CIA - The
World Factbook 2005- Japan (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html)
The World Factbook 2005 created by the CIA has information on Japan as of November 2005. The site includes information on Japan's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and international disputes.
Duke University Libraries, East Asian Collection: Japanese Studies Resources. (http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/japan/japanesestudies.html)
An excellent 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.
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://gw2.i-house.or.jp/lib_db/searchdb_j/index.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.
Index to Resources on Internet / インターネット学術情報インデックス (http://resource.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/iri/url_search.cgi)
Compiled at Tokyo University, （東京大学附属図書館・情報基盤センター）, this internet guide divides sites by categories in Japanese. It lists the number of sites by category next to each category.
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, screen savers, free downloads, and
other sources of information on Japan.
Library of Congress Country Study on Japan (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html)
This online version of the published study is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. The Country Study describes and analyzes the political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions of Japan. It also examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists.
Ohio State University Libraries: Japanese Collections (http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/eaj/)
Similar to the above, this site contains useful Japanese resources, including catalogs, indexes, and language learning sites.
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 / Web Japan (http://web-japan.org/stat/index.html)
The Statistics website prepared by Web Japan is updated on a monthly basis. It
allows you to search the following categories, which are in turn subdivided:
Census of Japan, Crime, Diplomacy, Economics, Education, Environment, Financial
Affairs, Housing, Industry, International Transaction, Labor, Leisure, Media,
Medical Care, Migrants, ODA, Opinion Survey, Politics, Research and Development,
Social Welfare, Standard of Living, Vital Statistics, and Women.
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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