ITCF (International Technical Communication Forum)  

The ITCF (International Technical Communication Forum) is one of the activities of the STC Tokyo Chapter. Almost all of the Tokyo Chapter members are Japanese. But to take full advantage of this chapter of the STC, we have planned to hold English speaking meetings. These meeting helps us to learn not only the differences of viewpoints and cultures between both countries but also how unstable and diissatisfied native English speakers are.

Kobayashi, Norio. STC Proceedings (1993). Articles>TC>Regional>Japan

The Profile of Japanese Technical Communicators  

The profile of Japanese technical communicators was surveyed in December 1994. The most typical Japanese technical communicator is a 41-year-old man with an engineering degree; he works as a techncial writer/editor with management responsibility for a large-sized high-tech company and lives in Tokyo. In Japan, the profession of technical communication is very new, unknown, and low in its professional status in industry with virtually no formal education or research support from higher education.

Yotsuyanagi, Noriko and Earl E. McDowell. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>TC>Regional>Japan