Japan News-stand - Bi-Monthly

	'Aéropostale' [? publisher, ISSN ?] Aéropostale - complete with French accent on the 'e' - was a magazine dedicated to airlines and airliners. The content was highly pictorial, with colour photographs taking up most of each page and relatively little text. Typically each issue includes a photographic tour of an airliner type, (A340, Concorde, 747 etc), a feature on a specific airline, photographs of different fleet liveries, and an airport visit. Known issues are November 1992, January 1993 and March 1993. It appears to have soon become quarterly, with issues 9 and 10 appearing in June and September 1997. Ceased publication
	'Air Combat' [? publisher, ISSN ?] Subtitled 'Illustrated Military-Aircraft'. Another magazine focussing on military aviation, with a not very original name. This title covers the entire history of miltiary aviation - especially the World Wars - rather than just the present day. Highly pictorial content, with many colour photographs. A4 size, 130 pages each. Issue 21 was dated October 1991, but it ceased publication sometime later. Ceased publication
	'Air Power Graphics' [Ikarosu, ISSN ?] Magazine focussing on modern military aviation around the world. Highly pictorial content, with many colour photographs. A4 size, 90 pages each. Initially published as a bi-monthly in 1991, but became monthly in mid 1992 before switching to quarterly with more pages in 1993. Ceased publication sometime after mid 1996. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, 1991 - 1996
	'Maru Extra' [Ushioshobo, 08308-1, 228pp, ¥1330] Featuring the same eclectic mix as its stablemate, the monthly Maru (see above), this publication has no colour section but provides in part some great pictures on glossy paper and a wealth of information on air campaigns, Japanese World War II air operations etc. What the bulk of the photographic coverage, of necessity, occasionally lacks in quality it more than makes up for in rarity value - in fact it could even be argued that combining grainy pictures with its rougher quality paper adds to its "time warp" factor. Sadly, although it would be of great source of both interest and information to Western readers, no English digest is supplied. Current Further information: Ushioshobo Co., Ltd., Kudanshita 1-9-11, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan. Editorial: Tel +81 3 3265 8654, Sales: Tel +81 3 3265 8651. Web: Kojinsha
	'Master Modelers' [Geibunsha, ISBN 4-87465-621-8, Japanese magazine code 63635-8, 144pp, ¥1200] Magazine titles of publishing house Geibunsha cover predominantly automotive titles, but Master Modelers appears on the 23rd of even number months, reaching Volume 9 with the April 2003 issue. A4 sized, it gives broad(air)brush treatment to relevant topics, with aviation and armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) subjects predominating. Four pages of "Warbirds in Colour" sideviews are regularly included. Current Further information: Geibunsha Ltd., Higashi-Ikebukuro 3-7-9, Tokyo 170-8427 Japan. Tel: +81 3 5992 2065, Fax: +81 3 5992 7167. Editorial: Tel: +81 3 5992 2071, Fax: +81 3 5992 7160. Magazine content/comments: Tel: +81 3 5956 7168. Web: Geibunsha For English enquiries contact HobbyLink Japan, Tatebayashi-shi, Nishitakanecho 43-6, Gunma 374-0075, Japan. Fax: +81 276 80 3067. Web: Hobbylink Japan
	'Military Aircraft' [Delta Publishing, 08495-3, 168pp, ¥2350] Magazine focusing on military aircraft around the world - normally from World War Two. Each issue includes a major feature on a single topic, e.g. USAAF Fighters of WW2. Illustrated with extensive b+w photos (and some colour in later issues), line drawings etc. All text in Japanese. 160 pages in B5 format. Ceased publication Further information: Delta Publishing Co., Ltd, Chiyoda Grace Bldg, 1-50 Kanda-Jinbocho, Tokyo 101-0051 Japan. Tel: +81 3 3233 1481, Fax: +81 3 3233 4593 [*] Contents Listing, 1991 - 2003
	'Scale Aviation' [Dai Nippon Kaiga, 05425-3, 112pp, ¥1380] Like Model Art (see above), Scale Aviation tends to focus on one single aircraft subject per issue. First published in February 1998 and billed as a `visual bimonthly for scale aircraft modellers` it does exactly what it says on the cover, including colour slide views and 1/48 scale plans of the subject. Another section features photos from the same publisher's Aero Detail series, with bilingual English-Japanese captions. A spin-off from 'Model Graphix' with 120 pages in each issue. Current Further information: Dai Nippon Kaiga Co., Ltd, 1-7 Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, Japan. Tel: +81 3 3294 7861, Fax: +81 3 3294 7865. Web: Kaiga (Japanese only - little specific information about Scale Aviation as possibly still partly under construction, April 2003). [*] Contents Listing, No.1 - present