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Japan & Tokyo Directory : Society and Culture
| Angels With Fur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AngelsWithFur/ |
| Description: An expatriot animal lover's group that helps through providing information on pets, adoption, English speaking vets, and other concerns. |
| Japan-101.com http://www.japan-101.com/ |
| Description: An overview of Japan told with illustrated articles, opinions and stories. Categorized into eight searchable libraries. |
| The Kirishtan Holocaust http://www.keikyo.com/keikyo/ |
| Description: Commemorates the 400th anniversary of the Kirishtan Holocaust, or the martyrdom of nearly a million indigenous Japanese Christians known as the Keikyo. |
| Anita's Origami http://www.ulster.net/~spider/origami.htm |
| Description: Contains original origami models and links to diagram links and pictures of an origami exhibit at the Origami USA Convention. |
| AskMen.com: Sushi Etiquette http://www.askmen.com/fashion/wine_and_dine/46_wine_dine.html |
| Description: Discussing the basics of sushi etiquette. |
| Chabad http://www.jewishjapan.org/ |
| Description: Central location for all Chabad-Lubavitch activity in Japan. Visitor information, shabbat times, and kosher food links provided. |
| Real Life in Japan http://home.att.ne.jp/delta/hiroakabuchi/ |
| Description: Short articles about various aspects of life in Japan, from "women only" buses to the hamburger wars. |
| Waseda University, Tokyo http://www.littera.waseda.ac.jp/littera/html/masters.htm |
| Description: Department of History. M.A. and Ph.D. |
| JP Sword http://www.jpsword.com/ |
| Description: Photo collection of famous swords (meito), history, swordmaking, hand guard collections, bibliography. Some items for sale. |
| Blade Shark http://home.comcast.net/~bladeshark/ |
| Description: Site for helping identify Chinese characters used on Japanese swords and fittings. |
| The Beat Goes On http://artsci.wustl.edu/~copeland/TheBeatGoesOn.html |
| Description: An article by Wendy Whiteside on the evolution of taiko to its modern day form. References and links. |
| Kanji.com http://www.kanji.com/ |
| Description: Writings on the kanji character system. |
| Japanese Art Sword Polish Restoration Services and Prices http://home.att.net/~hofhine/ |
| Description: Professional Japanese sword polishing and restoration services by David S. Hofhine, Kensei Ltd. References available. Based in the United States. |
| San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/05/10/MNGT16IQK81.DTL |
| Description: Article on Japan's crackdown on illegal visa overstays, with just a 1-day overstay resulting in jail time and then a 5-year banishment. |
| Landscape Kimonos of Itchiku Kubota http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/traditio/kimonos/kimoneng.html |
| Description: A modern master who recreated a lost method of dyeing and decorating silks for kimonos using contemporary materials. Illustrated. |
| Japanese Women's Diaspora http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue4/karen.html |
| Description: Interview of a Japanese lady examining issues of gender, Japanese history and contemporary society. |
| Tokugawa Gallery, Ukiyo-e Art http://tokugawagallery.com/ |
| Description: Arizona-based firm with woodblock prints for sale, history, artist bios, conservation matting and framing. |
| Gagaku http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e08/ed08-01.html |
| Description: History of the music and photographs. |
| Basic Miso Soup with Alaria http://www.innerself.com/recipes/soups/Basic_Miso.htm |
| Description: A basic miso soup recipe serving two to three; with variations. |
| Shogi.Net Homepage http://www.shogi.net/shogi.html |
| Description: A description of Shogi (Japanese Chess) and links to the most relevant Shogi pages on the web. |
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