltd., Tokyo Head Office\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYai Dry Battery Limited Partnership Company received a patent for Yai's battery invention in 1893, giving birth to the Japanese dry battery industry, and contributing to its growth. Following this success, GS Yuasa Corporation and Panasonic Corporation pioneered a huge market of both primary and secondary batteries installed in industrial equipment and in home appliances. It advanced Japanese battery industries and consumer electronics.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893","link":"","lat":35.657403,"lon":139.752515,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Birth_and_Growth_of_Primary_and_Secondary_Battery_Industries_in_Japan,_1893#Panasonic_Corporation,_Automotive_and_Industrial_Systems_Company_Head_Office\" title=\"Milestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\"\u003EMilestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPanasonic Corporation, Automotive and Industrial Systems Company Head Office\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYai Dry Battery Limited Partnership Company received a patent for Yai's battery invention in 1893, giving birth to the Japanese dry battery industry, and contributing to its growth. Following this success, GS Yuasa Corporation and Panasonic Corporation pioneered a huge market of both primary and secondary batteries installed in industrial equipment and in home appliances. It advanced Japanese battery industries and consumer electronics.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893","link":"","lat":34.73922,"lon":135.572667,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Birth_and_Growth_of_Primary_and_Secondary_Battery_Industries_in_Japan,_1893#Panasonic_Corporation,_Energy_Device_Business_Division_Head_Office\" title=\"Milestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\"\u003EMilestones:Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPanasonic Corporation, Energy Device Business Division Head Office\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYai Dry Battery Limited Partnership Company received a patent for Yai's battery invention in 1893, giving birth to the Japanese dry battery industry, and contributing to its growth. 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This delivered 450/225V DC power for street lighting, residential and office buildings, and the Calcutta Tramways. The event heralded the era of electricity in the Indian Subcontinent.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Calcutta Electric Supply Corp, 1899","link":"","lat":22.561614749461,"lon":88.366741488338,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Commercialization_and_Industrialization_of_Photovoltaic_Cells,_1959#_b11fefc5e3ae4855f9ed4e85f4446349\" title=\"Milestones:Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959\"\u003EMilestones:Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESHARP Corporation, Katsuragi-shi, Nara, Japan. Sharp Corporation pioneered the development and commercialization of photovoltaic (PV) cells for applications ranging from satellites to lighthouses to residential uses. From the beginning of research into monocrystal PV-cells in 1959, to the mass production of amorphous PV-cells in 1983, this work contributed greatly toward the industrialization of photovoltaic technologies and toward the mitigation of global warming.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959","link":"","lat":34.47574,"lon":135.741507,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Development_of_Electronic_Television,_1924-1941#_c0c1bb798a16361fbd5e2f2a8ab37b21\" title=\"Milestones:Development of Electronic Television, 1924-1941\"\u003EMilestones:Development of Electronic Television, 1924-1941\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHamamatsu, Japan. Professor Kenjiro Takayanagi started his research program in television at Hamamatsu Technical College (now Shizuoka University) in 1924. He transmitted an image of the Japanese character \u30a4(i) on a cathode-ray tube on 25 December 1926 and broadcast video over an electronic television system in 1935. His work, patents, articles, and teaching helped lay the foundation for the rise of Japanese television and related industries to global leadership.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Development of Electronic Television, 1924-1941","link":"","lat":34.725319,"lon":137.717485,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Development_of_Ferrite_Materials_and_Their_Applications,_1930-1945#_04a4dd9214e0309714e56bf994db320e\" title=\"Milestones:Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-1945\"\u003EMilestones:Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-1945\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. In 1930, at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Drs. Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei invented ferrite, a magnetic ceramic compound containing oxides of iron and of other metals with properties useful in electronics. TDK Corporation began mass production of ferrite cores in 1937 for use in radio equipment. The electric and electronics industries use ferrites in numerous applications today.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-1945","link":"","lat":35.606685,"lon":139.684789,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Development_of_VHS,_a_World_Standard_for_Home_Video_Recording,_1976#_ed7a251ba16535f8a04f6809b444debe\" title=\"Milestones:Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976\"\u003EMilestones:Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E58-4, Shinmei-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Dedication: 11 October 2006. At the Yokohama Plant of Victor Company of Japan, Limited, a team of engineers headed by Shizuo Takano and Yuma Shiraishi developed VHS (Video Home System) format. They looked ahead to the need for home video tape recorders and embodied their idea in unique inventions. The first model JVC HR-3300 was announced on 9 September 1976. Their basic design with subsequent improvement gained wide customer acceptance. VHS became the world standard for home video tape recorders.