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San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators
San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators- Article on Japan's crackdown on illegal visa overstays, with just a 1-day overstay resulting in jail time and then a 5-year banishment. ...
Japan Brats Japan Brats
Japan Brats- Dedicated to the history and heritage of military brats and expats in Japan. ...
Japan: a Country On Planet Earth Japan: a Country On Planet Earth
Japan: a Country On Planet Earth- Features guide for visitors, business, study, government, and media. ...
Japanese Folktales Japanese Folktales
Japanese Folktales- Includes 8 old folktales from Japan. ...
Old Stories of Japan Old Stories of Japan
Old Stories of Japan- Contains several traditional 'mukashi-banashi', or old folktales of Japan. ...
JguyUSguy.org JguyUSguy.org
JguyUSguy.org- Brings together Japanese and non-Japanese men. Includes message boards, guy-search, pictures and provides free translation of personal ads. ...
GayNet Japan GayNet Japan
GayNet Japan- GNJ community, forums, chat, email, resources and activities. ...
Japanese History Japanese History
Japanese History- History of Japan. Overview, and ancient to modern Japan ...
Secret of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto) Secret of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto)
Secret of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto)- Overview of history and discovery of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto), one of the territories still disputed between Japan and Russia. ...
Whale Meat in the Traditional Japanese Diet Whale Meat in the Traditional Japanese Diet
Whale Meat in the Traditional Japanese Diet- From the Jomon period to 1987. ...
Japanese Militarism & Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Island Japanese Militarism & Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Island
Japanese Militarism & Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Island- Essay by a Kyoto University professor attacking Japanese nationalism and asserting that the Diaoyutai islands are rightfully China's. ...
Largest Cities in Japan: Population from 1890 Largest Cities in Japan: Population from 1890
Largest Cities in Japan: Population from 1890- Shows populations in major Japanese cities every decade from 1890. ...
Nengo Dates Nengo Dates
Nengo Dates- Offers quick conversion from the traditional Japanese calendar system from 1868 to the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dancing People are Happy People Dancing People are Happy People
Dancing People are Happy People- Essay on the introduction of square dancing to the people of Nagasaki in 1946 and its increase of social mixing between sexes and cultures. ...
Great Japanese Inventors in History Great Japanese Inventors in History
Great Japanese Inventors in History- List and description of several Meiji Era Japanese inventors, with descriptions of in their creations and biographies. ...
Imperial Japanese Navy Page Imperial Japanese Navy Page
Imperial Japanese Navy Page- Contains pictures of former vessels in the wartime navy, as well as information on their guns, torpedoes, sensors, names, and officers. ...
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan- Essay on Hirohito and the Japanese government coming to grips with Japan's decision to go to war and their post-war relationship with the United States. ...
Japander.com Japander.com
Japander.com- Humorous ribbing of western movie and TV stars in Japanese commercials. Quicktime Player required. ...
Business and Politics in Early 20th Century Japan Business and Politics in Early 20th Century Japan
Business and Politics in Early 20th Century Japan- Seeks to clarify the contributions and limitations of Japanese business diplomacy. Argues that Japanese business diplomacy, was insufficiently influential to prevent pol ...
Aspects of Japanese Shipping History Aspects of Japanese Shipping History
Aspects of Japanese Shipping History- Outlines trends in the development of Japan's commercial shipping prior to World War I. Argues that the promotion of the industry was undertaken primarily not for commercial, but for ...
Politics and the Economy in Pre-War Japan Politics and the Economy in Pre-War Japan
Politics and the Economy in Pre-War Japan- Discusses the influences that led to the economic policies pursued in the interwar period. ...
Emperor Hirohito in 20th Century History: The Debate Rekindles Emperor Hirohito in 20th Century History: The Debate Rekindles
Emperor Hirohito in 20th Century History: The Debate Rekindles- Examines a new debate on Hirohito and his role in WWII and history, and as at once a product and an active agent of Japan's modern historical process. ...
Timeline of Japanese History Timeline of Japanese History
Timeline of Japanese History- Brief outline of historical periods from the Jomon Period to the present. ...
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records- Provides electronic access to digital images of historical records about modern Japan-Asia relations held by Japanese national institutions. Includes records held by the Nationa ...
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi- Short college essay on Fukuzawa, who was one of the Meiji Era's most influential figures. ...
MIT Visualizing Cultures -- Japan MIT Visualizing Cultures -- Japan
MIT Visualizing Cultures -- Japan- Visual culture (art, photography, video, etc) of Japan since the mid-19th century. The aim of the collection, created by Pulitzer-Prize winner John Dower, is to gain new perspectives on ...
History Textbook Controversies in Japan History Textbook Controversies in Japan
History Textbook Controversies in Japan- Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at Japanese textbooks and how they cover Japanese history from the early 20th Century. ...
The Confusion Era The Confusion Era
The Confusion Era- Describes postwar American involvement in remodeling Japanese society, along with pictures of several posters used for information and propaganda. ...
Japanese Engrish Japanese Engrish
Japanese Engrish- Site showing bizarre English used in Japanese ads. ...
