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• Overall Introduction – Subaru Telescoppge : Big Island, Hawaii – ASTE : Chajanantor area, Chile

Ryusuke Ogasawara ALMA-J Chile Office, NAOJ Representative NAOJ • Center of Astronomy in Japan – Inter UUyniversity Research Cp,SCorporation, NINS – About 500 employees (160 faculty members) – 4 campuses/facilities in Japan • Mitaka, Tokyo ( HQ, Data Center, Computer Center) • Mizusawa, Iwate (Astrometry) • Nobeyama, Nagano (Radio Astronomy) • Okayama (Optical Telescope) – 2 abroad (Subaru - US, ALMA - Chile ) Subaru Telescope • Mauna Kea Observatories, 4200 in height, Big Island, Hawaii • 8.2m, monolithic mirror • First light 1999 Jan, two weeks after Engineering FL • Inauguration 1999 September (10th Anniv.) • Openuse started 2000 December • URL http://www.subarutelescope.org

Subaru Telescope Instruments UiUniverse Revea ldbSbled by Subaru TlTelescope

* The Solar System * The Births of Stars and Planetary Systems * The Milky way and its Group * The Realm of the World of Galaxy *Th* The DitDistan tUt Un iverse * Black Holes and γ-ray Bursts * Cosmology ASTE: THE ATACAMA SUBMILLIMETER TELESCOPE EXPERIMENT

Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Japón Universidad de Chile Universidad de Tokio (IoA & Depto. de Fisica) Universidad de Naggyoya Universidad de la prefectura de Osaka Universidad de Ibaraki Universidad de Kobe Llano de Chajnantor(5100m) and Pampa La Bola (4800) ASTE Project ★ Construction started 2002 in Chile, Observation in sub-mm(@350Ghz) started 2004. ★ Collaboration with Chilean Community through University of Chile ★ AtAntenna RdiRadius：10 m ★ Surface Accuracy：19μm rms ★ Pointing Accuracy ：2” rms ★ Field of View：22” @ 350GHz ★ Remote Observation from San Pedro de Atacam Mitaka and Nobeyama in Japan. Universe revealed by ASTE

• Distant universe – Tamura et al, Nature 459 (2009) pp 61-63 • Galaxies – Kohno et al, PASJ 60 (2008) pp 457-464 • Molecular clouds, stars and planets in the Milky Way Galaxy – Oka et al, PASJ 59 (2007) ALMA Antennas from Japan

•Four(4) 12m Antennas Arrived •One to ALMA •Twelve(12) 7m-Antennas will follow in next a couple of years