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The research activity in Japanese astronomy is described, taking into account the social and historical background. A trend in the last two decades is shown by the numbers of papers in 13 branches of astronomy. Major research facilities and international collaboration programs are summerized. Future programs under consideration are briefly discussed.
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Hayakawa, S.: 1981, Prog. Theor. Phys. Suppl. 70, 1.
Tsubaki, T. and Nakano, N.: 1982, Bull. Astron. Soc. Japan 75, 259.
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Hayakawa, S., Saito, M. (1984). Astronomy in Japan. In: Hidayat, B., Kopal, Z., Rahe, J. (eds) Double Stars, Physical Properties and Generic Relations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6372-6_38
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