Japan News-stand - Quarterly

	'Koku-Fan Illustrated' [Bunrindo, various, c176pp, ¥2000-2200] The series of larger A4-size Koku Fan Illustrated quarterly special editions, from the same publishers as Koku Fan monthly, has not been added to since No.115, covering air racing, appeared back in 2001. Early issues in the series retained the same page size as the regular magazine. It later expanded to A4 format. The title is very apt in that the contents is almost entirely pictorial, with around 30 pages of colour photos, a 16 page modelling manual of detail sketches and the remaining pages packed with b+w photos. The only text appears in the photo captions, some of which are repeated in English. Current status uncertain Further information: Bunrindo Co., Ltd., Nakano 3-39-2, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001, Japan. Editorial Tel: +81 3 5385 5868, Fax: +81 3 5385 5613, Sales Tel: +81 3 5385 5671, Fax: +81 3 5385 5703. [*] Contents Listing, No.1 - No.115
	'M-Cats' [Model Art, ISSN ? , ¥1500] Termed an `Entertainment Aircraft Super Visual Magazine` it has the usual mix of features, but focuses primarily on one aspect - US Navy fighters, diorama techniques etc. Its latest incarnation (No.10) appeared last month (April 2003) and included 3D illustrations for the F-8 Crusader and P-47 Thunderbolt nose art (Japanese only). Current Further information: Model Art Co., Ltd, Iidabashi 3-3-11, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0072, Japan. Editorial: Tel: +81 3 3288 3715, Fax: +81 3 3288 4561, Sales: Tel: +81 3 3262 6450, Fax: +81 3 3262 7932. Web: M-Cats
	'Military Classics' [Ikaros Publications, 15176-04, 170pp, ¥1680] First appeared with the Spring edition in April 2003. Purely on the basis of the debut edition, this new addition to the Ikaros magazine range has little to offer the Western aviation enthusiast that can't be obtained elsewhere. Calling itself an `all-round flashback magazine` for the military fan, it did feature a Zero special with even a "Books World" and a manga cartoon devoted to it, but the rest of the content would be of limited appeal, even less as there is no English text. The mish-mash of other features includes military film, video and DVD reviews, an arms and weaponry series and even an article on military watches. Current Further information: see J-Wings monthly
	'The March' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] First published in 1977. Large format military magazine with stiff covers and featuring many large colour photos. Focusing on modern military topics - air, naval and ground forces equipment. 128 pages each with mostly pictorial content - 100s b+w photos, 20+ pages of colour drawings and photos. Issues 1-4 were the same page size as 'Koku-Fan', but issue 5 onwards was closer to A4 size. Japanese text with Englsh captions. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, 1978 - 1984
	'Sky Sports' [Ikarus, ISSN ? ] Sky Sports magazine covered the world of leisure flying - from hangliders, sailplanes and microlights to small private aircraft. Feature articles includes flight safety tips, flight test reports, airshow and fly-in reports etc. It was illustrated with numerous colour photographs. By 1987 issues typically had 90 pages each, increasing to 140 pages by 2004. No further information. Ceased publication