Coauthored by Senior Fellow Izumi Harada and Published by NTT Publishing. Analyzes and examines the influence of globalization on language and culture from a variety of perspectives. A network-based examination of the changes being brought about by the Internet-created society.

"Internet" ni okeru Gengo to Bunka-juyo　(Language and Cultural Acceptance on the Internet)
Supervised by the Foundation for C&C Promotion
Written by Keisuke Kamimura, Izumi Harada, and Motohiro Tsuchiya

Introduction Culture and Language on the Internet (Izumi Harada)
Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework of Multilingualism in the Information Society (Keisuke Kamimura)
Chapter 2: The Internet and Language/Culture in Peru (Izumi Harada)
Chapter 3: Financial Autonomy Challenges Globalization: Thailand’s Low-Cost PCs (Keisuke Kamimura)
Chapter 4: The Canadian Perspective on Information Society Multilingualism/Multiculturalism (Keisuke Kamimura)
Chapter 5: The Spread of IT in Tunisia: The Information Society as Viewed from the Edge of the Arab World (Motohiro Tsuchiya)
Chapter 6: China’s IT Culture: Potential for Autonomous Growth (Keisuke Kamimura, Motohiro Tsuchiya)
Chapter 7: Cultural Divides in the Spread of IT in Europe: The Paradox of Unification (Motohiro Tsuchiya)
Chapter 8: Culture and Power: Will the World Become Wired? (Motohiro Tsuchiya)