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Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: Earthquake devastates Kōbe 1995 4Jan2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2002: World heritage series II #9 20Sep2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Netherlands: First Friesland word used in Japan (tab inscription) 12Mar2002 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2002: Cultural leaders 5Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uruguay: Japan‑Uruguay diplomatic relations 80th a. 24Sep2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2002: Sheep new year 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uganda: Opening of Japan 1853 28Jun2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2002: World heritage series II #10 20Dec2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uganda: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2003: Greetings self‑adhesives 10Feb2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: United Nations (Vienna): International year of volunteers: computer graphic by Tanaka Ikko 29Mar2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2003: World heritage series II #11 20Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: United Nations (Vienna): World heritage sites, Japan 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2003: Edo Shogunate 400th anniversary #1 23May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: Kaigetsudō Dohan painting Standing Woman 31Mar2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FORGERIES, OVERPRINTS: Sankō: Different typeface forms Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Great Britain: Queen Elizabeth II (ship) stamp 15Jan1969 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2003: Edo Shogunate 400th anniversary #3 1Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Hirohito enthronement 1928 13Mar2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FORGERIES: Sankō & mozō: Different typeface forms Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Taira & Minamoto clans, buddhist monk Hōnen 4Oct1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FORGERIES, LOCAL STAMPS: Sutherland & Co. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Toyotomi Hideyoshi unifies Japan 1590 22Jun2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Kanayama Satoshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Poland: 1926 Warsaw‑Tokyo flight commemorative label Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Kagawa Gentarō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Lesotho: Japan's first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo 31Dec1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Itō Miki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Jordan: Japan‑Jordan cooperation 20Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Kunitomo Hiroshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: Nō theater development & masks 1Feb2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Ōtani Kazuyoshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: Emperor Go‑Sanjō, 1068 20Dec1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003: 2 Wall relief painting, Edo castle Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Japanese succession dispute 1392 and Golden Pavilion 31Dec2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003: 3 Tokugawa Ieyasu's helmet & armor Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: First Japanese zen buddhist temple created by Dōgen in 1227 31Dec1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003: 4 Princess Chiyo's inkstone case Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Angola: Portuguese reach Japan 1543 2Oct2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003: 5 Chūjō role mask in Nō play Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Commemorative datestamps: Prince Takamatsu visit 26May1942 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: 2 Fire‑fighter's coat Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal markings: Regular, international: Moukden Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: 3 Folding screen with kabuki dancers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal markings: Regular, domestic: Hsinking (comb) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: 4a Kyōhō era doll, male Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal markings: Regular, domestic: Hsinking Central (bisected‑circle) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: 4b Kyōhō era doll, female Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Registration labels: Hsinking Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: 5 Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō I as Gorō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Commemorative datestamps: People's saving exhibition 1Jun1940 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: Sheet margin illustration: Folding screen picturing Edo famous places Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Commemorative datestamps: P'u‑Yi second visit to Japan 22Jun1940 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003: Sheet margin illustration: Picture of ships leaving port in California Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history, international: Entrusted mail system 1937‑1945: Manchoukuo postal guide text Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 3 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, RYUKYUAN: Shuri castle Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 3 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003: 1a & 1b Perry's ship Powhatan, 1854 Japan visit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, RYUKYUS ISLANDS: Maps: Shuri heritage sites Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 3 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003: 2 Viewing foreign ships Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, RYUKYUAN: King Shō Shin Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 3 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003: 3 Dutch East India Co. ceramic plate Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, RYUKYUS ISLANDS: Maps: Okinawa heritage sites Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 3 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003: 4 Painting of a western woman (Gennai) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Commemorative datestamps: Non‑stop flights between Hsinking & Tokyo 3Apr1941 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 3 Moving toward opening the nation 1Jul2003: 5 Perpetual clock Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Commemorative datestamps: Prince Takamatsu visit 1942 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index EMBLEMS: Postal services Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Commemorative datestamps: One‑day airmail between Hsinking & Tokyo 1May1935 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index ERRORS & VARIETIES, DESIGN: Postal markings: Double‑circle: Tomaya/Yamato Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Postal markings: Add syllabics to ideographs in address Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index ENVELOPES, OFFICIAL: Revisions: 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Prisoner of war mail: Double postcard for Dutch POW 1944 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: International fleet review 1Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Postcards: Double postcard for Dutch POW 1944 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Letter writing week 7Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Postal history: Administration: Japanese language only permitted on mail Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: International conference of disabled persons 10Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Postal rates: 1Apr1945: Covers franked using new rates Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Kabuki 400th a. 15Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Postcards: Uprated by adding stamps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Television in Japan 50th a. 31Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Scenic datestamps: Military, general: Left‑to‑right inscriptions introduction Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Japan Post inauguration self‑adhesives 1Apr 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Scenic datestamps: Military, individual: FPO 71 Jingmen (Hubei) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Philatelic week 18Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Scenic datestamps: Military, individual: Miaohangzhen (Jiangsu) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Japan‑ASEAN exchange year 2003 16Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OFFICES IN: Stamps: Used on mail posted in Japan Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter day 23Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Scenic datestamps: Military, individual: Nanjing FPO (Jiangsu) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter writing week 6Oct2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Scenic datestamps: Military, individual: Shanghai (Jiangsu): With FPO ideographs Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index COVERS: First‑day, individual: Kabuki 400th a. 15Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 1 & 2 Shirawaka Village (Gifu): Kamichō scene in autumn Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Lewis, Karl: Addressed to Lewis, earliest mail (card) 31Dec1901 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 3 Shirawaka Village (Gifu): gable section & hollyhock flowers Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Lewis, Karl: "To New Zealand" handstamps Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 4 Shirawaka Village (Gifu): Myōzen‑ji main hall Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Masaoka Shiki 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 5 Shirawaka Village (Gifu): night view in winter Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES: Special‑issue: Letter day 23Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 6 Taira Village (Toyama): early summer scene Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Regular‑issue: Nature in Japan Series: 10y beetle 11Sep1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 7 Taira Village (Toyama): Sōnen‑ji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Regular‑issue: Third Nippon Series: 100y silver crane 20Oct1982 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 8 Taira Village (Toyama): summer scene Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Regular‑issue: Nature in Japan Series: 50y Japanese white‑eye 24Jan1994 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 9 Kami Taira Village (Toyama): community of houses in summer Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Regular‑issue: Nature in Japan Series: 80y pied kingfisher 24Jan1994 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: 10 Kami Taira Village (Toyama): gable section in winter Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Regular‑issue: Third Nippon Series: 10y Adonis flower 20Oct1982 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: Folder Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, maple leaves & camellias design: 270y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002: