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Ancient Cultures
Ainu, Jomon, Ryukyu, Yayoi, Ancient Japan, Ancient Japan, Asuka Historical Museum, Crystalinks.com - Ancient Japan, Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan, East Asian History Sourcebook, Edo Japan - A Virtual Tour, History of Japan - William Gilmore, History of Japan's Literature, Japan Information Network - Todaiji Temple
Celebrations and Holidays
Greetsomeone.com - Japan Culture Day Cards, Hina Matsuri, Hina Matsuri, Hounen Matsuri, Japanese Festivals and Celebrations, Japanese Fireworks, Japanese Fireworks "Hanabi", Japanese Folk Toys, National Public Radio - Obon, O-Shogatsu
Cultural Exchange
ALC Keypal Net English, Annexcafe., Asoboo Personals Japan, At Iguider's in Japan, Bangladesh Association at Saitama (BAS), Belgium Japan Association Youth Committee, Beware of Using Logic in Japan, Celtic Festivals Japan, Club Japan, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Japan
Customs
How To Use Japanese Style Toilet, Japanese Funeral Style, Japanese Manners and Etiquette, Japanese Names, Key Aspects of Japan, Ofuro - Bath, Rational Japanese, Sakura Tour of Japan '98, The Japanese Way of Death: A Funeral in Sapporo, Things Japanese
Environmental Issues
Environment Agency, Midori-Net, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
Nikkei, "Japanese" and "Non-Japanese", Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Instit, Center for Multicultural Information and Assistanc, International Herald Tribune: Bars in a Japanese P, Invisible Minorities? Ethnicity, Film, and Literat, Issho Kikaku, Japan File: Koreans in Kansai, Korean Voluntary Associations in Japanese Civil So, Koreans in Japan and the United States, Kyoto Ijin: Nadamoto Masahisa
Expatriate Life
A Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Jap, Angels With Fur, APC-Japan, Bytes of Japan, Democrats Abroad Japan, Eritrea Japan, F*cked Gaijin, Filprof Japan, Foreign Students and Researchers in Japan: A Surve, Frugal Japan
Folklore
Folk Legends Of Japan, Japanese Folktales, Mukashibanashi, Old Stories of Japan
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
BJC's Gay Kyoto & Osaka, GayNet Japan (GNJ), JguyUSguy.org, Kiss Japan, Nobu & Brad
History
Feudal Period, 100 Years of Japanese Motoring, Ao's Japan, Aspects of Japanese Shipping History, Association for the Advancement of Liberalist View, Business and Politics in Early 20th Century Japan, Center for Research and Documentation on Japan&apo, Colonies and Countryside in Wartime Japan: Emigrat, Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889), Dancing People are Happy People, Emperor Hirohito in 20th Century History: The Deba
Human Rights
Amnesty International Annual Report on Japan, Ana Bortz's Law Suit and Minority Rights in J, Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Instit, Children'sRights Network of Japan, Fathers' Rights In Japan, Japan - Country Report on Human Rights Practices, , Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU), Mitsubishi Lawsuit, Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked into Debt Bond, Patients Rights in Japan
Humor
God Hates Janks, Japan for Dummies, Japan Harold, Japan Humor Corner, Japan Life, Japander.com, Japanese Engrish, Jingai Magazine, So You Want To Learn Japanese, Sushi Fortune Telling
Issues
Asia Times Online - In Japan, The Crime Rate Also , Christian Science Monitor - Japanese Man Publicly , Complicit Exoticism: Japan and its Other, Defining Japan's Role in the Post-Taliban Wor, Freed From Captivity in Iraq, Japanese Return to M, Japan Under the US Nuclear Umbrella, Japan's Neo-Nationalism: The Role of the Hino, Japanese Gun Control, Korean Herald - Japanese Nationalism: Old News or , Kyodo News - Japan Ranks 14th Among OECD members i
Labor
Berlitz General Union - Japan, General Union, Nokyo: A Short Cultural History, Rengo
Language
Japanese Dialects, Access-J Japanese WWW Page Viewer, Classical Japanese Poetry, Communicating With the Japanese, Discovery Information's Kanji Lessons, Easy Japanese, English/Japanese Flash Cards, Free Light Japanese, Genki, Janglish, Japan Culture Study Group
