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Japan & Tokyo Directory : Society and Culture
| Forbes - High-Fliers http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2001/0319/184.html |
| Description: Article on how some hallucinogenic plants are legal and for sale in Japan. |
| The Nishikawa Ensemble http://www.philmultic.com/ensemble/nishikawa/ |
| Description: Profile of the ensemble, touring schedule, and press reviews. |
| Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church http://www.jelc.or.jp/ |
| Description: With introduction, congregations, history, and volunteer/activity groups. |
| Japander.com http://www.japander.com/japander/ |
| Description: Humorous ribbing of western movie and TV stars in Japanese commercials. Quicktime Player required. |
| Christian Science Monitor - Japanese Man Publicly Fights Grope Charge http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0627/p08s01-woap.html |
| Description: Documents how after women started speaking out, some men now fear false accusations of groping women on trains. Explores Japan's legal system and culture of losing face. |
| The Japan Foudation Center http://www.jfc.or.jp/eibun/ |
| Description: A private foundation to provide information on foundations in Japan awarding grants, prizes, or scholarships and publicizes the role and significance of the activities of private grant-making foundations to encourage the practice of philanthropy in Japan's private sector. |
| Weill in Japan http://japan.weill.org |
| Description: Chronicles a student's six-week homestay and attendance of International Christian University's Summer Courses in Japanese. |
| Lone Locust Tokyo Smash & Run Tour 2001 http://www.lonelocust.com/travel/tokyo/index.html |
| Description: Travelogue covering a short layover in the Tokyo area. |
| The Kurile Islands Dispute http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/ice/kurile.htm |
| Description: Detailed study of the dispute between Japan and Russia over the islands. |
| United States Embassy - Tokyo http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-g122.html |
| Description: Text of U.S. Representative Tom Lantos' speech honoring Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara's work in saving European Jews in World War II. |
| Japanese Women's Magazines: Inspiration and Commodity http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Assmann.html |
| Description: Explores the role of magazines made for Japanese women and their social impact. |
| Bob & Angie http://www.bob-an.com/recipe/English/index_e.html |
| Description: Basic Japanese recipes, techniques, and glossary of ingredients and utensils (in English and Japanese). |
| Japanese Names http://hsb.baylor.edu/html/vanauken/JapaneseNames.html |
| Description: Typical surnames, as well as names for boys and girls in Japan. |
| Performing Arts http://web-jpn.org/museum/perform.html |
| Description: Short history of Japanese theater, from the classical forms to contemporary troupes. |
| Baltic Fleets Japan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balticfleets_Japan/ |
| Description: General discussion groups of any topic on Japan. |
| The Karakuri http://www.cjn.or.jp/karakuri/ |
| Description: Photos, history, and descriptions of several traditional Japanese puppets. |
| Re-thinking Rural Japan http://japanfocus.org/129.html |
| Description: Examines several characteristics of modern farming in Japan along with changing situations, trends, and its economic future. |
| Realism in Kabuki of the Early Nineteenth Century http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/Arts/departs/philos/ssla/papers/kennelly.html |
| Description: A lengthy analysis by Paul Kennelly, using the 1825 Nombuku play, Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on the Tokaido). Synopsis of the play included. |
| Hass on Haiku http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/haas/haiku.htm |
| Description: Selected Basho and Issa haiku translated into English by U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, along with excerpts from his introduction to "The Essential Haiku". |
| Visit Japan http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/phawthor/japan/index.html |
| Description: A school teacher visits Japan and touches on schools, tea ceremony, gardens, religion and language. |
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