Sheet margin illustration: Shirakawa village snow scene Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 50y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 1 Shuri royal mausoleum: stone lion Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 120y 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 2 Sonohyan sacred place stone gate Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 90y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: Folder Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Value‑added issue: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 80y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Southeast Asia: Prohibited languages Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index AUCTIONS: eBay: CH/Y private control overprint Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BORNEO, NORTH: English & Chinese languages prohibited Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index AUCTIONS: eBay: Karl Lewis unlisted picture postcard Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Ships: Maritime self‑defense force Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ANTARCTICA, JAPANESE EXPEDITIONS TO: Stamps: Treaty 10th a. 23Jun1971 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Ships: Powhatan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ANTARCTICA, JAPANESE EXPEDITIONS TO: Ships: Fuji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Ships: Queen Elizabeth II Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ANTARCTICA, JAPANESE EXPEDITIONS TO: Stamps: Observation resumption 20Nov1965 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BURMA (MYANMAR): Covers: Franked using short‑lived 1Apr1945 postal rates Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index AIRMAIL, HISTORY OF: First flights: Warsaw‑Tokyo 27Aug1926: Commemorative label Section 1: JAPAN  
Index BORNEO, NORTH: Postal markings: English & Chinese languages not allowed Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SYLLABICS: Altered Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 3 Old capital Kyōto, Uji & Ōtsu 22Jun2001: 1 Upper Kamo shrine: sand cones Section 1: JAPAN  
Index AFFORESTATION ISSUES: Stamps: 16May2003 Chiba Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Railroads: Monorail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Telegraph: Stamps: "Miritaly Railway Telegraph" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Ships: Icebreakers: Fuji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, AGRICULTURE & FISHING: Cormorant fishing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Aviation: Naha airport Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Buddhist: Temples: Sōnen‑ji (Toyama) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TOYS: Sheep bell Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Shuri (Okinawa) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Television: Broadcasting: 50th a. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Tsuruga (Fukushima) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Asian winter games: 5th: 24Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Gifu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Geophysics Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Buddhist: Temples: Myōzen‑ji (Gifu) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Clocks: Perpetual 1851 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Houses: Gasshōzukuri Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Camera Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Shintō: Shrines: Kibitsu (Okayama) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Instruments: Accordian Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Shintō: Shrines: Kamo, upper Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Instruments: Guitar Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Ceramics: Arita ware Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Soccer Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, CRAFTS, TRADITIONAL: Arita ceramics Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Skiing, mogul Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Actors: Family crests: Ichikawa Danjūrō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Skating, speed: 5th Asian Winter Games 24Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DOLLS: Kyōhō era doll Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SPORTS: Athletic meets, national: Stamps: 58th Shizuoka 29Aug2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Actors: Okuni Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NON‑POSTAL TABS: Special‑issue stamps: Greetings stamps 10Feb2003: Sheet of 10 with non‑postal tabs 2Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Viewing the full moon at Massaki (Kiyonaga) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NON‑POSTAL TABS: Special‑issue stamps: Greetings stamps 10Feb2003: Sheet of 4 with non‑postal tabs 19Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Ships leaving port in California (Sadahide) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Metric system Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Atsuta Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Seismology Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELIC WEEK ISSUES: 18Apr2003 Sheep Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Ōtsu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PERFINS (PERFORATED INITIALS/INSIGNIA): Mitsui Bussan (Mitsui & Co.): Two types (Adachi W80 & W87) used on one cover Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Yui Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PARKS ISSUES, QUASI‑NATIONAL: Suigō 1Jun1962 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Shōno Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NEW YEAR STAMPS: 15Nov2002 sheep: 20Jan2003 Souvenir sheet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Totsuka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PERSONALIZED STAMPS: Special‑issue stamps: Greetings stamps 10Feb2003: Sheet with personalized tabs 2Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Kawasaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Wife, Sasako Sadako: Photo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Pottery: Arita ware Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Wife, Sasako Sadako: Niece, Miyakawa Kazuko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Enjoying the evening cool beside the river (Kiyonaga) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Confucius quote in early irregular Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Gorō uprooting bamboo (Torii) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Early irregular: "Do not fear to rectify" (Confucius quote) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Poets: Masaoka Shiki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Types: Early irregular: English text "Post Office" inclusion Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Poets: Kaneko Misuzu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Types: Early irregular: Fukaya (Confucius quote) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, MOUNTAINS: Mt. Tsukuba (Ibaraki) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Types: Early irregular: "Examined": Types Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Poetry: "Good Catch" (Kaneko) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Types: Double‑circle: Tomaya/Yamato Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Haiku: Poet: Masaoka Shiki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Mailboxes: Commemorative: 1871 mailbox replica 1986, Matsue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Authors, non‑fiction: Fukata Kyūya Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Nationality required if sender or addressee non‑Japanese: "Venezuelan" example 24Dec1941 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Wild ginger festival, Kyoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Types: Early irregular: Uji (with "Post Office" in English) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LANGUAGE: Typewriter, western Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Types: Early irregular: Kensazumi: (see Examined) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, GOVERNMENT: Postal service: Mail carrier Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mailboxes: 1871 trunk‑like wooden type Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Rape Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mailboxes: 1871 trunk‑like wooden type: 1986 working replica, Matsue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Sunflower Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mailboxes: Penguin‑shaped mailbox at Nagoya Port (Aichi) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Bon festival, Kyoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Announcements: Western Languages used: Insignia Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Festival of the ages, Kyoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Emblems: Postal services Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Plum blossom Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services: Mascots: Mail: Posuton Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Hollyhock Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services: Mascots: Postal life insurance: Kan‑chan (female) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Iris Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services: Mascots: Postal life insurance: Kan‑chan (male) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Fruits: Persimmon Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services: Mascots: Postal savings system: Ai‑chan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Tea blossom Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services: Mascots: Postal savings system: Yū‑chan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Trees: Podocarpus Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Printing bureau: Independence from Finance Ministry 1Apr2003: Imprint (kokuritsu insatsu kyoku seizō) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Seagull Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postcards: Message space allowed: Chronology Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Parakeet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal life insurance: Mascots: Kan‑chan (female) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Owl Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal life insurance: Mascots: Kan‑chan (male) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Azalea Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAGE DUE: Reasons other than insufficient postage: Offices in China stamps used in Japan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Coral tree blossom (deigo) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAGE DUE: Reasons other than insufficient postage: Writing on imprinted postcard stamp Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Elephant Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAGE DUE: Markings: Minō (unpaid) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Bear Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAGE DUE: Markings: Offices in China stamps used in Japan, treatment of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Alligator Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Censorship of mail during WWII: Nationality required if sender or addressee non‑Japanese: "Venezuelan" example 24Dec1941 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ENTERTAINMENT: Puppet plays: Unexpectedly, Gourd island Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LOCAL POSTS & STAMPS: Sutherland & Co. Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ENTERTAINMENT: Puppet plays: Unexpectedly, Gourd island: Individual puppets: Don Gabacho Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LOCAL POSTS & STAMPS: Sutherland & Co.: Discovery of 15th copy 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Sheep Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Adoption of foreign words: First Friesland (Netherlands province) word adopted Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Cormorant Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Seals: Private: Mitsui Bussan (Mitsui & Co.) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Rabbit Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Private: Mitsui Bussan (Mitsui & Co.) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Monkey Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Minō (unpaid, not yet paid) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Squirrel Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Tokugawa Ieyasu: Helmet & armor Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Zebra Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Tokugawa shogunate 1603‑1868: Family crest Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Kirin Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING WEEK ISSUES: 7Oct2002 Hiroshige prints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Kangaroo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING WEEK ISSUES: 7Oct1962 Nihombashi (Hiroshige print) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Giraffe Section 1: JAPAN  
Index JAPAN IN THE 20TH CENTURY SERIES 1999‑2000: Set 13 (1964‑1971) 23Aug2000: 1 & 2 Television puppet play "Unexpectedly, Gourd island" commenced (1964) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Goat Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Yokohama Port Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Gorilla Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Shuri (Okinawa) heritage sites Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Hippopotamus Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Okinawa heritage sites Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Nō: Masks Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Perry 1853 & 1854 landings Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Theaters: Kompira (Kagawa) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Kobe 1995 earthquake Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Nō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, WORLD, MAPS: Pearl Harbor 7Dec1941: Location of the Shaw Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Plays: Tsuchigumo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, WORLD, MAPS: Netherlands provinces Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Plays: Shibaraku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 10Feb2003: Sheetlet with personalized tabs 19Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ENTERTAINMENT: Cinema: Directors: Ozu Yasujirō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 10Feb2003: Sheetlet with personalized tabs 2Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1978: 61st Lions clubs international convention 21Jun1978 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Gasshōzukuri heritage house sites Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1982: Ueno zoo 100th a. 20Mar1982 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1972: Customs service 100th a. 28Nov1972 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1969: 52nd Lions clubs international convention 2Jul1969 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1971: Antarctic treaty 10th a. 23Jun1971 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: World heritage series II #9 20Sep2002: Folder Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: International fleet review 1Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: International fleet review 1Oct2002: Marginal inscription Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Letter writing week 7Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: International conference of disabled persons 10Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Cultural leaders: Masaoki Shiki 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Sheep new year 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Sheep new year ss 20Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Television in Japan 50th a. 31Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Philatelic week 18Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: World heritage series II #10 20Dec2002: Folder Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2000: Japan in the 20th century #13 (1964‑71) 23Aug2000 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Edo Shogunate 400th anniversary #3 1Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter day 23Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter day 23Jul2003: Booklet pane Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter day 23Jul2003: Omnibus sheet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter day 23Jul2003: Souvenir sheet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS: Black dot (sumiten): Cherry Blossom series: Removal of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1989: EUROPALIA '89 18Sep1989 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1952: Heir apparent (Akihito) 10Nov1952 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1956: Tōkaidō electrification 19Nov1956 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1952‑1961 FIRST YEN UNIT SERIES: 100y cormorant fishing 15Sep1953 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 10y beetle 28Nov1997: Coil 11Sep1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1980‑1988 THIRD NIPPON SERIES: 10y Adonis flower 5Jul1982: Coil 20Oct1982 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1980‑1988 THIRD NIPPON SERIES: 100y silver crane 10Jul1981: Coil 20Oct1982 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1872‑1876 CHERRY BLOSSOM SERIES: Syllabics: Altered Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 50y Japanese white‑eye 13Jan1994: Coil 24Jan1994 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: 80y pied kingfisher 13Jan1994: Coil 24Jan1994 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1964: Gion festival 15Jul1964 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1965: Antarctic expedition 20Nov1965 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1962: Letter writing week 7Oct1962 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, maple leaves & camellias design: 270y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 50y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 90y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 80y 10Apr1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1992‑ NATURE IN JAPAN SERIES: Value‑added coil stamp issues: Sparrow, rice & camellias design: 120y 1Dec1997 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 2003‑ JAPAN POST NEW STYLE ISSUES: Postal Services Mascot characters 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagoya Minato (Aichi) 21Mar1985 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagoya Minato (Aichi) 29Oct1992 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kyōto Tanaka Takahara (Kyōto) 16Aug1991 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kurihama (Kanagawa) 15Jun1948 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Mattō Yasuda (Ishikawa) 9Oct1990 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okayama Kibitsu (Okayama) 1Oct1979 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shido (Kagawa) 1Apr1998 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Suzuka Shōno (Mie) 1Dec1992 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, GENERAL: Topicals: Perry 1853 landing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Uraga (Kanagawa) 1Oct1932 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yokosuka (Kanagawa) 20Apr1951 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yokosuka (Kanagawa) 20Apr1951: Redrawn to correct error 15Jul1961 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: 16Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: Summer greeting: 16Jun2003: Types & quantities issued Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 1Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, SPECIAL PURPOSE: New year: 1Nov2002: Types & quantities Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Message space allowed: Chronology Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Chrysanthemum: 1½x1½s 1Oct1899 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Koban: International: 2x2s 1Jan1885 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Koban: Domestic: 1x1s 1Jan1885 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Koban: International: 4x4s 1Mar1898 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Kusunoki Masashige (Nankō): 3x3s 5Jul1944 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR, INDIVIDUAL: Kusunoki Masashige (Nankō): 2x2s 23Dec1943 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl: Catalog of postcards for sale 1905: Not in catalog, issued after: No. 5: US Navy sailor's funeral Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl: Catalog of postcards for sale 1905: Not in catalog, issued after: No. 61 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl: Lewis advertising card 1902 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl: Catalog of postcards for sale 1905: Not in catalog, issue period uncertain: No. 60 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, COMMEMORATIVE, PICTURE, GENERAL: Message space allowed: Chronology Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL SAVINGS: Mascots: Ai‑chan (introduced 1990) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL SAVINGS: Mascots: Yū‑chan (introduced 1963) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Marginal markings: Pictorial decoration Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, COMMEMORATIVE, PICTURE, INDIVIDUAL: Postal service 50th a. 20Apr1921 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Aomori: 5th Asian Winter Games 24Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Chiba: Afforestation 16May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okinawa: Monorail 8Aug2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okayama: Kibitsu shrine 5Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Mie: Ozu Yasujirō, film director, 100th birth a. 23Oct2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Mie: Ozu Yasujirō, film director, 100th birth a. 23Oct2003: Souvenir sheet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Miyazaki: Nobeoka, Nō theater town 3Feb2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Hokkaidō: Lake Mashū & Ainu pattern 5Feb2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kagawa: Kompira theater 24Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ishikawa: Fukata Kyūya, 100th birth a. 1Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Fukushima: Tsuruga castle & persimmons 1Jul2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ibaraki: