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Library of Congress – Country Study Japan http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html The World Fact Book 2000 – Japan http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html Pacific Institute of Political Economy http://pacific-institute.com/ Economic, financial, political and trade news on Japan. Japan Services eBook http://japan-services.com Download Japan Services eBook Japanese Politics Central http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~ljs2k/webtext.html Produced by University of Virginia professor Dr. Leonard Schoppa, Japan Politics Central bills itself as, "as a tool for use in classes on Japanese politics". But those looking for a introduction to the complex world of Japanese politics will find the site useful as well. Japan Politics Central features a wealth of links to media organs, government agencies, political parties and research institutions which form the backbone of policy-making in Japan. A bibliography categorized by issue area points to both electronic and print resources. At the time of this review, Japan Politics Central has plans to expand its offerings to include original "chapters" on various aspects of Japanese government and politics. Governent of Japan – Statistics Bureau and Statistics Centre http://www.stat.go.jp/english/1.htm The Management and Coordination Agency's Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center are responsible for carrying out the nation's major census and statistics services. At the site, you can find extensive, up-to-date general economic, population, labor and wage data in both English and Japanese. Many of the statistical series are available in Microsoft Excel format for spreadsheet manipulation. Institute of Social Science – University of Tokyo http://www.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ The Institute of Social Science (ISS) founded in 1946 at the prestigeous University of Tokyo is one of Japan's leading centers of research in political science, demography, history and sociology. ISS publishes the quarterly newsletter Social Science Japan, the SSJ Journal and an occasional series of discussion papers. In addition, ISS maintains the SSJ-FORUM email group, an academic moderated list for the social sciences related to Japan. National Clearing House for US-Japan Studies http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/ An adjunct-ERIC Clearinghouse, the National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies specializes in providing educational information about Japan. The audience is K-12 students, teachers, specialists and curriculum developers. The site features an innovative, easy-to-use lesson plan database which utilizes a search engine divided by grade, subject and keyword. The Faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University http://online.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/ ANU has long been a center of Asian studies resources on the world-wide-web. This new front end to the variety of activities and research occuring in the oft-neglected, but extremely important corner of the Pacific Rim features access to a number of high-quality resources including the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. Asian Educational Media Service http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/index.las The Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) is a program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. It helps educators at all levels locate audio-visual resources on Asia and offers advice about which resources may best suit their needs. The Web site includes a searchable database of films and videos, CD-ROMs and videodiscs, and audio cassettes and slides for teaching and learning about the countries and cultures of Asia. Also includes reviews, annotated listings of K-12 resources, and links to major Asian studies sites. |
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