JAPAN RESOURCES

• Starting places and general resources
• Statistics and reference material
• Newspapers, Magazines, and Mass Media
• Maps
• Satellite images
• Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunami
• Weather
• Live views by Web Cam
• Travel
• Food
• Language
• Culture
• Government and organizations
• Bookstores and publishers
• Exchange and study abroad

Starting places and general resources

• Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources
• The Japan FAQ: Know Before You Go
• Japan File
• Japan Links Meta-Index
• Japan Information Network
• Japan Window Home Page
• Gateway Japan
• Japan Web Navigator
• National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japanese Studies

Statistics and reference material

• Statistical Information
• Japan Statistical Yearbook 2001
• Japan in Figures 2001
• Population Census
• Japan - A Country Study (Area Handbook)
• Japan Country Information (US State Department)
• 2000 CIA World Factbook
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Japan
  

Newspapers, Magazines, and Mass Media

• Directory of Japanese national and regional newspapers
• Directory of Japanese TV and radio stations and publishers
• Asahi Shimbun
• The Japan Times
• The Daily Yomiuri
• Mainichi
• Nikkei Net Interactive
• Kyodo News Web
• Tokyo Kaleido Scoop
• Tokyo Journal
• Kansai Time Out
• Tokyo Q
• Kyoto Journal
  

Maps

• Sunclock
• Maps of Japan (GSI)
• Japan Maps (Japan National Tourist Organization)
• CIA map of Japan
• Japan: Administrative divisions
• Japan: Relief map
• Tokyo subway map
• Tokyo Map
• Central Tokyo street map
• Kansai region
• Osaka City Map
• Osaka street map
• Kobe street map
• Nagasaki street map

Satellite images

• Satellite images (NASDA)
• Satellite views of cities and towns in Japan (NASDA)

Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunami

• Current Earthquake Information (NEIC)
• Map of seismic events in last month
• Earthquake Research Institute
• The Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake Report
• Current Volcanic Eruptions in Japan
• Map of volcanoes in Japan
• Sakurajima Volcano
• Unzen Volcano
• Tsunami!: The WWW Tsunami Information Resource

Weather

• Forecasts and satellite images from Japan Weather Association
• Tokyo forecast from Weather Channel
• Osaka forecast fro Weather Channel
• Japan climate data
• Japan city forecasts from CNN
• 3D View of cloud cover over Japan
• Satellite images and news from Takagi Laboratory, University of Tokyo
• Hurricanes, Typhoons & Tropical Cyclones

Live views by Web Cam

• Mt. Fuji
• Mt.Fuji (II)
• Sapporo
• Tokyo
• Tokyo (II)
• Tokyo Tower

Travel

• Japan National Tourist Organization
• Expedia travel information for Japan
• Japan Airlines (JAL)
• All Nippon Airways (ANA)
• Shinkansen timetable
• Japan Rail Fare Calculator
  

Food

• Web Resources for Japanese Food
• Tokyo Food Page
• Sushi Vocabulary
• Rice: It's More Than Food in Japan
• Ramen links
• The Sushi World Guide
• Miso Online
• About Wasabi
• Chopsticks/Hashi page
• Japanese cuisine etiquette and table manners
• Learn2 use chopsticks
• Epicurious recipe database

Language

• Japanese Language Information
• Nihongo
• Jeffrey's Japanese/English Dictionary Gateway
• Japanese Programs
• Learning Japanese on the Internet

Culture

• Culture resources
• Buddhism resources
• Teaching (and Learning) About Japan
• Japanese Manners and Etiquette
• Sogetsu Ikebana
• Kimono Hypertext: Introduction
• Shogi Home Page
• Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
• Ukiyo-e - the pictures of the floating world
• Ukiyo-e Museum Nagoya
• Ukiyo-e
• Kabuki for everyone
• Bunraku
• Noh Kyogen
• Joseph Wu's Origami Page
• Traditional Japanese Crafts
• Anime and Manga Resources List

Government and organizations

• Government Ministries and Agencies
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Home Page
• Political Parties and Movements
• Economic Planning Agency
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Prime Minister's official residence
• The Japan Foundation homepage
• The Institute of Social Science Home Page
• The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
• Nichibunken International Center for Japanese Studies
• Kansai Promotion Office
• Agency of Industrial Science & Technology WWW Information
• Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations)

Bookstores and publishers

• Sasuga Japanese Bookstore Home Page
• Stone Bridge Press
• Kodansha
• Cheng & Tsui Company

Exchange and study abroad

• Study in Japan (AIEJ)
• Scholarships for International Students in Japan
• Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JETT)
• Teaching English in Japan by Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao

   

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