Mt. Tsukuba & irises 20May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: Cormorant fishing & Gifu castle 1May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRIVATE CONTROL OVERPRINTS: Chrysanthemum series: CH/Y (Club Hotel, Yokohama) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yamagata: Kaneko Misuzu 11Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tōkyō: Seasonal flowers 1Sep2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Shizuoka: 58th national athletic meet 29Aug2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saitama: Ōmiya bonsai village 26Apr2002: Marginal pictorial decoration (Saitama logo) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ōsaka: 85th Lions clubs international convention 1Jul2002: Sheet inscription in 7 languages: Translation errors Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Saga: Imari‑Arita ceramics 10Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Plates, flat press v. rotary press Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Printing bureau: Independence from Finance Ministry 1Apr2003: Imprint (kokuritsu insatsu kyoku seizō) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Stamps: Printing of (Mishima) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, REGULAR‑ISSUE: 1872‑1876 Cherry Blossom Series: Specimen: Ink dot: Removal of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, GENERAL: Syllabic alterations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, REGULAR‑ISSUE: 1872‑1876 Cherry Blossom Series: Syllabics altered Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, OVERPRINTS: Specimen: Ink dot: Removal of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, REGULAR‑ISSUE: 1871‑1872 Dragon Series: Sankō & mozō: Wada plate used for all denominations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, OVERPRINTS: Sankō: Wada plate used for all dragon denominations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FORGERIES, STAMPS, REGULAR‑ISSUE: 1871‑1872 Dragon Series: Wada: Sankō: Same plate used for all denominations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1871‑1872 DRAGON SERIES: Forgeries & imitations: Wada: Sankō plate used for all denominations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1871‑1872 DRAGON SERIES: Forgeries & imitations: Sankō & mozō: Wada plate used for all denominations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Withdrawal of stamps from sale Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Withdrawal from sale at post offices: 1Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Vending machines Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mechanization: Vending machines Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COIL STAMPS, GENERAL: Value‑added issues: Vending machines Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Era names & regnal years Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Regnal year dates: Western equivalents Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Era name change: Shortest era? Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Era names: Regnal year dates Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Era names: Shortest era? Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Dates: Regnal year Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Regnal year dates Section 1: JAPAN  
Index AVIATORS: Orlinski Section 1: JAPAN  
Index AIRMAIL, HISTORY OF: First flights: Warsaw‑Tokyo 27Aug1926: Tokyo‑Warsaw 11Sep1926 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index AIRMAIL, HISTORY OF: First flights: Warsaw‑Tokyo 27Aug1926 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Characters: Furigana Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Pronunciation: Furigana Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Language, Japanese: Furigana & katakana additions to addresses Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Censor handstamps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Censor seals Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Postal markings: Censor handstamps Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Postal history: Additions to Japanese ideographs in addresses requirement Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Postal history: Additions to Japanese ideographs in addresses requirement Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Postcards: 3½s farmer 1943: Furigana syllabics added to address Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Language, Japanese: Furigana & katakana additions to addresses Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA: Postal history: Additions to Japanese ideographs in addresses requirement Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MALAYA: Language, Japanese: Furigana & katakana additions to addresses Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Ōkawa Josui Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REGISTERED MAIL: Labels: Shimomura catalog listing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Registration: Shimomura catalog listing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index REVENUE STAMPS: Literature: Catalogs: Shimomura: 2003 (5th edition) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index METERS, POSTAL: Shimomura catalog listing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, REVENUE STAMPS: Catalogs: Shimomura 5th edition 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LABELS & SEALS: Airmail etiquettes: Shimomura catalog listing Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Quantities issued: Cessation of official announcements Aug1998: Finance ministry printing bureau figures Feb‑Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Printers: Finance ministry printing bureau: Full listing Feb‑Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Printers: Toppan Printing Co.: Full listing Feb‑Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Quantities issued: Cessation of official announcements Aug1998: Toppan Printing Co. figures Feb‑Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Design: Difference from national stamps Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGN, STAMP, GENERAL: Prefectural v. National difference Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mailboxes: 1872 upright wooden type Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2000: Kyūshū‑Okinawa G8 summit 21Jun2000: Nago post office commemorative mailbox Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POST OFFICES: Mailboxes: Commemorative: G8 Summit 2000, Nago (Okinawa) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mailboxes: Commemorative: G8 Summit 2000, Nago (Okinawa) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, GENERAL: Inscriptions: Direction of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Commemorative datestamps: Kwantung shrine dedication 1Oct1940 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Commemorative datestamps: Left‑to‑right inscriptions introduction Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Hiromatsu Masamitsu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MANCHURIA, KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY & SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY ZONE: Designers: Hiromatsu Masamitsu Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1936: Kwantung 30th a. 1Sep1936 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index MEMBERSHIP NEWS: Spaulding, Dr. Robert M., Jr.: Tracey Woodward memorial award Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Spaulding, Robert M.: Tracey Woodward memorial award Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SOCIETIES, PHILATELIC: Japan Philatelic Society Foundation: Tracey Woodward memorial award Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Tachikawa Kenkichi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Woodward, A. M. Tracey: Memorial award Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Congo Republic (ex‑French): Japanese coaster (sailing ship) 22Jun2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Cuba: PHILA NIPPON'01 20Jun2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Egypt: Suez canal bridge opening (built with Japanese assistance) 10Oct2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: PHILA NIPPON'01 15May2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 13Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Japanese Nō play 30Jan2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 1Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: PHILA NIPPON'01 17Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Claude Monet painting 'La Japonaise' 26Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Shinkansen Max train 31Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 6Sep2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Gambia: 21st century transportation: Japanese cars and ship 2Oct2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: China, People's Republic: Japanese waxwing 28Sep2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Chad: Jūdō at Atlanta Olympics 1996 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Cambodia: Japanese ceramic cat painting 2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Cape Verde: Jūdō at Sydney Olympics 15Sep2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Canada: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Belgium: Raising flag on Iōjima 22Oct2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Barbados: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Argentina: PHILA NIPPON'01 28Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Australia: 1996 issue optd. PHILA NIPPON'01 in sheet margin 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Antigua & Barbuda: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 13Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Antigua & Barbuda: PHILA NIPPON'01 28May2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Antigua & Barbuda: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 17Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Ghana: PHILA NIPPON'01 30Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 1Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: PHILA NIPPON'01 1May2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: Inubōzaki lighthouse 27Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 29Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 13Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: Japanese cartoon 'Hello Kitty' ss 28Mar2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: PHILA NIPPON'01 18Jun2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guyana: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 26Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Honduras: Japanrese‑Honduran friendship 20Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Hong Kong: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Indonesia: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, South: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 24Nov2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, South: Samil independence movement 1919 2Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guinea: Marco Polo's voyage to China: Japanese archer 18Feb2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guinea: Super Hikari express train 8Jun2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guinea: PHILA NIPPON'01: butterflies 27Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guinea: PHILA NIPPON'01: waterbirds 29Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 1Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: PHILA NIPPON'01 1May2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 29Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Grenada Grenadines: WWII battle scenes 15Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Kiribati: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Italy: Italy in Japan year 18Jan2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Israel: PHILA NIPPON'01 17Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Iran: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Lesotho: PHILA NIPPON'01 31may2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Emperor Akihito 12Nov2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Datsun 240Z car 16Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Japanese motorcycles 2Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: PHILA NIPPON'01 2Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Sendai Rinnō‑ji & Mt. Fuji 2Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 15Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: 100 years of trains: Japanese trains 1Sep2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Trains of the world: Japanese trains 1Sep2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Mitsubishi Zero airplane 22Nov1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Liberia: Japanese grosbeak 4Jan1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): PHILA NIPPON'01 18Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): Mao Tse‑tung struggle against the Japanese 26Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Maldives (Maldive Islands): Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 28Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, South: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 31May2002 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Laos: Lao‑Nipppon bridge project 2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Laos: Route 13 bridge reconstruction project 2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Laos: PHILA NIPPON'01 2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 13Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: PHILA NIPPON'01 20Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Japanese tang tropical fish 16Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Micronesia: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 60th a. 7Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: PHILA NIPPON'01 31May2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Nevis: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 10Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Mongolia: PHILA NIPPON'01 15May2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Mongolia: Expo 2001, Kitakyushu 1Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Marshall Islands: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Marshall Islands: WWII naval heroes 24Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Korea, South: 1945 liberation from Japanese rule 2Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Netherlands Antilles: Nativity scene with people of Japan 15Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Mozambique: Jūdō 2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Palau: PHILA NIPPON'01 13Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: New Caledonia: Noumea‑Osaka air service inauguration 11Oct2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: New Zealand: PHILA NIPPON'01 ss 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Norfolk Island: Post WWII peacekeepers in Japan 9Sep2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Tuvalu: PHILA NIPPON'01 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Turks & Caicos Islands: PHILA NIPPON'01 30Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Salvador, El: Saburo‑Hirao Park 25th a. 14Mar2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: San Marino: Bonsai'99 bonsai exhibition 27Mar1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: San Marino: Jūdō 17Apr2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: PHILA NIPPON'01 2Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Sierra Leone: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 7Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Kitts: PHILA NIPPON'01 16Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: Japanese animated cartoon Pokémon 13Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: PHILA NIPPON'01 12Jun2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: Japan‑Orea World Cup 2002 29Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Saint Vincent: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 60th a. 7Dec2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Palau: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 29Nov2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uzbekistan: President Karimov & Emperor Akihito 2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Vietnam: PHILA NIPPON'01 16Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Yugoslavia: Protected animals: Japanese macaque 23Feb2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Zambia: PHILA NIPPON'01 4Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Zambia: Mao Tse‑tung struggle against the Japanese 30Jul2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: United Nations (Geneva): World heritage sites, Japan 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Uganda: Japanese bobtail cat 23Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: United Nations: World heritage sites, Japan 1Aug2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Poland: Japan‑Korea World Cup 2002 6Oct2001 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: World heritage series II #9 20Sep2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 9 Gasshōzukuri houses 23Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1999: Traditional Japanese houses series #5 16Feb1999 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 5b & c Gasshōzukuri buildings in Shirakawa‑gō, Gifu 16Feb1999 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Asaga Susumu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Kanematsu Fumiaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Ikehata Shigeru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kanematsu Fumiaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Tamaki Akira Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Maeda Shinzō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Kambara Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Kameyama Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, AIRMAIL: Picture: 7Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Cultural leaders: Torii Kiyonaga 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Kiyonaga Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Satonaka Chie Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Mimata Mie Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Torii Kiyonaga 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1949‑1952) STAMPS: Masaoka Shiki (Tsuneki) 19Sep1951 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Hoshiyama Ayaka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1951: Masaoka Shiki 19Sep1951 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ehime: Matsuyama castle, Masaoka Shiki, Botchan train & Dōgo hot spring 12Sep2001 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: ROMAN LETTERS: Writing systems: Kunrei/Instruction style Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Cultural leaders: Tanakadate Aikitsu 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) SERIES: Criteria for selection of subjects: 2002 violations Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1992‑ ) STAMPS: Tanakadate Aikitsu 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painting, schools of: Torii Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LOTTERY STAMPS: New Year 15Nov2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Takeda Noriko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NEW YEAR STAMPS: 15Nov2002 sheep Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Nakai Masanori Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TOYS: Sheep, papier‑mâché Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kaibuchi Junko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DOLLS: Dollmakers: Aoyagi Morihiko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRADITIONAL JAPANESE HOUSES 1997‑1999: 5b & c Gasshōzukuri buildings in Shirakawa‑gō, Gifu 16Feb1999 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 54/113) 
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 1999: Traditional Japanese houses series #5 16Feb1999 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 54/112) 
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 8 Old capital Nara 23Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/181) 
Index ETCHED STAMPS: Sheets: Duveen collection: Sale to Kojima Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/54) 
Index MALAYA, SINGAPORE: Postal markings: Double‑ring circle 1942: Shōnan: Branch post offices Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES (Correction to error in: ?57/197) 
Index ETCHED STAMPS: Sheets: Duveen collection Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/54) 
Index CHINA, JAPANESE OCCUPATION (including puppet regimes): Postcards: Military: Private picture: Shanghai Civic Center Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: World heritage series II #8 23Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/181) 
Index HONG KONG: History: Watanabe Kiyoshi, censor & interpreter Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1999: Traditional Japanese houses series #5 16Feb1999 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 54/112­3) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 4833: Assumption Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, GENERAL: Introduction 10Jul1931 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/158) 
Index NECROLOGY: Berg, Karl W. #4833 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Name changes: No. 4833 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Clark, Dr. William Smith, founder of Sapporo Agricultural School Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: ?57/194) 
Index GEOGRAPHY, JAPANESE, MAPS: Small‑area maps: Gasshōzukuri heritage house sites Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 54/112) 
Index LABELS & SEALS: Official: Censorship: 1942 type: Used in 1941 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services authority: Reorganization: 2001: Postal service name change to Japan Post 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services authority: Legal name: Change to Yūbin Jigyō Chō 6Jan2001 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services authority: Legal name: Change to Nippon Yūsei Kōsha (Japan Post) 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Postal services authority: Legal name: History of name changes 1868‑2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Administration: Central authority: Names of Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yokosuka (Kanagawa) 20Apr1962 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Perry & opening of Japan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: Pacific Mail Steamship Co.: Mongolia (ship name) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yokohama Port (Kanagawa) 15Jul1990 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/122) 
