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Links to sites related to Japanese culture and society

(日本の文化・社会に関するリンク集)

Note. Unless otherwise indicated, the sites are in English or English -Japanese bilingual.

Table of Contents (as of October 26, 2003):

A. Academic Resources  学術資料:

1. Stanford University's Guide to Japan (Operated by Stanford University)

2. Japan - Country Study (General info. on Japan by US Library of Congress University)

3. Latest Monthly Statistics on Japan (by Japan Information Network, a Japanese government affiliated organization.)

4. Geography and Maps of Japan (Commercial site.)

5. Japan Database by Harvard-Yenching Library (database on Japan operated by Harvard College Library)

6. US-Japan Database (for those who are interested in teaching about Japan or earning about Japan's education system. Operated by Indiana Univ.)

7. International Research Center for Japanese Studies 国際日本文化研究センター  (Public research institution for Japanese Studies located in Kyoto, Japan.  Also contains info. on faculty and visiting scholar positions and graduate programs - bilingual.)

8. Japanese Studies Network Forum (Public academic forum for Japanese Studies.)

B. Non-Profit Academic Societies and Organizations in Japan  日本の諸学会:

1. The Japanese Society of Social Psychology 日本社会心理学会 (Non-profit academic organization. Site is Japanese only.)

2. The Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology 日本保健医療社会学会 (Non-profit academic organization. Site is Japanese only.)

3. The Japanese Society of Environmental Sociology 日本環境社会学会 (Non-profit academic organization. Site is Japanese only.)

4. Academic Society Home Village 学・協会リスト (Directory of non-profit academic societies in Japan, operated by Japan National Institute of Informatics - bilingual.)

C. Japanese Language 日本語:

1. General Info. on Japanese Language (Commercial site.)

2. Bi-Directional Online Japanese-English Dictionary (Commercial site.)

3. English-Japanese Dictionary for English Speaking People (Operated by Toyohashi Univ. of Technology, Aichi, Japan.)

4. Daijirin (An online version of the encyclopedic Japanese dictionary.  Operated by Sanseido, Inc.  Site is Japanese only.)

5. WWWJDIC Server (Operated by Monash University.)

6. Unihan Kanji Database (Operated by Unicode, Inc.)

D. Museums in Japan 日本の博物館・美術館:

1. The Virtual Museum of Japanese Arts (Operated by Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)

2. Japan National Museum of Japanese History 国立歴史民俗博物館 (National museum - bilingual.)

3. Tokyo National Museum 東京国立博物館 (National museum - bilingual.)

4. Kyoto National Museum 京都国立博物館 (National museum - bilingual.)

5. Japan National Museum of Ethnology 国立民族学博物館 (National museum - bilingual.)

6. Museum Information Japan (MIJ) (Commercial site - directory of museums in Japan.)

E. Japanese Folktales and Mythologies 日本の民話や神話:

1. Japanese Mythologies (Commercial site by Encyclopedia Mythica.)

2. Japanese Folktale Database of Strange Phenomena (e.g., "yokai") 怪奇・妖怪伝承データベース (Japanese folktales of imps, ogres, ghosts and urban legends. Operated by International Research Center for Japanese Studies - Database is in Japanese.)

F. Cultural Exchange 文化交流:

1. The Japan Foundation 日本国際交流基金 (Government affiliated non-profit organization for advancement of international cultural exchange - bilingual.)

2. Japan Association for Cultural Exchange (ACE Japan) 国際文化交流推進協会 (Government affiliated non-profit organization for advancement of international cultural exchange.)

3. US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (USCULCON) - US Side Office (US Government affiliated non-profit organization for advancement of cultural and educational exchange between US and Japan.)

4. US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (USCULCON) 日米文化教育交流会議 - The Japanese Side Office (Public non-profit organization for advancement of cultural and educational exchange between US and Japan. Site is in Japanese only.)

G. Tourism and Studying in Japan 旅行・日本留学:

1. Japan National Tourist Organization 国際観光振興会 (Government affiliated non-profit organization - bilingual.)

2. USD-JPY Currency Converter (Commercial site by Yahoo Finance.)

3. Japan-America Student Conference 日米学生会議 (Public non-profit educational and cultural exchange program - bilingual.)

4. Studying in Japan (Commercial site - Info. for students thinking about studying in Japan.)

5. Study Abroad - Japan (Commercial site - Info. for students thinking about studying in Japan.)

H. Japanese Embassies, Consulates and Other Government Offices (official government sites - bilingual) 日本大使館・領事館及びその他の政府機関(二か国語):

1. Japanese Embassy to United States 在米日本大使館  (in Washington, D.C.)

2. Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta, GA 在米日本総領事館ジョージア州アトランタ (serving AL, GA, NC, SC, and VA.)

3. Consulate General of Japan in New Orleans, LA 在米日本総領事館ルイジアナ州ニューオリンズ (serving, AR, KY, LA, MS, and TN.)

4. Consulate General of Japan in Seattle, WA 在米日本総領事館ワシントン州シアトル (serving, WA, northern ID area and MT.)

5. Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外務省

6. Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 文部科学省

7. Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 経済産業省

8. Japan Ministry of Justice 法務省

I. Books on Japan or Published in Japan 日本に関する書物及び日本国内の出版物:

1.  Japan National Diet Library 国立国会図書館 (Japanese equivalent of US Library of Congress.)

2. The Japan Page  講談社 (Hosted by Kodan Sha International Ltd. - info. on books on Japan.)

3. bk1 (One of the largest internet bookstores in Japan.  Site is Japanese only.)

4. Amazon.co.jp (Amazon.com Inc.'s Japanese site. Site is Japanese only.)

J. Japanese Newspapers and News 英語による日本の新聞及びニュース:

1. The Japan Times (English language newspaper.)

2. Asahi Shinbun 朝日新聞 (Online version of a Japanese newspaper - bilingual.)

3. Mainich Daily News 毎日新聞 (Online version of a Japanese newspaper - bilingual.)

4. Daily Yomiuri 読売新聞 (Online version of a Japanese newspaper - bilingual.)

5. Sankei Web 産経新聞 (Online version of a Japanese newspaper - Japanese only.)

6. Japan Today (English language news.)

K. Japanese Language Versions of Search Engines (commercial sites - all in Japanese) 日本語版サーチエンジン(日本語のみ):

1. Excite Japan (Japanese language version of Excite search engine.)

2. Infoseek.jp.co (Japanese language version of infoseek search engine.)

3. Yahoo! Japan (Japanese language version of Yahoo! search engine.)

L. Miscellaneous Information on Japan and Japanese Culture その他の日本及び日本文化に関する情報:

1. Japan General Information (Commercial site. Lots of links.)

2. The Japanese Sword Society of the United States (JSSUS) (Charitable and educational organization recognized by IRS for the study of Japanese art swords and related fields of interests.)

3. Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (NBTHK) [The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords] 日本美術刀剣保存協会  (Non-profit organization for preservation of Japanese art swords in Tokyo, Japan - bilingual.)

4. Dr. Rich Stein's "Japanese Sword Guide" (Private site - great source of academic info. on Japanese swords.)

5. Aiki Batto 合気抜刀 (Private site - one of many Japanese martial arts.)

 

                       

 

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