Association for Asian Studies (AAS) (http://www.aasianst.org/)
The AAS is the largest society of its kind in the world. It is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia. It seeks through publications, meetings, and seminars to facilitate contact and an exchange of information among scholars to increase their understanding of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Its members include scholars, business people, diplomats, and journalists.
Association for Japanese Literary Studies (AJLS) (http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/AJLS/)
The Association for Japanese Literary Studies has an annual meeting and publishes a newsletter and proceedings. Paper topics include the relationship between Japanese literature and poetics, theatricality and performance, revisionism, historicism and more.
The Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) (http://www.sois.uwm.edu/jeong/ceal/)
Information about the Council on East Asian Libraries, its activities and publications, library resources on East Asia, and committees on East Asian materials. See Japanese Area Studies under Area Studies Guides and the Committee on Japanese Materials under CEAL Committees.
H-Asia, Asian History and Studies Discussion Network (http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Easia/)
H-Asia Discussion Network is a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences. The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other scholars of Asia to easily communicate their current research. The site includes recent reviews published and recent messages posted by H-Asia.
H-Japan, History of Japan (http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Ejapan/)
H-Japan (History of Japan) is a member of H Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. H Japan is an international, nonpartisan electronic discussion group sponsored by H Net, Humanities On Line and the Kansai Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (KIAPS) of Osaka University of Foreign Studies. The site includes recent messages, recent reviews, electronic journals, resources, and a discussion group that is a moderated bilingual forum for scholarly discussion of Japanese history, culture, religion, and society, including contemporary political, diplomatic, security, and economic issues.
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) (http://www.iias.nl/)
The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a postdoctoral research center based in Leiden and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its main objective is to encourage the study of Asia and to promote national and international cooperation in this field. IIAS covers the geographical areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Central Asia. The Institute focuses on the humanities and the social sciences and, where relevant, on their interaction with other sciences.
Japan Policy Research Institute / 日本政策研究所 (http://jpri.org/)
JPRI is a think tank that brings a variety of critical academic voices to the U.S.-Japan relations policy debate through conferences, public lectures, and research. At the website, users can access the Institute's periodical, JPRI Critique, as well as a series of occasional papers on a variety of issues, including politics, economy, security and defense, foreign relations and diplomacy, as well as regional studies.
Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) (http://www.jusfc.gov/commissn/commissn.html)
The Japan-US Friendship Commission "is an independent Federal agency that provides support for training and information to help prepare Americans to better meet the challenges and opportunities in the US-Japan relationship through grant programs for institutions in the following areas: Japanese studies in the United States; public affairs and education; the study of the United States; and the arts."
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks (http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/index.html)
NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks provides a systematic introduction to the world's most prominent and innovative public policy research institutes, better known as think tanks. This revised edition contains information available on 320 think tanks from 77 countries and regions. The directory can be searched by country - click on Japan.
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