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976","link":"","lat":35.224517,"lon":139.706075,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Directive_Short_Wave_Antenna,_1924#_b434a7f983ab998bb70dd6293a78194a\" title=\"Milestones:Directive Short Wave Antenna, 1924\"\u003EMilestones:Directive Short Wave Antenna, 1924\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe laboratories have been remodelled, so the plaque is on a monument in the center of Katahira Campus, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Dedication: June 1995 - IEEE Tokyo Section. In these laboratories, beginning in 1924, Professor Hidetsugu Yagi and his assistant, Shintaro Uda, designed and constructed a sensitive and highly-directional antenna using closely-coupled parasitic elements. The antenna, which is effective in the higher-frequency ranges, has been important for radar, television, and amateur radio.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Directive Short Wave Antenna, 1924","link":"","lat":38.271629,"lon":140.859116,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Electronic_Quartz_Wristwatch,_1969#_413ac0e212586a2bbe10648b6f7f5d83\" title=\"Milestones:Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 1969\"\u003EMilestones:Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 1969\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeiko Institute of Horology, Tokyo, Japan. Dedication: 25 November 2004, IEEE Tokyo Section. After ten years of research and development at Suwa Seikosha, a manufacturing company of Seiko Group, a team of engineers headed by Tsuneya Nakamura produced the first quartz wristwatch to be sold to the public. The Seiko Quartz-Astron 35SQ was introduced in Tokyo on December 25, 1969. Crucial elements included a quartz crystal oscillator, a hybrid integrated circuit, and a miniature stepping motor to turn the hands. It was accurate to within five seconds per month.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 1969","link":"","lat":35.713322,"lon":139.809265,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Emergency_Warning_Code_Signal_Broadcasting_System,_1985#_408428895a0e83d38222858b52c4c450\" title=\"Milestones:Emergency Warning Code Signal Broadcasting System, 1985\"\u003EMilestones:Emergency Warning Code Signal Broadcasting System, 1985\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) began broadcasting emergency warning code signals in 1985. The system embedded signals within AM and FM radio broadcasts that provided reliable and prompt transmission of emergency warning information to the public. During the course of digital TV standardization, the warning codes were integrated into technical standards of international satellite and terrestrial broadcasting.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Emergency Warning Code Signal Broadcasting System, 1985","link":"","lat":35.6356483,"lon":139.6157232,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Fiber_Optic_Connectors,_1986#_5f28a4039974a592bf42eef5449cc5b2\" title=\"Milestones:Fiber Optic Connectors, 1986\"\u003EMilestones:Fiber Optic Connectors, 1986\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1986, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) invented the physical contact connection technology that advanced performance and reliability of fiber optic connectors. NTT developed Single-fiber Coupling (SC) and Multifiber Push-On (MPO) connectors; their compactness and simple push-pull operation were major advantages. Widely adopted by carriers and data centers since 1990, this technology facilitated the construction of systems for near light-speed, digital, global communications.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Fiber Optic Connectors, 1986","link":"","lat":36.128387,"lon":140.089468,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:First_Direct_Broadcast_Satellite_Service,_1984#_c6b7eb428f423339258e26b9920a7c60\" title=\"Milestones:First Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, 1984\"\u003EMilestones:First Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, 1984\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENHK began the world's first direct broadcast satellite service in May, 1984. This was the culmination of\u0026#160;eighteen years of research that included the development of an inexpensive low-noise receiver and investigations of rain attenuation in the 12 GHz band. RRL, NASDA, TSCJ, Toshiba Corporation, General Electric Company, and NASA participated with NHK to make satellite broadcasting to the home a practical reality.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"First Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, 1984","link":"","lat":35.637279,"lon":139.608545,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:First_Large-Scale_Fingerprint_ID,_1982#_c0d76622178b68756afcd3a92bc5b789\" title=\"Milestones:First Large-Scale Fingerprint ID, 1982\"\u003EMilestones:First Large-Scale Fingerprint ID, 1982\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENEC, formerly known as Nippon Electric Company, introduced the world's first large-scale automated fingerprint identification system (NEC AFIS) equipped with a latent fingerprint matching function in 1982. This was a powerful crime-solving tool capable of matching even fragmented latent fingerprints against a large database, a task that previously had been impossible. It enabled the world's police agencies to expedite searches for suspects, an efficiency that many public-safety experts valued.