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japan-guide.com - Japan Travel and Living Guide
Extensive guide to tourism and living in Japan.
 
Japan Travel Guide, Japanese Popular Culture, History and Japanese ...
Broad intro to old and new Japan; also has a good listing of Japanese companies.
 
Japan : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of ...
Overview of life, history, and culture by the US Library of Congress.
 
Japanese History
History of Japan. Overview, and ancient to modern Japan.
 
Ancient Japan
Ancient Japan Haiku history and chronology.
 
Israelites Came To Ancient Japan
Article written by Arimasa Kubo on the possible Jewish influences on the ancientJapanese religion and culture.
 
Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour
Take a tour through Tokyo during the period of the Tokugawa shoguns, and learnabout the history of Japan's greatest city. Illustrated by ukiyo-e images, ...
 
The Flowering of Japanese Literature
The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japaneseliterature.
 
Ainu language and Japan's Ancient History
Collection of papers concerning the history and possible genetic relationshipsof the Ainu language. There is also a collection of e-mail correspondence ...
 
Japan Main Page
Outlines Japanese history through the Meiji period of restoration. Find links tomajor historical figures and events.
 
Sites in Asuka, Japan
Stone relics and monuments in Nara, of unknown age or origin, with possibleSolstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
 
Japanese Archaeology
An essay on the history and current status of Japanese archaeology.
 
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Japan
Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun),and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north-west of the Pacific ...
 
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
East Asian history from ancient to modern times.
 
Japanese philosophy : Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
Sample article from the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, by Thomas P. Kasulis.Reviews the development of Japanese thought from the archaic period to the ...
 
Japanese War Crimes
Focuses on war crimes in China and Malaysia from 1931-1945, with confessions ofJapanese soldiers, reports on germ warfare experiments, ramifications and ...
 
Timeline of Japanese History
Brief outline of historical periods from the Jomon Period to the present.
 
Chinese and Japanese Art links
Chinese and Japanese Art History Virtual Library Links.
 
Japan Information Resource
An overview of Japan told with illustrated articles, opinions and stories.Categorized into eight searchable libraries.
 
History Textbook Controversies in Japan. ERIC Digest.
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at Japanesetextbooks and how they cover Japanese history from the early 20th Century.
 
EFL in Japan
Reflections on English teaching in Japan.
 
Introduction to Japanese Traditional Art - and related links
Theater arts, fine arts and literature, with links.
 
The World History of Male Love - Japan
Article on samurai homosexuality and other forms of Japanese gay culture and history.
 
Samurai Archives Japanese History Page
Very detailed and in-depth page dedicated to the research of Japanese Samuraihistory, with details of the warriors, battles, and culture.
 
Introduction to history of Japan's Literature
A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.
 
PhotoGuide Japan/PhotoHistory
Chronological history of photography in Japan from 1646 to 1945.
 
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF JAPANESE HISTORY
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TIME LINE OF JAPAN
Chronological outline of the History of Japan.
 
H-Japan Discussion Network
H-Net discussion group dedicated to discussing Japanese history, culture, religion,and society, including contemporary issues with subject overview, archives, ...
 
Christianity in Japan
Timetable and articles on the history.
 
Japanese Incense
Educational series about the history and evolution of Japanese incense traditionsand ceremonies.
 
Japanese History Resources
Links to Japanese history related websites.
 
JP NET Kimono Hypertext: Introduction
Comprehensive overview of the history of the kimono. Weaving and dyeing techniques,and patterns of the various time pieces. From the Massachusetts Institute of ...
 
Japanese History Pages - Tendai Buddhism
Explains the role of Tendai Buddhism in the evolution of Japanese history.
 
Media Intimidation in Japan: A Close Encounter with Hard Japanese ...
Documents a close encounter with hard Japanese nationalism.
 
Stanford University - JGuide Directory > Home
Stanford University guide to Japan information resources.
 
Randy Johnson's Japan Page
Anecdotes on rural Japan, food, and links.
 
Examining the Japanese History Textbook Controversies
Japan Digest
 
The Japan Times Online
From the Japan Times, during a news conference to mark his 68th birthday, theEmperor drew the public's attention to a historical document that shows one of his ...
 
Rekishi-Kaido_home
A guide to the history and traditional culture of the Kansai region.
 
textbooks
Describes the tug-of-war between those wanting history textbooks to be used forinstilling pride and nationalism versus those advocating an objective and ...
 
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF JAPANESE HISTORY
Features prehistoric periods to modern times. Includes photo galleries, calendarof events, hours and directions. Located in Sakura City, Chiba. [Japanese and ...
 
History Textbooks: For Whom and for What Purpose?
Documents recent fights on rewriting Japanese history textbooks involvingnationalistic revisionists against mainstream historians, by Takashi Yoshida of ...
 
Children and Textbooks - Japan Network 21
Documents several cases of ultraconservatives pushing and the government's useof school textbooks that distort history, manipulate facts, ignore historical ...
 
Books In Review: Jews in the Japanese Mind
Book review of Jews in the Japanese Mind by David G. Goodman and Masanori Miyazawa.Outlines both anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism in Japan.
 
The Jews and the Japanese: Cultural Traits and Common Values
Text of speech by Ben-Ami Shillony given at the first Jewish and Japanese-AmericanConference. Speech outlines the commonalities between Jews and Japanese.
 

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