Holography in Japan

With the development of the laser in 1960, scientists and researchers everywhere started to experiment with holography. Soon announcements of the successful production of holograms came from points around the world, including Japan. The author focuses on the history, development and subsequent activities centering around display holography in Japan. He discusses his own involvement with Japanese holography and provides an overview of individual holographers and current developments in art, commercial and industrial holography. Finally, he considers the future directions he thinks Japanese holography will follow.