In this article Michael Goldberg discusses the work of Japanese artist, Fujiko Nakaya. Goldberg acknowledges the rarity of Japanese female video artists, and the lack of social documentary in a society in which public criticism is frowned upon. Nakaya is the only leader in video art in Japan. She established SCAN in 1980 and is a role model, pioneer and initiator of a vast number of multimedia art projects. Nakaya opposed her peers who wanted an alternative to the "establishment" in the video industry. She wanted video art to be connected with established dominant forms of media. At the time of this article Fujiko is working on finding a publisher for SCANs 500 catalogues of video distribution. Bringing together disparate fields is intrinsic to her vision of art. SCAN holds a semi-annual Japanese video art competition and for any artist that is picked three times in the competition SCAN holds a solo show. Goldberg discusses Nakaya's own works: Columbus Story, Flood, Fog Sculptures and a sensual erotic work that shows a close-up of hands whittling a pencil. Fog Sculptures is inspired by her scientist father and uses a unique nozzle spray to create a fine mist, and elaborate piping to allow the fog to fill a large area. She has used these Fog installations with the Trishia Brown company of dancers in New York City, and with friend and video artist, Bill Viola. Nakaya's work is concerned with nature and the environment, and in particular with weather.