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Duke
University Libraries, East Asian Collection: Japanese Studies Resources (http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/japan/japanesestudies.html)
A guide to Japanese Studies Resources with links to useful bibliographies
for both Western and Japanese language books about Japan. The site also includes
numerous links to library catalogs, dictionaries, journals and related
websites about Japan.
Foreign
& Commonwealth Office (FCO). Country Profiles: Japan
(http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/japan/)
Prepared by FCO desk officers, the profile provides a general overview of Japan and includes information on the
country's recent history, recent political developments, relations with the
international community, and bilateral political and commercial relations
with the UK,
as well as links to other relevant pages on the FCO site.
FRD “Country
Studies” U.S. Library of Congress. Federal Research Division. Japan:
a country study
(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html)
The Federal Research Division (FRD) of the Library of Congress published in
1994 an extensive handbook entitled Japan: a country study. The
text and selected graphics of the Japan-page work are available in an electronic
format on the FRD Web site. The reader can search for words or variants of
search words, within one country study or across multiple studies. The
country study can be downloaded, one section at a time, and saved as an
html or txt file. (No revised editions are planned at present.)
Governments on the WWW:
Japan (http://gksoft.com/govt/en/jp.html)
Links to national, regional, and municipal institutions; representations in
foreign countries; political parties, and more. Search by region/country/
and use specific country link.
Google
Directory - Japan (http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Asia/Japan/)
The Google Search Engine's directory of websites related to Japan.
The site divides information by category, with the largest being business
and economy, prefectures, and society and culture. The number of sites in
each category is listed as well.
A
Guide to Reference Books for Japanese studies / 日本研究のための参考図書 (http://www.i-house.or.jp/jp/library/pub_lib/librarypublication/guide/selectlibrary/guide_pt.4.html)
This is an online version of a reference book compiled by the International
House of Japan Library (1997). Searchable in English, Japanese, and Romaji, it provides useful printed and online reference
resources, including Japanese online databases, internet sites, and libraries.
Infoplease
Search: Japan (http://www.infoplease.com/search.php3?query=Japan&in=all)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this website search for Japan, yields articles in almanacs,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, and biographical works on Japan.
Japan Links / Web Japan (http://web-japan.org/links/)
Japan Links is a
comprehensive directory of useful Japan websites in English language.
The directory is divided into the following categories: Government &
Politics, Society, International Exchange, Business & Economy, Mass
Media, Education and Research, Culture, Life & Travel, Foreign
Embassies & Consulates in Japan, Japanese Embassies &
Consulates Overseas.
Japan
Statistical Yearbook (http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan/index.htm)
This annual yearbook has the most recent statistics on Japan. It includes 25 fields of
statistics published by government and private organizations on such areas
as land, population, economy, society, and culture. It also explains data
sources and survey methods to obtain the statistics. Earlier hard copy
editions, call number HA 1832 .D32 (Orien Japan), are
available by request in the Asian Reading Room (LJ150).
Japanorama (http://www.japanorama.com/links.html)
Japanorama has links to business, news, sports, language training, travel,
culture, education, government, entertainment and more. It also includes
information on language software, screensavers, free downloads and other
sources of information on Japan.
Open Directory
Project. Regional: Asia: Japan
(http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Japan/)
Links to a wide variety of Web sites culled from major search engines.
Stanford Guide to Japan
Information Resources: J Guide (http://jguide.stanford.edu/)
A Stanford University site that also provides links to Japanese sites about
the arts and entertainment, business and economy, computers and the
internet, education, employment and internships, government and politics,
health and medicine, history, and language.
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.
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: Japan (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/JA.html)
General information and statistics about Japan with the following
subdivisions: introduction, geography, people, government, economy,
communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Search/
and use specific country link.
U.S. Department of State.
Bureau of Public Affairs. Background Notes
(http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions,
economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies,
and areas of special sovereignty. Click on country link.
Yahoo!
Directory on Japan (http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/countries/japan/)
The Yahoo Search Engine's directory of websites related to Japan.
The site divides information by category, including information by region,
arts, business, computers, education, government, health, science and more.
The number of websites in the directory is listed next to each category.
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