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"First Large-Scale Fingerprint ID, 1982","link":"","lat":35.649432,"lon":139.748056,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:First_Millimeter-wave_Communication_Experiments_by_J.C._Bose,_1894-96#_d7e625251628e858c1201b434064c19a\" title=\"Milestones:First Millimeter-wave Communication Experiments by J.C. Bose, 1894-96\"\u003EMilestones:First Millimeter-wave Communication Experiments by J.C. Bose, 1894-96\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMain corridor of the A.J.C. Bose Auditorium in the Main Building of Presidency College, Kolkata, India. Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, in 1895, first demonstrated at Presidency College, Calcutta, India, transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves at 60 GHz, over a distance of 23 meters, through two intervening walls by remotely ringing a bell and detonating gunpowder. For his communication system, Bose developed entire millimeter-wave components such as: a spark transmitter, coherer, dielectric lens, polarizer, horn antenna and cylindrical diffraction grating.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"First Millimeter-wave Communication Experiments by J.C. Bose, 1894-96","link":"","lat":22.575507,"lon":88.363515,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:First_Practical_Field_Emission_Electron_Microscope,_1972#_d22acc69f2913db5afbfd926bbdf9415\" title=\"Milestones:First Practical Field Emission Electron Microscope, 1972\"\u003EMilestones:First Practical Field Emission Electron Microscope, 1972\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHitachi developed practical field emission electron source technology in collaboration with Albert Crewe of the University of Chicago, and commercialized the world\u2019s first field emission scanning electron microscope in 1972. This technology enabled stable and reliable ultrahigh resolution imaging with easy operation. Field emission electron microscopes have made invaluable contributions to the progress of science, technology and industry in physics, biology, materials, and semiconductor devices.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"First Practical Field Emission Electron Microscope, 1972","link":"","lat":35.711768,"lon":139.470085,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:First_Transpacific_Reception_of_a_Television_(TV)_Signal_via_Satellite,_1963#_299196fd2f0ccea20e9c2b8fcb8f5b14\" title=\"Milestones:First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 1963\"\u003EMilestones:First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 1963\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIshitaki, Takahagi-city, Ibaraki, Japan. On 23 November 1963, this site received the first transpacific transmission of a TV signal from Mojave earth station in California, U.S.A., via the Relay 1 communications satellite. The Ibaraki earth station used a 20m Cassegrain antenna, the first use of this type of antenna for commercial telecommunications. This event demonstrated the capability and impact of satellite communications and helped open a new era of intercontinental live TV programming relayed via satellite.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 1963","link":"","lat":36.697371,"lon":140.708953,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Gapless_Metal_Oxide_Surge_Arrester_(MOSA)_for_electric_power_systems,1975#_b66daddd1a6f2b94b66bb9e5e097d9b5\" title=\"Milestones:Gapless Metal Oxide Surge Arrester (MOSA) for electric power systems,1975\"\u003EMilestones:Gapless Metal Oxide Surge Arrester (MOSA) for electric power systems,1975\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plaque may be viewed at the entrance to Meiden Research and Development Center, Meidensha Corporation, 2-8-1 Osaki, Shinagawa-hu, Tokyo, Japan. Meidensha Corporation developed MOSA and its mass production system by innovating on Panasonic Corporation\u2019s ZnO varistor basic patent. MOSA dramatically raised performance levels against multiple lightning strikes and contamination, and led to UHV protective device development. This technology contributed to improving the safety and reliability of electric power systems and to establishing international standards.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Gapless Metal Oxide Surge Arrester (MOSA) for electric power systems,1975","link":"","lat":35.637915,"lon":139.715213,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Giant_Metrewave_Radio_Telescope,_1994#_fe106ff44c2673f0375da34b7a9dcefb\" title=\"Milestones:Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, 1994\"\u003EMilestones:Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, 1994\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGMRT, consisting of thirty antennas of 45 m diameter each, spanning 25 km near Pune, India, is one of the largest and most sensitive low frequency (110\u20131460 MHz) radio telescopes in the world. It pioneered new techniques in antenna design, receiver systems, and signal transport over optical fibre. GMRT has produced important discoveries in domains such as pulsars, supernovae, galaxies, quasars, and cosmology, greatly enhancing our understanding of the Universe.