Gateways and Portals
It provides scholars, graduate students and professionals a free daily forum to discuss Japanese history, culture, religion, and society, including contemporary political, diplomatic, security, and economic issues.
National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies
The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies specializes in providing educational information about Japan to K-12 students, teachers, specialists, and curriculum developers.
Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)
The site offers scholars, students and the interested public more than six thousand selected, cataloged and annotated online resources.
Curriculum Resources
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures (EALC)
EALC is Indiana University's primary department for study of East Asian languages, history, literature, culture, and society.
East Asia Studies Center (EASC)
EASC assists in the coordination of teaching, research, and outreach activities on East Asia at Indiana University.
Country Resources
This resource provides a basic understanding of the Japanese society, religions and values, national institutions, political policy, etc.
This source provides a basic information of Japanese society, culture, economy, etc.
This site provides Japanese news.
This page offers general information about Japan as of November 15, 2011.
Dictionaries and Translations
Chart for katakana and romaji | Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary Server |
Online Japanese dictionary
Resources for Language Teaching
Japanese-Online.com provides free learning services to people who wish to study the Japanese language.
Folklore and Culture
This site provides an overview of various elements of Japanese Culture
Literature
Alphabetical List of Classical Japanese Works Translations - Studies - Electronic Texts
This is an extensive list of classical Japanese texts and translations compiled by Michael Watson at Meiji Gakuin.
The Japanese Literature Home Page
A site rich in information, the Japanese Literature Homepage features outline discussions of Japanese literature in the classical and modern periods, detailed timelines, index of Japanese authors, and lists of on-line resources.
Japanese Text Initiative (University of Virginia Library)
A collaborative effort of University of Virginia Library and University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library, this site contains texts of classical Japanese literature.
Women and Society
This site provides links, articles, and statistics produced by several organizations which deal with issues pertinent to contemporary Japanese women.
Politics and History
Japanese History: overview (japan-guide.com)
This page presents general facts of Japanese history.
Japanese Politics
Political Parties in Japan
Maps/Travel
Maintained by the Japan National Tourist Organization, this site provides a broad range of tourism related information including area maps.
This page contains interactive maps of Japan and general information about Japan for travelers.
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