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Ships: Hikawa Maru Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/122) 
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yokohama Port (Kanagawa) 15Jul1990: Design variety Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, TRANSPORTATION: Ships: Hikawa Maru Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, EDUCATION: Fulbright exchange program, Japan‑US Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/122) 
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Omnibus issues: Millenium 1000‑2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Minamoto Yoritomo (Fujiwara Takanobu) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index NATIONAL TREASURE SERIES I 1967‑1969: Set 4 Kamakura Period 2Sep1968: 4a Minamoto Yorimoto painting Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Fujiwara Takanobu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Minamoto family (Genji): Minamoto no Yoritomo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1968: National treasures I #4 2Sep1968 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Ashikaga Yoshimasa Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2001: World heritage series II #5 21Dec2001 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Guinea: Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa rule begins 1449 18Feb2000 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Buddhist: Temples: Rokuonji: Golden Pavilion Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 5 Old capital Kyōto, Uji & Ōtsu 21Dec2001: 9 Rokuonji: Golden Pavilion in autumn Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 5 Old capital Kyōto, Uji & Ōtsu 21Dec2001: 10 Rokuonji: Golden Pavilion in snow Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Belgium: EUROPALIA 89 18Sep1989: Design reversed (unissued) Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Portuguese arrival in Japan 1543 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Toyotomi Hideyoshi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Shaku, ceremonial baton Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painting, schools of: Kaigetsudō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL DESIGNS RELATED TO JAPAN: Dominica: Pearl Harbor bombing & Yalta conference 31Dec1999 Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history, international: Foreign mail cover with domestic postal markings Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Covers, registered: Hsinking to USA 1Apr1941 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Philatelists: Sweet, John V. Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal history, international: Entrusted mail system 1937‑1945: Examples of Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MANCHOUKUO: Postal markings: Postage paid separately Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Ryōkin betsunō yūbin (Postage paid separately) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Kitte betsunō yūbin (Postage paid separately) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Lion Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL: Lions International Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Cherry blossom Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: Sheet margin illustration: King Shō Shin Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: World heritage series II #10 20Dec2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 9 Shikina garden: hexagonal hall & bridge Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 10 Seifa sacred place: prayer site Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 3 Nakijin castle remains: castle wall & cherry blossoms Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 4 Zakimi castle remains: stone gate Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 5 Katsuren castle remains: castle wall Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 6 Nakagusuku castle remains: second enclosure Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 7 Shuri castle remains: main gate Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 8 Shuri castle remains: main hall Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE: Ryukyuan vs. Japanese Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Hateruma Kō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Pronunciation: Japanese vs. Ryukyuan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Kabuki 400th a. 15Jan2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Actors: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Actors: Onoe Kikugorō V Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Kajima Seibei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Bibliography of articles in JP Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CULTURAL LEADERS (1949‑1952) STAMPS: Ichikawa Danjūrō IX 13Sep1950 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1950: Ichikawa Danjūro IX 13Sep1950 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Shūnen (anniversary) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Anniversary: Nen or Shūnen? Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Nen (anniversary) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Greetings self‑adhesives 10Feb2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 10Feb2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DOLLS: Daruma: Yukidaruma (snowman) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Reptiles: Tortoise (turtle) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Dog Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Cat Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Reindeer Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Crane Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Beckoning cats Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Adoption of foreign words Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Isoda Kō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Murakami Tsutomu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Sugita Yutaka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yomogida Yasuhiro Section 1: JAPAN  
Index OFFICIALS: Treasurer: Reports: Annual: 2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: Secretary: Reports, annual (Secretary): 2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Renewal rates: 1977‑2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Statistics: 1960‑2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Sustaining members: 2003 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Contributing members: 2003 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: President: Reports: Annual: 2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5869‑5921 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Letter writing week 7Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/34) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 280 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Yui Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/34) 
Index OFFICIALS: Elections: Results, election: 2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Letter writing week 7Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/34) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 4538 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yokosuka (Kanagawa) 20Apr1951 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 8/75) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 2592 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SCENIC DATESTAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nara Ogawachō (Nara) 23Feb1983 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 57/178) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 2461 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 1302 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 5186 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 4630 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index INDIES, EAST, JAVA & MADURA: Java: Postcards: 3½s farmer 1943: Furigana syllabics added to address Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES (Correction to error in: 58/13, 15(2)) 
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Postal history: Additions to Japanese ideographs in addresses requirement Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES (Correction to error in: 58/13, 15(2)) 
Index POST OFFICES: Mailboxes: Commemorative: 1871 mailbox replica 1986, Matsue Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/20) 
Index POSTAL HISTORY, DOMESTIC: Mailboxes: 1871 trunk‑like wooden type: 1986 working replica, Matsue Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/20) 
Index INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING WEEK ISSUES: 7Oct2002 Hiroshige prints Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/34) 
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: With new era "Taisei" (instead of Taishō) cachet 31Jul1912 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Era name change: Meiji to Taishō 30Jul1912 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CACHETS: "Taisei" (instead of Taishō) new era cachet 31Jul1912 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Taishō emperor: Accession date: Notification of era name Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Era names: Taishō (era) not Taisei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: IDEOGRAPHS & SYLLABICS: Pronunciation: Taishō (era) not Taisei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index CALENDAR ISSUES: Era change on postmarks: Taishō with Taisei cachet 31Jul1912 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Era changes: Meiji to Taishō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TRAINING ISSUES: Stamps Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Aomori: Mt. Iwaki & apples 23Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: First‑day post offices 31May‑23Oct2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Mie: Bashō & Iga Ueno castle 10Sep2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kumamoto: Yachiyo theater, Yamaga 15Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kōchi: 57th national athletics meet 6Sep2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gifu: 62y Four seasons in Hida province 9Oct1990 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Gumma: Mount Tanigawa 28Jun2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ishikawa: Alpine flowers 1Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ōsaka: 23rd Asia‑Pacific scout jamboree 15Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ōsaka: 85th Lions clubs international convention 1Jul2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tōkyō: Tōkyō fairs 28Jun2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Tōkyō: Seasonal flowers 2Sep2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Yamagata: Afforestation 1May2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Fukushima: Oze moor & Ōe bog 28Jun2002 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: Navy postal codes 1941‑45 Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, POSTAL MARKINGS: Early Meiji postal cancels (Eguchi) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Kensazumi (examined) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: Postal history of the prisoners of war & civilian internees in East Asia (Tett): Volume 2 ‑ Dutch East Indies 1942‑1946 ‑ Paradise lost (2003) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index INDIES, EAST, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: Postal history of the prisoners of war & civilian internees in East Asia (Tett): Volume 2 ‑ Dutch East Indies 1942‑1946 ‑ Paradise lost (2003) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index SALES DEPARTMENT: Special offers: David Tett book at discounted price Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index PRISONER OF WAR (POW) MAIL: World War II POW: Postal stationery: Canadian POW airmail card Section 1: JAPAN  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: Stationery etc. of Allied & Japanese POWs & civilian internees during the Great Pacific War 1942‑1946 (Jacobs, 2000) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index AIRMAIL, HISTORY OF: Markings: OAT Section 1: JAPAN  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Postcards: Prisoner of war mail: Canadian POW airmail card Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index OCCUPIED AREAS, GENERAL: Prisoner of war mail: Postal stationery, outward mail: Canadian POW airmail card Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: OAT Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, REGULAR: Left‑to‑right inscription 1st use 15Jan1947 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INDIES, EAST, GENERAL: Literature, philatelic: Indonesia Postal Stationery, Japanese occupation 1942‑1945, Republic Indonesia 1945‑1949 (Bulterman 2002) Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index REGULAR‑ISSUE STAMPS, 1966‑1969 FIRST NIPPON SERIES: 1y Maeshima 10Jan1968 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Maeshima Hisoka: Portrait on stamps Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TECHNIQUES, PHILATELIC: Basics explained in school children promotion, 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Promotions: Stamp collecting to children aged 6 to 15 (2003) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp collecting promotions: Children aged 6 to 15 (2003) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Maeshima Hisoka: Names Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Names, personal: Maeshima Hisoka Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Censorship of mail during WWII: Sender's name required: Authorized by 4Oct1941 ordinance Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Censorship of mail during WWII: Nationality required if sender or addressee non‑Japanese: Authorized by 11Dec1941 ordinance Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Sender's name required: Authorized by 4Oct1941 ordinance Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR DOMESTIC: Nationality required if sender or addressee non‑Japanese: Authorized by 11Dec1941 ordinance Section 1: JAPAN  
Index COVERS: Lewis, Karl: Addressed to Lewis, earliest mail 1Aug1905: Superseded as earliest by 1901 card Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Wife, Sasako Sadako: Niece, Miyakawa Kazuko: Sharing of Lewis mementos Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Addresses in Japan Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PROJECTS: Karl Lewis research: Contribution from Miyakawa Kazuko, niece of Lewis's wife Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Dictionaries: Kanji (Charles E. Tuttle Co.) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Names, personal: Surnames, 100 most frequent Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LITERATURE, NON‑PHILATELIC: Dictionaries: Kanji (Charles E. Tuttle Co.) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl: Catalog of postcards for sale 1905 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Postcard publisher: Catalog 1905 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Ōtsuka Kōhei Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PARKS ISSUES, NATIONAL, INDIVIDUAL: Akan 15Jul1950 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Nishimura Masami Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Katō Machiko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yamada Kyōko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, CRAFTS, TRADITIONAL: Ainu pattern making Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Mizubashō Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Lily, adder's tongue Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Day lily Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Cosmos Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Nagano: Flowers of Shinano province 5Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1950: Akan NP 15Jul1950 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Adder's tongue lily Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Asaga Susumu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Tsuji Kazuma Section 1: JAPAN  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: New Issues: Reporting problems: Ink colors used: Cessation of official announcements Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index DESIGNERS: Ozaki Shingo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Ink colors used: Cessation of official announcements 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Ink colors used: Cessation of official announcements 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 2 Hiroshima: Atomic bomb dome Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: World heritage series II #11 20Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Hiroshima atomic dome Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 1 Hiroshima: Commercial exhibition hall Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Sculpture: Hiroshima children's peace monument (Kikuchi) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 3 Peace: by artist Jean‑Paul Veret Le Marinier (France) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Hiroshima commercial exhibition hall Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 4 Peace: by artist Joskaude Pakalkaite (Lithuania) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 5 Peace: by artist Orville M. Isaac (Philippines) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 6 Peace: by artist Sugita Keiji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 7 Peace: by artist Nagaishi Shigenobu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 8 Peace: by artist Nakatani Natsuki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 9 Peace: by artist Ōoka Makoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 10 Peace: by artist Kobayashi Shiho Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: Sheet margin illustration: Hiroshima children's peace monument Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Architects: Letzel, Jan (Czech Republic) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Philippines: Japanese stamp designer: Isaac, Orville M. Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Sculptors: Kikuchi Kazuko Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Lithuania: Japanese stamp designer: Pakalkaite, Joskaude Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Ōoka Makoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: France: Japanese stamp designer: Veret Le Marinier, Jean‑Paul Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index DESIGNERS: Pakalkaite, Joskaude (Lithuania) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Kobayashi Shiho Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Veret Le Marinier, Jean‑Paul (France) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Nakatani Natsuki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Sugita Keiji Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Nagaishi Shigenobu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Isaac, Orville M. (Philippines) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Printing bureau: Independence from Finance Ministry 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Screens: Flowers and birds of the four seasons (Sakai Hōitsu) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Printing bureau: Independence from Finance Ministry 1Apr2003: Name (National Printing Bureau) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Screen artists: Sakai Hōitsu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painting, schools of: Rimpa Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Sakai Hōitsu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Ogata Kōrin Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Japanese quince Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Field horsetail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Tree peony Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Hydrangea Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Insects: Butterfly Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Trees: Weeping cherry Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Swallow Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Wisteria Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Violet Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Water lily Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Magnolia Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Primrose Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Pheasant's eye Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Clematis Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Birds: Moorhen Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Japan Post inauguration self‑adhesives 1Apr 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Japan Post inauguration self‑adhesives 1Apr 2003: Metallic multi‑image views Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Printing bureau: Independence from Finance Ministry 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Printing bureau: Independence from Finance Ministry 1Apr2003: Name (National Printing Bureau) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PRODUCTION OF STAMPS & STATIONERY: Printing processes: Metallic multi‑image Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: Philatelic week 19Apr2002: Metallic multi‑image views Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Yūbin kyoku (post office) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Announcements: Western Languages used: French discontinued? 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Announcements: Western Languages used: German discontinued? 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: New Issues: Reporting problems: Possible cessation of French & German language versions Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Philatelic week 18Apr2003: Counterfeit prevention design Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY: Stamp issuing policy & procedures: Counterfeit prevention design introduction 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGN, STAMP, GENERAL: Counterfeit prevention: 2003 introduction Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Tokugawa shogunate 1603‑1868 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003: 1 Central keep, Edo castle Section 1: JAPAN  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 1 The Arts of the military families 23May2003: Sheet margin illustration: Folding screen pictorial map of Edo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Secular: Castles: Edo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Edo Shogunate 400th anniversary #1 23May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Edo period Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1956: Tokyo 500th a. 1Oct1956 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Series: Edo shogunate 400th a. 2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Kanō family: Kanō Seisen'in Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Kirin (unicorn, giraffe) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Korea: Roman letter inscriptions on stamps Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index KOREA, JAPANESE OFFICES IN & COLONY: Language: Country names for North & South Korea in roman letters, history of Section 2: JAPANESE TERRITORIES  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5922‑5949 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 988 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 3735 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 3752 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 4763 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 5416 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 730 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl: Catalog of postcards for sale 1905: Sorted by numerical order Section 1: JAPAN  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/71) 
