Japan Links - Directory of Online Resources

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Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet (Japan or English)

J Guide
Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources
WWW Virtual Library Site for Japan
"The J Guide is an ongoing project of the Stanford University US-Japan Technology Management Center."
Includes both academic resources and general links.
By Norman Wayne Karo, Michael Wiemer, Kathryn Kada, and Richard Dasher

Japanese Online Resources
Harvard-Yenching Library Website, of the Harvard College Library
Sections include Japan Databases ; News and Electronic Newspapers ; Japanese Library and Academic Resources ; Japanese Search Engines

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Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library
"This site provides information on symposia, conferences, grants and other items of interest to graduate students of Chinese and Japanese art history."

Columbia University - Starr East Asian Library
Sections include: China ; Japan ; Korea ; Tibet ; East Asia
Each section includes information, links, and details about the collection.

Council on East Asian Libraries Homepage (CEAL)
The Official homepage of CEAL, the organization for East Asian librarians in North America

Duke University Libraries - East Asian Collection. Japanese Studies

East & Southeast Asia: Japan
An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
Japan: Academia, Libraries, & Professional Societies
By Robert E. Eng, Dept. of History, University of Redlands

Japan Marine Science and Technology Center

  • JAMSTEC Data Site
    Includes: Deep Seafloor Image Database ; Japan ARGO Delayed-mode Data Base ; J-CAD : JAMSTEC Compact Arctic Drifter ; MIRAI Data Web ; Research Results Report System ; Submarine Cable Data Center ; TRITON Buoy Data.

Japan Volcanoes and Volcanics
 By Lyn Topikina, Cascade Volcano Observatory, USGS

Japan-Links - (dead link)
Japanologie, Universit‰t Trier

Japanese Government Information: New Rules for Access
The 2001 Information Disclosure Law, and a Comparison with the U.S. FOIA
By Lawrence Repeta and David M. Schultz
National Security Archive, George Washington University

Japanese Law via the Internet
"Editor's note:This article is an update to the Japanese Law via the Internet, (published December 18, 2000). There are additions, changes for some Web site addresses, as well as some deletions."
By Makoto Ibusuki, Prof. of Law, Kagoshima University
LLRX.com Feature Published February 15, 2002

Japanese Legal Research at the University of Washington
Written for use at the University of Washington Gallagher Law Library but contains a lot of useful online resources including Finding Laws and Finding Cases.
By Rob Britt, Library Associate, Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington

Japanese Librarianship Resources
Sections include: Collection Development Resources ; Cataloging Resources ; Reference Resources ; Organisational Resources ; Japanese Library and Information Science.
Compiled by Sharon Domier, Japanese Materials Cataloger, University of Massachustts, Amherst.

Japanese Studies Internet Resources
Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library, UCLA

Japanese Studies Net Forum
"This website was created for those conducting research in Japanese studies to support networking of Japan specialists and to enable easier access to information in the field."

japanlaw.co.jp
"to introduce Japanese laws and practices"
Topics include: How to Incorporate a Company in Japan ; New Insurance Business Law ; New Code of Civil Procedures ; Law for International Carriage of Goods by Sea.
Organized by Yoshida & Partners, Tokyo

JP Net
Japanese Language and Culture Network
"The JP NET project seeks to build a clearinghouse for tools, services and information for Japanese Language and Culture educators and students world-wide. Our project executive summary has more details on the goals of the project."

Keidanren Japan Federation of Economic Organizations

Larry Stockton's Links to Japan
Subjects include Government & Politics ; Business & Economy ; On-line News Sources & Media ; Traditional Arts ; Language & Education ; Travel Information ;Regional & City Information ;Miscellaneous ; Food ; History ; Religion ; Sports ;|Popular Culture ; Live Web-cam Views of Japan ; Visual Arts ; Literature ;Architecture ; Music.

Library of Congress- Asian Reading Room: Japanese Collections
Brief survey of LC's holdings

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

  • The Art of Asia - Buddhism
    Sections include: Origins of Buddhism ; Who's Who in Heaven ; Guide to Buddhist Sects ; Yamantaka Mandala ; Video: Japanese Buddhism ; Featured Objects ; Glossary.

A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan
"This Guide - devoted to printed material only, not to material on the Internet - excludes writings not available in English and (with a few exceptions) doctoral dissertations. It does include some specialized articles in scholarly journals or annuals such as Archives of Asian Art, Ars Orientalis, Artibus Asiae, Monumenta Nipponica, and Oriental Art, but it excludes, again with a few exceptions, the short articles - usually surveys of exhibitions or of collections - published in three journals aimed at a wider public: Arts of Asia, Asian Art, and Orientations...In some respects we have cast a wide net, including material not only on the major forms of art but also on arms and armor, folk art, and gardens."
Part of Asia Society: Arts and Culture

Religion in Japan - (dead link)
Electronic Resources and WWW Sites
Sections include: Buddhist Texts ; Reference Sources for the Study of Buddhism ; Zen ; Pure Land ; Buddhist Art ; Taoism ; Contemporary Religion.
By Kristina Kade Troost, Librarian for Japan and Korea, Duke University

Tale of Genji
"Welcome to our pages on the classic Japanese novel,The Tale of Genji. We have included pages on the culture during Heian Japan and the culture of Japan now, the main characters, a book review of Genji The Shining Prince, a short biography on Lady Murasaki Shikibu, and a summary. We hope that you find this a benefical and informative web site."
By Murasaki Shikibu

Teaching (and Learning) About Japan
"...hypertexted narrative introduction to selected aspects of Japanese civilization and culture...This set of inter-related Web pages is intended to provide students, teachers and others interested visitors easy access to the growing number of Internet sites dealing in one way or another with Japan."
By Lee A. Makela

University of Washington Libraries Information Gateway - Japanese Studies

University of Washington, East Asia Library - Japanese Studies Page
Brief survey of the library's holdings and selected WWW Sites.

Yale University Library East Asian Collection - Resources for Japanese Studies

WebMuseum: Japanese Art and Architecture
"...works of art produced in Japan from the beginnings of human habitation there, sometime in the 10th millennium BC, to the present."

Web Japan
"Gateway for All Japanese Information"
Sections include: Nature & Geography ; Politics & Administration ; Economy & Industry ; Society ; Culture ; Travel & Sightseeing ; Sports & Leisure ; Science & Technology.
- Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

The World of Butoh Dance (English or Japanese)
"Butoh Dance is a Japanese avant-garde dance originated by HIJIKATA,Tatsumi in 1960s."
By GooSayTen

Yahoo Japan



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