Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:

> Anyone know of a website that can take a Japanese phone number and 
> return a city name or something similar? Or just a good listing of phone 
> number assignments so that it can be done manually?

When the Privacy (sic) Law was passed a couple of years back, a couple
of the sites I was using for that were summarily shut down at the
"suggestion" of higher authority.  Right now I Google on the terms "電話
帳" (or "電話") and the region + city code to throw up a bunch of
numbers.  It ain't perfect, but it gives you a *general* sense of where
they are.

If there's a better way, I'd love to know it, too.

CL