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, 1994","link":"","lat":19.096715,"lon":74.049956,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:HEMT,_1979#_15115a536c5d0d32e28a723a3f6900a9\" title=\"Milestones:HEMT, 1979\"\u003EMilestones:HEMT, 1979\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe HEMT was the first transistor to incorporate an interface between two semiconductor materials with different energy gaps. HEMTs proved superior to previous transistor technologies because of their high mobility channel carriers, resulting in high speed and high frequency performance. They have been widely used in radio telescopes, satellite broadcasting receivers and cellular base stations, becoming a fundamental technology supporting the information and communication society.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"HEMT, 1979","link":"","lat":35.443405,"lon":139.313921,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:International_Standardization_of_G3_Facsimile,_1980#_73597964860ec93dc79aae90c6840d49\" title=\"Milestones:International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980\"\u003EMilestones:International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis site commemorates the creation of the Modified READ two-dimensional coding for G3 facsimile developed through the careful collaboration of NTT and KDDI. Strong Japanese leadership with intense international discussion, testing, and cooperation produced the International Telecommunications Union G3 recommendation in 1980. This innovative and efficient standard enabled the worldwide commercial success of facsimile\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980","link":"","lat":35.281341,"lon":139.672201,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:International_Standardization_of_G3_Facsimile,_1980#KDDI_R\u0026amp;D_Laboratories_Inc.,_Kamifukuoka-city,_Saitama_Japan\" title=\"Milestones:International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980\"\u003EMilestones:International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKDDI R\u0026amp;D Laboratories Inc., Kamifukuoka-city, Saitama Japan\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis site commemorates the creation of the Modified READ two-dimensional coding for G3 facsimile developed through the careful collaboration of NTT and KDDI. Strong Japanese leadership with intense international discussion, testing, and cooperation produced the International Telecommunications Union G3 recommendation in 1980. This innovative and efficient standard enabled the worldwide commercial success of facsimile\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980","link":"","lat":35.861729,"lon":139.645482,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Invention_of_a_Temperature-Insensitive_Quartz_Oscillation_Plate,_1933#_accf1ab918b3dcba5b2d962513554ce6\" title=\"Milestones:Invention of a Temperature-Insensitive Quartz Oscillation Plate, 1933\"\u003EMilestones:Invention of a Temperature-Insensitive Quartz Oscillation Plate, 1933\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn April 1933, Issac Koga of the Tokyo Institute of Technology reported cutting angles that produced quartz crystal plates having a zero temperature coefficient of frequency. These angles, 54\u2070 45\u2019 and 137\u2070 59\u2019, he named the R\u003Csub\u003E1\u003C/sub\u003E and R\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E cuts. Temperature-insensitive quartz crystal was used at first for radio transmitters and later for clocks, and has proven indispensable to all radio communication systems and much of information electronics.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Invention of a Temperature-Insensitive Quartz Oscillation Plate, 1933","link":"","lat":35.606876,"lon":139.684802,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Inverter-Driven_Air_Conditioner,_1980-1981#_c8890706aa1b84a21ca3772abddb8ccc\" title=\"Milestones:Inverter-Driven Air Conditioner, 1980-1981\"\u003EMilestones:Inverter-Driven Air Conditioner, 1980-1981\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToshiba developed and mass-produced the world\u2019s first split-type air conditioners with inverter-driven compressors for commercial and residential applications in 1980 and 1981, respectively. Compact and robust inverters using power electronics technologies allowed variable-speed control of the compressors for optimized air-conditioning operations, with significantly improved comfort and energy efficiency. These innovations led to widespread use of inverter air conditioners across the world.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Inverter-Driven Air Conditioner, 1980-1981","link":"","lat":35.1479027,"lon":138.6647401,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Keage_Power_Station:_The_Japan%E2%80%99s_First_Commercial_Hydroelectric_Plant,_1890-1897#_ca649fa191e3fe93328d63c6df06febf\" title=\"Milestones:Keage Power Station: The Japan\u2019s First Commercial Hydroelectric Plant, 1890-1897\"\u003EMilestones:Keage Power Station: The Japan\u2019s First Commercial Hydroelectric Plant, 1890-1897\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKeage Power Station achieved Japan\u2019s first commercial hydroelectric generation using water intake from the Lake Biwa Canal. Construction of the station began in 1890, and was completed in 1897 with a total capacity of 1,760 kW, pioneering the start-up of power generation. A second canal revitalized the station in 1936 with a capacity of 5,700 kW, contributing to Japan\u2019s technological modernization.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Keage Power Station: The Japan\u2019s First Commercial Hydroelectric Plant, 1890-1897","link":"","lat":35.0102,"lon":135.788472,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Kurobe_River_No._4_Hydropower_Plant,_1956-63#_299671e98184c7aa364336b352e486fd\" title=\"Milestones:Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63\"\u003EMilestones:Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKansai Electric Power Co., Inc, Unazuki-machi, Kurobe-shi, Toyama, Japan. Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., completed the innovative Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, including the subterranean power station and Kurobe Dam, in 1963. The 275kV long-distance transmission system delivered the generated electric power to the Kansai region and solved serious power shortages, contributing to industrial development and enhancing living standards for the population.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63","link":"","lat":36.56644,"lon":137.66213,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Line_Spectrum_Pair_(LSP)_for_high-compression_speech_coding,_1975#_ba88e01fedc2d2aa366a0f5b6d2a86ec\" title=\"Milestones:Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) for high-compression speech coding, 1975\"\u003EMilestones:Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) for high-compression speech coding, 1975\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plaque may be viewed in the reception hall NTT Musashino R\u0026amp;D center\u3000 9-11, Midori-cho 3-Chome Musashino-Shi, Tokyo 180-8585 Japan. Line Spectrum Pair, invented at NTT in 1975, is an important technology for speech synthesis and coding. A speech synthesizer chip was designed based on Line Spectrum Pair in 1980. In the 1990s, this technology was adopted in almost all international speech coding standards as an essential component and has contributed to the enhancement of digital speech communication over mobile channels and the Internet worldwide.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) for high-compression speech coding, 1975","link":"","lat":35.72015,"lon":139.562135,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:MPD7720DSP,_1980#_0d955e885547cc4eaa6335000e900c8d\" title=\"Milestones:MPD7720DSP, 1980\"\u003EMilestones:MPD7720DSP, 1980\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1980, NEC (formerly Nippon Electric Company) developed here the first commercially available, programmable digital signal processor chip, the \u03bcPD7720. Its novel bus structure, 250-nsec instruction cycle, and 16-bit multiplier enabled fast finite impulse response filtering and provided true real-time processing for complex systems. It accelerated the adoption of digital signal processing in communications and broadcasting.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"MPD7720DSP, 1980","link":"","lat":35.57254306,"lon":139.66515449,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Map-Based_Automotive_Navigation_System,_1981#_3b7512f1354865ab4e97e5cc9b3a79b6\" title=\"Milestones:Map-Based Automotive Navigation System, 1981\"\u003EMilestones:Map-Based Automotive Navigation System, 1981\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe world\u2019s first map-based automotive navigation system, \u2018Honda Electro Gyrocator\u2019, was released in 1981. This system was based on inertial navigation technology using mileage and gyro sensors. It pioneered the on-board display of the destination path of a moving vehicle on overlaying transparent road-map sheets, and contributed to the advancement of automotive navigation systems.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Map-Based Automotive Navigation System, 1981","link":"","lat":36.526825,"lon":140.226713,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Mount_Fuji_Radar_System,_1964#_bad7bc76097db370cfd7f151e5f69e73\" title=\"Milestones:Mount Fuji Radar System, 1964\"\u003EMilestones:Mount Fuji Radar System, 1964\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMount Fuji, Shizouka Prefecture, Japan. Dedication: March 2000, IEEE Nagoya Section. The plaque is in a display case at the Meterological Museum, 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Completed in 1964 as the highest weather radar in the world in the pre-satellite era, the Mount Fuji Radar System almost immediately warned of a major storm over 800 km away. In addition to advancing the technology of weather radar, it pioneered aspects of remote-control and low-maintenance of complex electronic systems. The radar was planned by the Japan Meteorological Agency and constructed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Mount Fuji Radar System, 1964","link":"","lat":35.686871,"lon":139.756363,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Nobeyama_45-m_Telescope,_1982#_9ab2f15ad3cac1bb20e9ef902d5f9a55\" title=\"Milestones:Nobeyama 45-m Telescope, 1982\"\u003EMilestones:Nobeyama 45-m Telescope, 1982\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1982, the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation completed the 45-m telescope as the world\u2019s largest antenna for millimeter-wave radio astronomy. The 45-m telescope's innovative engineering contributed to the progress of radio astronomy by enabling high-resolution and high-sensitivity observations. Notable discoveries included new interstellar molecules and a black hole.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Nobeyama 45-m Telescope, 1982","link":"","lat":35.6752,"lon":139.5379,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Outdoor_large-scale_color_display_system,_1980#_67693739c473378a78372c73c47a0fd5\" title=\"Milestones:Outdoor large-scale color display system, 1980\"\u003EMilestones:Outdoor large-scale color display system, 1980\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMitsubishi Electric developed the world's first large-scale emissive color video display system and installed it at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California in 1980. It achieved bright, efficient, high-quality moving images using matrix-addressed cathode-ray tubes (CRT) as pixels. With increased dimensions and resolution, the system has entertained and informed millions of people in sports facilities and public spaces worldwide.