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2002: World heritage series II #10 20Dec2002 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/71) 
Index GEOGRAPHY, RYUKYUS ISLANDS: Maps: Okinawa heritage sites Section 3: RYUKYU ISLANDS (Correction to error in: 58/71) 
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 10 Ryukyuan heritage sites 20Dec2002: 9 Shikina garden: hexagonal hall & bridge Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/71) 
Index MONOGRAPH SERIES: No. 16 A Numerical Order Listing of Postcards in Karl Lewis's 1905 Catalogue Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index OFFICIALS: President: Reports: Annual: 2002 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.) (Correction to error in: 58/84) 
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Lewis, Karl: Postcard publisher: Catalog 1905: Sorted by numerical order Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Sadahide Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHILATELISTS, EMINENT: Mishima Yoshitsugu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Mishima Yoshitsugu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: United States: Picture postcard of Texas steamer "Japonica" Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTCARDS, PICTURE, PRIVATE: Lewis, Karl Section 1: JAPAN  
Index VARIOUS FOREIGN ISSUES: Great Britain: Postcard with message space not to be used for Japan mail Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: Mail of foreign government employees Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: Administration: Bryan, Samuel M.: US‑Japan postal treaty 1873 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL: Foreign government employees mail Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Westerners living in 19th century Japan: Employed in government agencies Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: UNITED STATES: Postal markings: Yokohama: Munroe address Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index FOREIGN OFFICES IN JAPAN: UNITED STATES: Routing: Inland markings Section 4: OTHER COUNTRIES  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Undeliverable mail: Handstamps used in early 20th century: Types Section 1: JAPAN  
Index POSTAL MARKINGS, REGULAR INTERNATIONAL: Undeliverable mail: Handstamps used in early 20th century: Types: "Insufficient Address" Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Edo Shogunate 400th anniversary #2 12Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Prints, woodblock: Tōkaidō, 53 Stations on the (Hiroshige): Nihombashi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, DRAMA: Kabuki: Actors: Ichikawa Danjūrō I Section 1: JAPAN  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index EDO SHOGUNATE 400TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES 2003: Set 2 Townspeople & art 12Jun2003: 1 Nihombashi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index FIRST‑DAY DATESTAMPS: Types: Pictorial, large: 2003: Edo Shogunate 400th anniversary #2 12Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING WEEK ISSUES: 5Oct2001 Hiroshige prints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Torii Kiyomasu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Soga brothers: Vendetta, 1193 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2001: Letter writing week 5Oct2001 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index KABUKI SERIES 1991‑1992: 6B Soga Gorō & Soga Jūrō 30Jun1992 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1992: Kabuki #6 30Jun1992 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Japan‑ASEAN exchange year 2003 16Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, AGRICULTURE & FISHING: Rice Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Thailand: Wat phra kaeo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Vietnam: Van mieu Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Indonesia: Borobudur temple Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Singapore: Merlion Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Laos: That luang Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Malaysia: Sultan Abdul Samad building Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Myanmar: Shwedagon pagoda Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Philippines: Rice terraces Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Brunei Darussalam: Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ARCHITECTURE: Other countries: Cambodia: Angkor wat Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PHOTOGRAPHERS: Suzuki Kaku Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Hattori Miki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Takimoto Tatsuya Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Koide Masaki Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Painters: Gennai Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Paintings: Western woman (Gennai) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: Electricity pioneering Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Inventors: Tanaka Hisashige Section 1: JAPAN  
Index HISTORY, JAPANESE: "Powhatan" (US Navy frigate) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, ART: Print artists: Hiroshige III Section 1: JAPAN  
Index JAPANESE PHILATELY: New Issues: Reporting problems: Quantities issues: Cessation of official announcements Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, GENERAL: Quantities: Cessation of official announcements 1Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING WEEK ISSUES: 6Oct2003 Hiroshige prints Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Letter writing week 6Oct2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Kyōto: Traditional annual events, Kyōto 1May2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Sagamiya Tōbē Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, JAPANESE CUSTOMS: Gion festival: Kyoto Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Ōya Takayumi Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Satō Katsunori Section 1: JAPAN  
Index ESSAYS & PROOFS: Unissued stamps: Hirohito wedding Nov1923 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 1923: Hirohito wedding (unissued) Nov1923 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Yamazaki Masao Section 1: JAPAN  
Index DESIGNERS: Nishi Noburo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, FLORA: Flowers: Morning glory Section 1: JAPAN  
Index TOPICALS, LITERATURE, JAPANESE: Haiku: Poet: Chiyo‑jo Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Ishikawa: Chiyo‑jo, haiku poet, 300th birth a. 3Oct2003 Section 1: JAPAN  
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, GENERAL: Quantities issued: Cessation of official announcements Aug1998: Numbers obtained and published by JPS under Information Disclosure Law Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Kirin (unicorn, giraffe) Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/130) 
Index PREFECTURAL STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: Okayama: Kibitsu shrine 5Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/117) 
Index LITERATURE, PHILATELIC, PERIODICALS: Yūshu Kenkyū Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 49/66) 
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Philatelic week 18Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/125) 
Index LABELS & SEALS: Seals: Private: Mitsui Bussan (Mitsui & Co.) Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/134) 
Index SPECIAL‑ISSUE STAMPS, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: World heritage series II #11 20Mar2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/121) 
Index LABELS & SEALS: Private: Mitsui Bussan (Mitsui & Co.) Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/134) 
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Kirin Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/130) 
Index PHILATELIC WEEK ISSUES: 18Apr2003 Sheep Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/125) 
Index TOPICALS, FAUNA: Animals: Giraffe Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/130) 
Index PERSONALIZED STAMPS: Special‑issue stamps: Greetings stamps 10Feb2003: Sheet with personalized tabs 2Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/126) 
Index COMMEMORATIVE DATESTAMPS, LARGE, INDIVIDUAL: 2003: Philatelic week 18Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/125) 
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 10Feb2003: Sheetlet with personalized tabs 19Apr2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/126) 
Index GREETINGS ISSUES: Stamps: Self‑adhesive: 10Feb2003: Sheetlet with personalized tabs 2Jun2003 Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/126) 
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: No. 5950‑5957 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 1850 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 2077 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index MEMBERSHIP: Introduction of members: Reinstatements of members: No. 4579 Section 5: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR JAPANESE PHILATELY (I.S.J.P.)  
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 3 Peace: by artist Jean‑Paul Veret Le Marinier (France) Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/121) 
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 2 Hiroshima: Atomic bomb dome Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/121) 
Index WORLD HERITAGE SERIES II 2001‑2003: Set 11 Atomic bomb dome & "peace" designs 20Mar2003: 1 Hiroshima: Commercial exhibition hall Section 1: JAPAN (Correction to error in: 58/121) 
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: Pronunciation: Word for datestamp Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Hizukein (datestamp) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Hizukein (datestamp): (see also nippuin) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Nippuin (datestamp) Section 1: JAPAN  
Index LANGUAGE, JAPANESE: VOCABULARY: Nippuin (datestamp): (see also hizukein) Section 1: JAPAN