Paving Over the Kansai - On Dango: The Famous "Yokosuka Navy Base Toilet Job" Paving Over the Kansai - On Dango: The Famous "Yokosuka Navy Base Toilet Job"
Paving Over the Kansai - On Dango: The Famous "Yokosuka Navy Base Toilet Job"- Two short essays on Japanese construction, including the corruption among Japanese corporations and obstruction of US firms resulting in the ...
The Rise of Japan - The Vocabulary of Control The Rise of Japan - The Vocabulary of Control
The Rise of Japan - The Vocabulary of Control- Examines a few social characteristics of Japanese. ...
Robert Fulford's Column About Japanese Identity Robert Fulford's Column About Japanese Identity
Robert Fulford's Column About Japanese Identity- Personal musings about how the Japanese identify themselves. ...
Defining Japan's Role in the Post-Taliban World Order Tokyo's Path to Great Power Status Defining Japan's Role in the Post-Taliban World Order Tokyo's Path to Great Power Status
Defining Japan's Role in the Post-Taliban World Order Tokyo's Path to Great Power Status- An essay addressing how Japan has responded and changed through the War on Terror. ...
Maintaining Identities: Discourses of Homogeneity in a Rapidly Globalising Japan Maintaining Identities: Discourses of Homogeneity in a Rapidly Globalising Japan
Maintaining Identities: Discourses of Homogeneity in a Rapidly Globalising Japan- Looks at the ideological tools that maintain the idea of Japan as a mono-cultural, homogeneous society and investigates multiculturalism a ...
Media Intimidation in Japan: A Close Encounter with Hard Japanese Nationalism Media Intimidation in Japan: A Close Encounter with Hard Japanese Nationalism
Media Intimidation in Japan: A Close Encounter with Hard Japanese Nationalism- Documents a close encounter with hard Japanese nationalism. ...
Japanese Gun Control Japanese Gun Control
Japanese Gun Control- An article in the Asia Pacific Law Review, analyzing Japanese gun control laws and history of firearms in Japan. ...
Japan's Neo-Nationalism: The Role of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo Legislation Japan's Neo-Nationalism: The Role of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo Legislation
Japan's Neo-Nationalism: The Role of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo Legislation- Essay on the growing friction in the Japanese government's directives to use wartime nationalist symbols to bolster student patriotism, and thei ...
Christian Science Monitor - Japanese Man Publicly Fights Grope Charge Christian Science Monitor - Japanese Man Publicly Fights Grope Charge
Christian Science Monitor - Japanese Man Publicly Fights Grope Charge- Documents how after women started speaking out, some men now fear false accusations of groping women on trains. Explores Japan's legal system and cul ...
Asia Times Online - In Japan, The Crime Rate Also Rises Asia Times Online - In Japan, The Crime Rate Also Rises
Asia Times Online - In Japan, The Crime Rate Also Rises- Examines Japan's rising crime rate, as well as various misconceptions about it. ...
New York Times - Outcast Status Worsens Pain of Japan's Disabled New York Times - Outcast Status Worsens Pain of Japan's Disabled
New York Times - Outcast Status Worsens Pain of Japan's Disabled- Article on how severely disabled in Japan are often treated as something shameful and as social pariahs. ...
The Japan Times - Is 'Disability' Still a Dirty Word in Japan? The Japan Times - Is 'Disability' Still a Dirty Word in Japan?
The Japan Times - Is 'Disability' Still a Dirty Word in Japan?- Describes how mainstream society is slowly opening up to the physically or mentally impaired. ...
The Japan Times - No-tell Love Hotels Cash In Catering to the Carnal The Japan Times - No-tell Love Hotels Cash In Catering to the Carnal
The Japan Times - No-tell Love Hotels Cash In Catering to the Carnal- Describes the history, workings, and economics of Japan's love hotel industry. ...
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training- Contributes to the planning of labor policies and works toward implementation, as well as to promote the livelihood of workers and the development of the national economy. ...
Berlitz General Union - Japan Berlitz General Union - Japan
Berlitz General Union - Japan- Formed in the early 1990s in response to working conditions at Berlitz LCs throughout Japan. News, work rules, contract text, and links available in Japanese and English. ...
General Union General Union
General Union- Works to protect the rights of foreign and native workers in Japan, mainly teachers but inclusive of any industry. ...
Rengo Rengo
Rengo- English site for Rengo, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. ...
Nokyo: A Short Cultural History Nokyo: A Short Cultural History
Nokyo: A Short Cultural History- Examines Japan's agricultural unions, their political power, support of protectionism, and reforms. ...
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)- Facilitates exchange of disaster reduction experts from each country and concerned bodies, accumulates and provides disaster reduction information, and carries out research into mu ...
World Vision Japan World Vision Japan
World Vision Japan- Aims to contribute to the realization of a society in which people oppressed by poverty, hunger and conflict can live with hope and dream of a better tomorrow. ...
Singapore Contract Bridge Association Singapore Contract Bridge Association
Singapore Contract Bridge Association- The official website. With forecast of tournament events and game tips. ...

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