This is to inform all those interested that an active MEMS maillist in JAPANESE is being hosted at NRLM. It covers MEMS discussions and some employment opportunities in the field in Japan. To subscribe send mail to: maillist.micromachine@nrlm.go.jp with the following text in the MESSAGE BODY Sub micromachine-ds your name To review the subscribers to the maillist (after you have subscribed) send the mail with the following message rev micromachine-ds To send a message send mail to discussion.micromachine@nrlm.go.jp As a courtsey to non-Japanese speaking subscribers the subject of the mail is in English, even if the Text is in Japanese. This ensures that people like me can go back and ask for more information in English!! Shekhar Bhansali