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Outdoor large-scale color display system, 1980","link":"","lat":32.7623939,"lon":129.8648303,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Parkes_Radiotelescope,_1969#_f568b87641c9e4bcd29f89232ae1d0cb\" title=\"Milestones:Parkes Radiotelescope, 1969\"\u003EMilestones:Parkes Radiotelescope, 1969\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParkes radiotelescope and Honeysuckle Creek stations in Australia received voice and video signals from the Apollo 11 moonwalk, which were redistributed to millions of viewers. Parkes' televised images were superior to other ground stations, and NASA used them for much of the broadcast. One of the first to use the newly developed corrugated feed horn, Parkes became the model for the NASA Deep Space Network large aperture antennas.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Parkes Radiotelescope, 1969","link":"","lat":-32.998402,"lon":148.263488,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Perpendicular_Magnetic_Recording,_1977#_c8b86b7d715ff569da2867f7d2814824\" title=\"Milestones:Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 1977\"\u003EMilestones:Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 1977\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1977, Professor Shunichi Iwasaki led his Tohoku University team in developing a magnetic recording system with a pole head writing on a cobalt-alloy, thin-film perpendicular medium having a soft magnetic underlayer. This medium and configuration enabled data recording densities beyond those possible with longitudinal recording. Since 2005, perpendicular magnetic recording has played a crucial role in the continued growth of magnetic storage device capacity.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 1977","link":"","lat":38.253458,"lon":140.873355,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Pioneering_Work_on_Electronic_Calculators,_1964-1973#_640f459b694355a9606549f13121ba0d\" title=\"Milestones:Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973\"\u003EMilestones:Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESharp Memorial Hall, Tenri Factory, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Dedication: December 2005. A Sharp Corporation project team designed and produced several families of electronic calculators on the basis of all-transistor (1964), bipolar and MOS integrated circuit (1967), MOS Large Scale Integration (1969) and CMOS-LSI/Liquid Crystal Display (1973). The integration of CMOS-LSI and LCD devices onto a single glass substrate yielded battery-powered calculators. These achievements made possible the widespread personal use of hand-held calculators.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973","link":"","lat":34.602976,"lon":135.858976,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:QR_(Quick_Response)_Code,_1994#_9b3f8725426a18758f3e6ad0ee59a28b\" title=\"Milestones:QR (Quick Response) Code, 1994\"\u003EMilestones:QR (Quick Response) Code, 1994\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDENSO developed two-dimensional QR Code technology, inexpensive machine-readable optical labels that improved on barcoding by conveying larger amounts of data more quickly. Worldwide businesses soon adopted QR Codes to improve manufacturing, logistics, and management. Camera-equipped mobile phones brought QR Codes into advertising, design, and widespread applications such as electronic payments, giving consumers efficient new ways to access digital information.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"QR (Quick Response) Code, 1994","link":"","lat":34.995533,"lon":137.008989,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Railroad_Ticketing_Examining_System,_1965-1971#_788662c18cbd747cdf07bf086d3ef2a5\" title=\"Milestones:Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971\"\u003EMilestones:Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDedication: 27 November 2007, IEEE Kansai Section. Pioneering ticket examining machines, designed to speed commuter railroad use substantially, were first installed in 1965, based on work by a joint research team of Osaka University and Kintetsu Corporation. Following this work, an improved version -- based on joint work by Omron, Kintetsu, and Hankyu corporations using punched cards and magnetic cards -- was first deployed in 1967 and at nineteen stations in 1971.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971","link":"","lat":34.69978,"lon":135.46958,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Raman_Effect,_1928#_0b933f007b5b74852b040714739898ca\" title=\"Milestones:Raman Effect, 1928\"\u003EMilestones:Raman Effect, 1928\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlaque may be viewed at the main entrance gate of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Raja Subodh Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700032, INDIA. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Nobel-laureate (Physics-1930), assisted by K S Krishnan at IACS, Calcutta, India, discovered on 28 February 1928, that when a beam of coloured light entered a liquid, a fraction of the light scattered was of a different colour, dependent on material property. This radiation effect of molecular scattering of light bears his name as \u2018Raman Effect\u2019, from which many applications in photonic communications and spectroscopy evolved.