HAM radio is VERY popular in Japan. I was thinking you were in the states and it would not be to difficult to find a local club, but...not so easy in Japan. Again, I would suggest contacting the American Radio Relay League at www.arrl.org.
Where in Japan are you, i.e., city?
Thank you for the info, I will check-up on it :)
I am in Chiba City (Chiba, Chiba), close to Tokyo Prefecture (Chiba Pref. is also where “Tokyo” Intl. Airport and “Tokyo” Disneyland are :p) ...
Curious if you ever knew “Cowboy Bob” from Texas (on HAM)... he was a neighbor of mine while I was growing up. Sadly, he passed away recently :(. (He was also Navy intel/encryption during WWII).