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Members of the Japanese regional FITS committee

The regional committees provide advice to the IAU FITS Working Group on matters related to the FITS data format.
  [Name]             [Organaization]             [Area of Expertise]
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  Osamu Kanamitsu,   Fukuoka Univ. of Education, Optical (Chair)
  Shigeomi Yoshida,  Chiba Institute of Science, Optical (Vice-chair)
  Kazuhisa Mitsuda,  JAXA,                       X-ray (Vice-chair)
  Takao Nakagawa,    JAXA,                       InfraRed
  Toshifumi Shimizu, JAXA,                       Optical, Solar
  Yasuhiro Murata,   JAXA,                       VSOP (Radio)
  Tadafumi Takata,   NAOJ ADAC,                  Optical
  Koh-ichiro Morita, NAOJ NRAO,                  Radio, Space
  Yoichiro Hanaoka,  NAOJ NRAO,                  Radio, Solar
  Kenshi Yagagisawa, NAOJ OAO,                   Optical
  Takashi Miyata,    Univ. of Tokyo, Kiso obs.   Optical
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   JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
   NAOJ = National Astronomical Observatory Japan,
   ADAC = Astronomical Data Analysys Center,
   NRAO = Nobeyama Radio Astronomical Observatory,
   OAO  = Okayama Astronomical Observatory
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