This document discusses recent trends in social media usage in Japan. It describes the rise of social media platforms like Twitter and Ustream, which are increasingly being used as communication tools. It also discusses how social networking services in Japan are evolving to the next stage, with more emphasis on networking and sharing information. Examples of new services that facilitate research networking through mapping connections between researchers are presented.

1. Mastering the Art ofConnecting in Today’sGlobal Information Society- based on Recent Trend in Japan NCC's Third Decade (3-D) Conference The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) 2010-03-23 University of Pennsylvania 1 Makoto Okamoto President / Producer,Academic Resource Guide, Inc. Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

2. Rise of Social Media in Japan #1 2 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

3. Rise of Social Media in Japan #2 3 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

4. Twitter and USTREAM as Communication Tools #1 4 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

5. Twitter and USTREAM as Communication Tools #2 5 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

6. Twitter and USTREAM as Communication Tools #3 6 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

7. Social Networking Services go on Next Stage 7 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

8. Social Networking Services go on Next Stage #2 8 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

9. Appendix #2 - Researchmap 9 Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.

10. Thank you! 10 This slide will be uploaded on “SlideShare”and URLs which I showed will be listed on my Blog. Please, search "ARG" using Yahoo/Google. Makoto Okamoto President / Producer,Academic Resource Guide, Inc. Copyright Academic Resource Guide, Inc.All Rights Reserved.