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Raman Effect, 1928","link":"","lat":22.498889,"lon":88.368668,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Sharp_14-inch_Thin-Film-Transistor_Liquid-Crystal_Display_(TFT-LCD)_for_TV,_1988#_87e0239c6f0a57c6abff899bbbba82a2\" title=\"Milestones:Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 1988\"\u003EMilestones:Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 1988\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plaque may be viewed at the Sharp Technology Innovation Museum, 2613-1 Ichinomoto-cho, Tenri, Nara 632-8567 Japan. Sharp demonstrated a fourteen-inch TFT-LCD for TV in 1988 when the display size of the mass-produced TFT-LCD was three inches. The high display quality in Cathode Ray Tube size convinced other electronic companies to join the infant TFT-LCD industry aimed at emerging full-color portable PCs. Two decades later, TFT-LCDs replaced CRTs, making the vision of RCA's LCD group in the 1960s a reality.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 1988","link":"","lat":34.621672,"lon":135.817852,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:TPC-1_Transpacific_Cable_System,_1964#_d71251f26aba5f50d16c29892c283c6f\" title=\"Milestones:TPC-1 Transpacific Cable System, 1964\"\u003EMilestones:TPC-1 Transpacific Cable System, 1964\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plaque may be viewed at Hawaiian Telcom, 1177 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822 U.S.A. The first transpacific undersea coaxial telephone cable linking Japan, Hawaii, and the U.S. mainland was completed in 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda inaugurated this communications link on 19 June 1964. This joint project involving American Telephone and Telegraph, Hawaiian Telephone Company, and Kokusai Denshin Denwa improved global communication and contributed to deep water submarine cable technologies.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"TPC-1 Transpacific Cable System, 1964","link":"","lat":21.309688,"lon":-157.859081,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:TRON_Real-time_Operating_System_Family,_1984#_0f8c8fd29d8144449275f800b0605a04\" title=\"Milestones:TRON Real-time Operating System Family, 1984\"\u003EMilestones:TRON Real-time Operating System Family, 1984\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1984, a computer architecture project team at the University of Tokyo began designing The Real-time Operating system Nucleus (TRON) OS family and helping external partners commercialize it. Specifications and sample source code were provided openly and freely, facilitating innovations by developers and users. TRON real-time OS family copies have been adopted worldwide in billions of embedded computer devices, including aerospace and industrial equipment, automotive systems, and home electronics.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"TRON Real-time Operating System Family, 1984","link":"","lat":35.7079711,"lon":139.7626922,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:The_Discovery_of_the_Principle_of_Self-Complementarity_in_Antennas_and_the_Mushiake_Relationship,_1948#_9bb3c7982c0aa1d3599e0a52a7cdd6e2\" title=\"Milestones:The Discovery of the Principle of Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship, 1948\"\u003EMilestones:The Discovery of the Principle of Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship, 1948\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1948, Prof. Yasuto Mushiake of Tohoku University discovered that antennas with self-complementary geometries are frequency independent, presenting a constant impedance, and often a constant radiation pattern over very wide frequency ranges. This principle is the basis for many very-wide-bandwidth antenna designs, with applications that include television reception, wireless broadband, radio astronomy, and cellular telephony.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The Discovery of the Principle of Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship, 1948","link":"","lat":38.253517,"lon":140.873299,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:The_First_Word_Processor_for_the_Japanese_Language,_1971-1978#_d3657bbad5dc3e041f6225b84c9c3eab\" title=\"Milestones:The First Word Processor for the Japanese Language, 1971-1978\"\u003EMilestones:The First Word Processor for the Japanese Language, 1971-1978\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToshiba Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan. At this site, between 1971 and 1978, the first Japanese-language word processor was developed. Researchers headed by Ken-ichi Mori created a wholly new concept of Japanese word processing. Their first practical system, JW-10, was publicly unveiled on 3 October 1978. The JW-10, and improved versions, played a major role in advancing the Information Age in Japan, and provided the basis for Japanese-language word-processing software in personal computers.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The First Word Processor for the Japanese Language, 1971-1978","link":"","lat":35.53527,"lon":139.6997,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:The_High_Definition_Television_System,_1964-1989#_ec1e0d1e9c298bbeb533f94b393efd22\" title=\"Milestones:The High Definition Television System, 1964-1989\"\u003EMilestones:The High Definition Television System, 1964-1989\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) developed high-definition television (HDTV), a high-resolution and wide-screen television system designed to convey a strong sense of reality to viewers. Research began in 1964, ranging from psychophysical experiments to system development. In 1989, the world's first HDTV broadcast via satellite opened a new era in broadcasting. Since 1989, HDTV has spread throughout the world.