Organizations
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese, Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA), Baltic Fleets Japan, Boy Scouts of Japan, British Council Japan, Center for US-Japan Comparative Social Studies, Critical-Japan, Cultural Bridges Between Japan and the West
Personal Homepages
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Politics
Parties, Beware a More Muscular Japan, Bureaucrats, Politicians, and Policy Change in Jap, Children's Rights Council of Japan, Citizen's Nuclear Information Center (CNIC), Consequences - A Change in Security Posture: Japan, Economist - What Ails Japan?, Exceptionalism in Political Science: Japanese Poli, Hollywood's Land of the Rising Cliché, Insular Japan Needs, but Resists, Immigration, Japan as the New South Korea
Religion
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Shinto, About Aum Shinrikyo, Contemporary Papers on Japanese Religion, Facts: JPN-religion, Oomoto, Religion and the Secular in Japan, Society for the Study of Japanese Religions
Women
BBC News - Fury Over Japan Rape Gaffe, CBS News - Rape Debate In Japan, Discerning Cultural Questions, Globalization and Women's Labour Activism in , Japanese Women's Diaspora, Japanese Women's Magazines: Inspiration and C, Japanese Women: A Step Behind?, List of Historical Japanese Women, Remarkable Japanese Women, Women in Japan?s Temporary Services Industry
Youth
Bullying, Absent Fathers, Feminized Sons, Selfish Mothers an, Asahi - Survey Disputes 'Enjo-Kosai' Hyp, Costume Play: From Underground Trend to Mainstay o, Forbes - High-Fliers, Gynecologist Takes Sex Crusade to Roppongi Streets, I Want a Pair of Nike Shoes, Japan Thru Young Eyes, Japan's Biker Gangs, Kids Web Japan, Kids' Japan
An Illustrated Introduction to Japan
A school exercise on Japanese history, culture, composition, and geography,
From the Hill
Essay on Japanese attitudes on aging, death, cosmetic surgery, and prices.
H-Net Asia-Pacific Network
H-Net, humanities and science online; Japanese history and culture mail list.
Information Resources for People with Disabilities
Resources across Japan for the blind, the deaf, and the handicapped.
Japan File
Several collected articles on Japanese society and life.
Japan for the Uninvited
Comments on various news and stories in Japan from recent items to those several years old.
Japan from Asahi to Zen
An A-Z of traditional terms, and a pop culture glossary, from an interested European's perspective.
Japan Information Network
A fun approach to a guide. Lots of current information.
Japan Review
In contrast to most western media, uses top rated Japan experts to review and critique English books about Japanese society, economy, politics, and culture. Also features news, author interviews, and essays.
Japan-101.com
An overview of Japan told with illustrated articles, opinions and stories. Categorized into eight searchable libraries.
Japanese Culture
Details Japanese weddings, kimono, koto, and festivals.
Japanese Culture -- A Primer For Newcomers
Explanations of Japanese cultural traits and resulting culture shock facing westerners.
Japanese National Holidays for 2004
Listings of holidays when banks and offices are closed.
Japanorama: City Population Rankings
The largest 209 Japanese cities ranked by population.
Japundit
Blog about Japan by someone who isn't a Japanese native.
Minamoto
Impressions about Japan, Japanese language, people, and culture.
Real Life in Japan
Short articles about various aspects of life in Japan, from "women only" buses to the hamburger wars.
The Japan FAQ: Know Before You Go
A comprehensive site with detailed necessary information on visiting or relocating to Japan - visas, accommodations, transportation, survival, driving, banking, shopping, customs, tips, and links.
The Japan Zone
Broad intro to old and new Japan; also has a good listing of Japanese companies.
Tokyo English Information Source
English information on Japan, Tokyo restaurants and other useful things.