A Visit to the Tsukuba Science Exposition

Computer Corporatiorz of America, Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Abstract Tsukuba Expo '85 is huge, interesting, and fun. The Japanese pavilions are plush and well-organized, and contain some impressive artificial intelligence demonstrations. The U.S. pavilion is an embarrassment. Tsukuba Expo '85 opened on March 17,1985, to enormous publicity. The New York Times reported that "the budget for the fair is more than $2 billion, and individual companies have spent large sums.