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In this paper, we analyzed the features of the adoption strategy in creating Japanese technological terms, by comparing with those of other Asian countries. In addition, we investigated how those technological terms are used differently in each engineering field. As a result, in adopting technological terms, phonetic adoption is found more often in Japan (especially in the new research fields like IT) . In contrast, semantic adoption is found more often in China and Vietnam. It is also found that architecture field shares many terms with civil engineering, and electrical field shares many terms with communication. Those findings are quite useful to the engineering education for foreign students.

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The International Tourist Bureau (ITB) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the International Tourism Committee (ITC). The National Parks Law was 1931 proclaimed. 3 months after the proclamation ITC invited twice some of authorities or experts of mountains (alpinists, skiers, writers etc.), who had been in European Alps and winter resorts. The mountain-authorities introduced some of cases of ski resorts, mountain railroad, hotels, roads, traffic facilities but pointed problems of the status quo in Japan, especially in Kamikouchi. The problems in Kamikouchi of road planning and nature conservation became a issue of this meeting. Japanese Government and ITB regarded Switzerland as a succeeded country by the Alps tourism. They sought the possibilities of the success way of mountain tourism and had no interest to the damage by the mass tourism in Alps, although some of authorities pointed out.

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The aim of this study is to make clear states of developments of urban facilities in the tourist industry during 1930s. In 1930, the Government established the Board of Tourist Industry and the Committee of Tourist Industry to attain foreign currency. They had tried to invite Americans and Westerns who lived in the East Asia with 4 keywords; advertisement, hotel, tourist resort, service. Therefore, they had tried to represent urban facilities which reflected tourist interests.

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The purpose of this paper is to describe clearly the effects of the World Monetary and Economic Conference held in London in 1933 on Japan-United States relations.
Generally speaking, the London Economic Conference was largest international economic conference between the Wars, but it was not successful because of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's opposition to the European nations'plan. That is, Roosevelt wanted freedom to devalue the dollar in order to raise domestic prices as a counter to the deflationary effects of the depression. The London Economic Conference could not rebuild the international monetary system. However, there have been few studies about this topic in connection with Japanese diplomatic history, but I believe the result of the conference had a tremendous effect on Japan-United States relations, and this analysis will illustrate Japan's cooperation towards the United States after leaving the League of Nations on March 27, 1933.
Japan's response to the London Economic Conference was as follows:
(1) Japan wanted freedom to carry out its own domestic economic policy. Therefore, Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi was opposed to a return to the gold standard system and did not want to participate in any treaty which aimed at stabilizing the yen exchange rate.
(2) Because Japan believed that tariff wars would prevent the recovery of industry and trade for each nation, government and businessmen were anxious to reduce high tariffs and to conclude an international treaty to sweep away limits and embargoes on exports and imports.
As a result, the conference could not conclude international treaties not only on a monetary system, but also on trade issues.
Japanese businessmen thought that the failure of the conferece became a common symbol of a basic change in the world economy. It brought unstable exchange rates and rampant protectionism. But the Japanese government was calm, because the United States also abandoned the gold standard system and President Roosevelt had exactly the same idea about economic policy, that is, both wanted a managed monetary system. Also, Secretary Cordell Hull's proposal for a reciprocity treaty fascinated Japan, when faced with the European nations' protectionism.
In conclusion, the result of the London Economic Conference brought about a situation where Japan could cooperate with the United States economically.

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