Fuji Photo Film licensed Plate technology from Polychrome Corporation and started to manufacture and sell products in Japan but faced difficulties from Japanese market accustomed to handmade deep etch process. In 1967 they have decided to make a marketing effort with lecture series inviting Mr. Halpern as the speaker to let customers know how the PS plates were used in US. Dr. Ooba was then in charge of new product development section of Fuji and planned and hosted the event.
The lectures were given in three major cities, Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Major printers sent their executives and managers to hear what Mr. Halpern as the founder and the expert in US graphic arts industry. Presentations were shared by Mr. Halpern and Simon Chu while I was charged to translate the presentations into Japanese as well as give my understanding of prepress color proofing system in US. (Prepress color proofing never took hold in Japan relying strictly on press-proof for a long time.) These pictures came from Simon Chu's file and came to me thanks to his son Doug.
