In August 2007 , Nippon 2007 , the first World SF Convention in Asia , took place at Yokohama , Japan . The panel " Steampunk / Alternate history " was held on this occasion , in which Fumio Takano , Masaaki Shindo , Haruaki Utsukibara , Tadashi Nagase , and Aramaki were panelist . Aramaki also became a panelist in the " New wave / Speculative fiction " panel
Nippon 2007
65th World Science Fiction Convention
Yoshio Aramaki