This book contains the following articles about the state of continuing education and occupational training in Japan: "Funabashi City University of Sports Health" (Abe Nobuhiro); "Public Halls in Omiya City" (Kawamoto Koji); "Setagaya Senior Citizens College (Setagaya Rojin Daigaku)" (Sawamura Hiroshi); "Lifelong Sport in Japan: A Case Study of the 'Hitachi "Lively to a Hundred" Club' in Hitachi City" (Nagshuma Masatoshi); "Senior Citizen Studies in an Era of Lifelong Education" (Kanzaki Setsuo); "'Thinking and Living': The National Tomo no Kai from Its Founding to the Present Day" (Kawai Takashi); "Lifelong Education and Lifelong Learning in the Field of Agriculture--A Case Report on Shiojiri City's Agricultural Academy" (Suzuki Fukumatsu); "Lifelong Education and Lifelong Learning in the Field of Agriculture--Case Report on Iwate Prefecture College of Agriculture" (Suzuki Fukumatsu); "Workshops of Human Understanding" (Kurihara Mitsuyoshi); "Present State of In-Service Training for General Staff at Nihon University" (Ishigaki Makoto); "Acceptance of Members of the Community into a Graduate Program--A Study of the Graduate School of Science and Technology at Nihon University" (Ishioka Kanzo); "University-Level Correspondence Education in Japan" (Ishii Akiko); "Ongoing Training of Lawyers in Japan" (Konta Masaki); "Ongoing Training for Certified Public Accountants in Japan" (Akisaka Tomonori); "Terminal Care Meetings" (Nagashima Masanori); "Overview of Ongoing Education for Dentists in Japan" (Nasu Ikuo); "Company Lifelong Education Program--The Case of Taiyo Gyogyo" (Fukunaga Shigeto); "Education Programs for New Employees--The Mizuno Corporation (A Personal Experience)" (Matsuzawa Takashi); "Cultivation of Talent--Personnel Training in the Corporation" (Ishii Akiko); "Private Cultural Education in Japan--With a Focus on the Asahi Culture Center" (Tanaka Shizuo); and "International Perspectives on Japanese Educational Programs for Adults" (Alan B. Knox). (MN)