Japan News-stand - Weekly Partworks

	'Air Combat Collection' [DeAgostini Japan, ISSN???, ¥1590] October 2003 saw the Japanese release of the first part of this forthightly series, already available in the UK from GE Fabbri. Each 16-page A4 issue covers one warplane type from each of three eras: Pre-1945, 1946-69 and post-1970, including cutaways, technical specifications, side views, both colour and black and white illustrations, plus a 1/100th scale model of one of them. The Japanese editions do not exactly mirror the contents of those released thus far in the UK. For example, the first issue covers the F-14 Tomcat (with model), SR-71 Blackbird and Hawker Typhoon, all for the introductory price of a mere \890. Each fortnight, a 50-minute DVD accompanying the series - currently planned to run to 45 issues - is also simultaneously released. Current Further information: DeAgostini Japan, Ginza 2-15-2, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan. Tel: +81 3 5282 7010 (reader service centre), Fax: +81 3 5212 5312. Web: DeAgostini
	'Aircraft' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] This weekly partwork is a Japanese version of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft series originally published in the UK by Aerospace Publishing (now part of the Summertime Publishing Group) in 1982 and again in 1989. Translated into six languages and sold in 20 countries, it was launched in Japan in the 1980s. Ceased Publication
	'Sekai no Sentoki (Combat Aircraft of the World)' [DelPrado Japan, ISBN 4-594-03531-0, ¥1595 + tax] Marketed through Fuso Publishing Inc. in Japan, this weekly collection comprises a boxed set containing a small-scale model, complete with stand, and colour specification and file cards. All 65 planned sets have been released but are still available. Current Further information: DelPrado Japan, Kaigan 1-15-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo 101-0054. Tel: +81 3 5282 2971, Fax: +81 3 5282 2970. Web: This Week
	'World Aircraft' [DeAgostini Japan, ISSN???, ¥560] This weekly partwork is a Japanese version of the World Aircraft Information Files series originally published in the UK by Aerospace Publishing (now part of the Summertime Publishing Group) from 1998. It was launched in Japan in September 1999 and had reached No.180 of an originally planned 216 issues in April 2003. Sections covered are: World Military Aircraft, Weapons and Tactics, Air Accident File, The World of Private Flying, Air Forces of the World, Air War Analysis, Air Heroes, Special Purpose Aviation, Aviation Technology, World Civil Aircraft, Airlines of the World, Aircraft A-Z and Aviation History. DeAgostini also markets the related World Aircraft video collection in Japan. Current Further information: DeAgostini Japan, Ginza 2-15-2, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan. Tel: +81 3 5282 7010 (reader service centre), Fax: +81 3 5212 5312. Web: DeAgostini