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Bank of Japan / 日本銀行
(http://www.boj.or.jp/en/index.htm)
The Bank of Japan includes information on monetary policy, frequently asked
questions, reports and statistics and more.
Bizfinder Japan
(http://www.ebiz.co.jp/bizfinder_top_eng.htm)
Ebiz is a bilingual directory of Japanese trading
companies.
Currency
Museum, Bank of Japan / 日本銀行金融研究所 貨幣博物館 (http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/english_htmls/museum.htm)
Established in 1982 by the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, the
Currency Museum provides the history of Japanese currency from ancient to
modern times. Users can access abstracts of research papers on the Japanese
monetary history, essays and images including photos on military notes
issued by the Japanese government during the WWII.
IDE-JETRO
Institute of Developing Economies / アジア経済研究所
(http://www.ide.go.jp/English/)
IDE-JETRO, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and
Industry is a social science institute for activities in the area of
economics, politics, and social issues in developing countries. The data
and resources section includes trade indices of Asian countries and OECD
members. Archive of IDE research publications offers all the articles
published by the institute since 1990.
Institute for Monetary
and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan / 日本銀行金融研究所 (http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/english/index.html)
Founded in 1982 as an internal organization of the Bank of Japan, the IMES
conducts a wide range of studies on the theoretical, institutional, and
historic aspects of monetary and economic issues in Japan and abroad, with
the aim of establishing an appropriate background for monetary policy. From
this site, users can access economic studies, discussion papers, and a virtual
currency museum.
International Data Base (IDB)
(http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/)
Presents the International Data Base (IDB), a computerized data bank
containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for
all countries of the world. Contains the IDB online total population
aggregation and summary demographic data. Allows users to download the IDB
program and data. Notes that the IDB was created in the International Programs
Center of the U.S.
Census Bureau. Lists the type of data available in the IDB, such as
migration, marital status, literacy, labor force, income, and ethnicity.
JETRO
- The Japan External Trade Organization / 日本貿易振興会 (http://www.jetro.go.jp/)
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a Japanese
government-supported organization that promotes mutually beneficial trade
and investment relations between Japan and other nations. The site includes
information on doing business with Japanese firms, information for those
who want to start up businesses in Japan, a market information database,
standards and regulations, statistics and surveys, white papers, and
overall market trends
Japan Customs / 税関 (http://www.customs.go.jp/english/index.htm)
The site for the Japan Customs Agency offers the history, role, and
organization of customs in Japan. It includes procedure, law enforcement,
and trade statistics.
Japan Federation of Economic
Organizations (Nippon Keidanren) / 日本経済団体連合会 (http://www.keidanren.or.jp/)
Keidanren is the largest and most influential organization of economic
interests in Japan. The website has extensive information on economic
policy, Keidanren research, as well as electronic journals and related
links.
Japan Institute of Labor
Databases / 日本労働研究機構 (http://www.jil.go.jp/english/index.html)
The JIL site has databases on labor policy, articles on labor, research
papers, research and survey institutes, research and survey results,
specialists on labor issues, orders and judgments on unfair labor
practices.
Japan International
Cooperation Agency / 国際協力事業団 (http://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html)
JICA is responsible for the technical cooperation aspects of Japan's ODA
(Official Development Assistance) programs. It carries out a variety of
programs to support the nation building of developing countries through the
transfer of technology and knowledge. Its homepage provides information on
current projects, statistics, publications, and more.
Japan Yellow Pages -
The Official Japan Business Directories / ジャパンイェローページ (http://www.yellowpage-jp.com/info/)
The Japan Yellow Pages website also has links to over 300 Japanese company
sites.
Japan and the IMF (http://www.imf.org/external/country/JPN/index.htm)
The Japan-related web pages of the International Monetary Fund, an
organization of 183 member countries, which promote international monetary
cooperation. The site includes working papers and the yen-dollar exchange
rates.
Keizai Koho Center / 経済広報センター (http://www.kkc.or.jp/english/)
Established in 1978, the KKC is the research arm of the Keidanren. Available
from this site is the contents of the annual publication, "Japan: An International Comparison," a
collection of comparative data on Japan and other nations.
METI - Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry / 経済産業省 (http://www.meti.go.jp/english/)
Formerly known as MITI until the name changed in 2001, METI includes
economic policies, trade information, information on the environment, and
important resources for those interested in doing business with Japan.
Ministry of Finance / 財務省 (http://www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm)
The website of the Ministry of Finance offers information on the budget,
tax policies, customs and tariffs, government bonds, statistics and more.
It also includes links to important government offices concerned with
financial matters.
Nikkei.com (http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/)
Includes 24 hour news on the Japanese economy.
Selected Japanese
Business Resources at the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/asia/japan.html)
An annotated bibliography of selected business resources on Japan.
These sources include a brief description, LC call numbers, and
corresponding reading rooms. The bibliography also includes internet
resources.
Shashi
(Company Histories) at the University of Hawaii Library (http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/japan/company/index.htm)
Shashi typically refers to publications that provide company
histories--usually published by the companies. Shashi
can also include histories of organizations, colleges, universities, trade
associations, and unions. Created by the librarians in the Japan Collection
at the University of Hawaii, this website provides a bibliography of the Shashi collections at UH and links to related pages
including Japanese Company Histories Wiki (社史Wiki) at Ohio State University.
Statistics Bureau &
Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) /総務省統計局,
政策統括官(統計基準担当),
統計研修所 (http://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.htm)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Japanese
Government offers recent statistical data on this site, including economic
and financial data, a variety of survey results, and information on the
statistical system in Japan. It includes a statistical yearbook, monthly
statistics, a statistical handbook, and links to statistical agencies.
These agencies include international organizations, overseas statistical
offices, and domestic agencies.
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, Japan/Korea
(http://www.uschamber.com/international/asia/japankorea/default)
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Japan Program
website includes staff directory, Policy & Advocacy, and Program &
Events.
U.S. Department of
Commerce. Government Export Portal, Market Research
(http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp)
Includes links to country and industry market reports, country information,
trade agreements, and trade statistics. Searchable
U.S.
Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov/)
USTR advises the President of the United States on trade policy.
A search by country (Japan)
yields news, regulations, reports and initiatives on U.S. and USTR dealings with Japan.
World
Bank (http://web.worldbank.org/)
World Bank Tokyo Office website contains overview, statistics, projects,
and more. To access to World Bank Tokyo Office website, go to Country, on
top, and find Japan.
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