contents of the present Part Avill speak more for 

 the nature and scope of the project than pages of 

 preface. 



One unique feature, Avhich -will be apparent at 

 once, has regard to the language or languages in 

 Avhich the various papers are to be presented. 

 Each contribution must be \vritten in one of the 

 three languages, English, French, or German— 

 the choice being left entirely to the author. The 

 necessity for this tri-lingual character springs, of 

 course, from the very peculiar but v/ell-knoAvn 

 conditions under ^vhich Science has been cultiv- 

 ated in Japan and by the Japanese. 



It is intended to publish the Journal in annual 

 volumes, — the number and size of the separate 

 Parts of each volume being dependent upon the 

 nature and extent of the contributions. 



