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Japan & Tokyo Directory : Society and Culture
| Japan, a travelogue by Evelyn C. Leeper http://www.travel-library.com/asia/japan/leeper.html |
| Description: A personal journal covering a 1996 trip to Japan. The well-traveled author took the usual tourist track from Tokyo, to Kyoto/Nara to Hiroshima. Text-only. |
| The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site http://www.debito.org/otarulawsuit.html |
| Description: Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners. |
| The Rice-Paper Ceiling: Breaking through Japanese Corporate Culture http://www.stonebridge.com/ricepaperceiling/rice_paper_ceiling.html |
| Description: Book excerpt on problems in working for a Japanese company. |
| Mito Church of Christ http://www.mitochurchofchrist.com/index.html |
| Description: Mito, Japan. |
| Manhattan Project http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/manhattanproject.cfm |
| Description: The US National Atomic Museum's virtual tour of the Manhattan Project. Includes information on Los Alamos, Hanford and Oak Ridge facilities. |
| US-Japan-China Comparative Policy Research Institute http://cpri.tripod.com/ |
| Description: An independent think tank focusing on comparative social, economical, political, and technological policy issues concerning Japan, the U.S., and China. |
| History of Nara Prefecture http://www.pref.nara.jp/pro-e/rekishi.htm |
| Description: Includes a brief synopsis of ancient and prehistoric periods. |
| The Nuclear Weapons Archive http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/ |
| Description: Guide to the development of nuclear weapons in the nuclear capable countries. Discusses the history of testing, technology, the scientists, weapons development labs, the Manhattan Project, and the bombing of Japan. Includes links, photos and background information. |
| Japan Trip http://www.interworx.com.au/users/brian/japan.htm |
| Description: Personal travel narrative. Includes some travel tips and photos. |
| Virtual Ukiyo-e http://www.surimono.com/ |
| Description: A collection of Ukiyo-e by several well known Japanese artists. |
| Japan Trip 1998 http://www.dreamingpoint.com/journals/japan1998/ |
| Description: Daily journal and photos from teen's trip to Japan. |
| Japanese Interiors http://www.japanese-interiors.com/ |
| Description: Examines aspects of Japanese homes and interior design. Articles on furniture, traditional materials such as hinoki and chestnut wood, and accessories such as imari porcelains, hanging scrolls, folding screens. |
| Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) http://www.jccu.coop/ |
| Description: Plays a strong role in creating a more human lifestyle and sustainable society through operations and activities that enjoy the trust of the membership. |
| Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/court.html |
| Description: Includes 3 diaries written by women aristocracy, created around 1000 AD. |
| Fuji Arts http://www.fujiarts.com/ |
| Description: Dealer of Japanese woodblock and decorative arts in Michigan. |
| Your Japanese Guests http://fly.hiwaay.net/~eueda/japguest.htm |
| Description: An account of what happens when Japanese and Americans meet. |
| Plurality in Japanese Society http://www.isei.or.jp/books/75/Plurality.html |
| Description: Article discussing the geographical and historical backgrounds of the various elements in Japanese society. Emphasizes the Ainu of Hokkaido and the Ryukyuans of Okinawa, but touches on other non-mainstream peoples, and differences among the Japanese as well. |
| Japanese http://www.vegsource.com/recipe/japanese.htm |
| Description: Small collection of fat free and vegetarian recipes. |
| The Japan Gagaku Society http://www.nihongagakukai.gr.jp/ |
| Description: Overview and contact information. [English/Japanese] |
| Transjaws http://members.aol.com/transjaws/tj3/indexe.htm |
| Description: Japanese penpal introductions and Japan information site. |
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