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The High Definition Television System, 1964-1989","link":"","lat":35.6356483,"lon":139.6157232,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:The_MU_(Middle_and_Upper_atmosphere)_radar,_1984#_a3ac66e8ce536474e59636e753901dd9\" title=\"Milestones:The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar, 1984\"\u003EMilestones:The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar, 1984\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1984, Kyoto University built the MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar as the first large-scale MST (Mesosphere, Stratosphere, and Troposphere) radar with a two-dimensional active phased array antenna system, with the collaboration of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The MU radar enabled continuous and flexible observation of the atmosphere, and has contributed to the progress of atmospheric science and radar engineering.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar, 1984","link":"","lat":34.852222,"lon":136.108889,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Tokaido_Shinkansen_(Bullet_Train),_1964#_f31ecdc67f661177586562a59c85de33\" title=\"Milestones:Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964\"\u003EMilestones:Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETokai Nagoya Station, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-Ku, Nagoya, Japan. Plaque is at West Side of station on concourse wall. Dedication: July 2000 - IEEE Tokyo Section. (IEEE Milestone and ASME Landmark). Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train) was designed with the world's most advanced electrical and mechanical train technologies to operate at speeds up to 210 km/hr, a world record when it began service in 1964. It has carried more than 80 million passengers per year for many years with an excellent safety record.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964","link":"","lat":35.107772,"lon":136.885567,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Toshiba_T1100,_a_Pioneering_Contribution_to_the_Development_of_Laptop_PC,_1985#_4489bb267544e767bf6ed7e8c96ad657\" title=\"Milestones:Toshiba T1100, a Pioneering Contribution to the Development of Laptop PC, 1985\"\u003EMilestones:Toshiba T1100, a Pioneering Contribution to the Development of Laptop PC, 1985\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plaque may be viewed at the entrance hall of Tachikawa office of Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd., Tachihi Building 2, 6-1-3 Sakae-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-0003, Japan. The Toshiba T-1100 was developed in Ome Complex of Toshiba Corporation in 1984-1985 and mass production also was performed by this factory. The factory had closed down in 2017 and the plaque moved from the factory to Tachikawa office of Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd. The Toshiba T1100, an IBM PC compatible laptop computer that shipped in 1985, made an invaluable contribution to the development of the laptop PC and portable personal computers. With the T1100, Toshiba demonstrated and promoted the emergence and importance of true portability for PCs running packaged software, with the result that T1100 won acceptance not only among PC experts but by the business community.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Toshiba T1100, a Pioneering Contribution to the Development of Laptop PC, 1985","link":"","lat":35.714316,"lon":139.423582,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Vapor-phase_Axial_Deposition_Method_for_Mass_Production_of_High-quality_Optical_Fiber,_1977-1983#_7db7b647e4d3fe0929efa85c51c6e83a\" title=\"Milestones:Vapor-phase Axial Deposition Method for Mass Production of High-quality Optical Fiber, 1977-1983\"\u003EMilestones:Vapor-phase Axial Deposition Method for Mass Production of High-quality Optical Fiber, 1977-1983\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, 243-0198 Japan. In 1977, Dr. Tatsuo Izawa of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) invented the vapor-phase axial deposition (VAD) method suitable for the mass production of optical fiber. NTT, Furukawa Electric, Sumitomo Electric, and Fujikura collaboratively investigated the fabrication process. The technology successfully shifted from research and development to commercialization. The VAD method contributed greatly to the construction of optical-fiber networks.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Vapor-phase Axial Deposition Method for Mass Production of High-quality Optical Fiber, 1977-1983","link":"","lat":35.4407279,"lon":139.314173,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Milestones:Yosami_Radio_Transmitting_Station,_1929#_ac014ec1693024ff0700a71919eba63a\" title=\"Milestones:Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 1929\"\u003EMilestones:Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 1929\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKariya, Aichi pref., Japan. In April 1929, the Yosami Station established the first wireless communications between Japan and Europe with a long wave operating at 17.442 kHz. An inductor-type high-frequency alternator provided output power at 500 kW. The antenna system used eight towers, each 250m high. The facilities were used for communicating with submarines by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1941 to 1945 and by the United States Navy from 1950 to 1993.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 1929","link":"","lat":34.974173,"lon":137.016871,"icon":"/w/images/6/6a/Purplemarker.png"}],"imageLayers":[]}

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