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Government & Trade
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Magazines
News and General Information
Newspapers
Online Journals
Special Interest


Bookstores & Publishers
Duke University Libraries
Links to a variety of bookstores on-line
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Searchable catalogs of Asian Studies bookshops & publishers
Asian American Books
Asian American Curriculum Projects, Inc.--Non-profit efforts to bring a wide variety of Asian American Curriculum materials to schools, libraries and the general public.
Asian Rare Books
Books and entire collections of old and antiquarian books on Asia and Orient
Boston Book Company
Includes collections of rare books about Japan, China, & Korea.
Digital Manga Distribution Online
DMD is a small Japanese bookstore dealing almost exclusively with books, manga, magazines, and other items related to Japanese animation.
Intercultural Press, Inc.
Intercultural Press, Inc. has a wide variety of books, simulations and other training materials about crossing cultures.
Keizai Koho Center
Publishes different papers and the data book, Japan 2001.
M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Publications about Asian Studies.
Tuttle Publishing
Various titles about many different subject areas.
Kinokuniya
Sanseido Shoten
Nichigai Associates
Monbu-sho Gakujutsu Joohoo Center

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Government & Trade
Keizai Koho Center (Keidanren)

Links to Japanese government sites and other institutions

Japanese Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture

Site in English
Japanese Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture

Site in Japanese
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
JETRO Chicago
Japanese Consulate General (Detroit)
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Ohio Dept. of Development/International Trade Division
American Consulate in Fukuoka, Japan

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Local International Organizations
Japan-America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO)
International Visitors Council
Columbus Council on World Affairs
Columbus Chamber of Commerce

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Magazines
Hiragana Times
Cross-culture communication magazine.
imcbook
Provides Japanese magazine subscriptions overseas and foreign magazine subscriptions to Japan. With registration, access to database of Japanese book and magazine publication.
Japan Echo
Bimonthly journal of translations of essays, interviews, and discussions by noted commentators on topics of interest in Japan today.

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News and General Information
Japan Information Network (JIN)
Excellent source of information about Japan, including statistics, trends, geography, regions and cities and a great site for kids
Japan Information Center (JIC)
Links to web sites for many topics, including education, history, sports, government, etc.
Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
Information about travel in Japan, including tours, transportation, accomodations, etc.
JICA Web
Provides details on activities dealing with global issues, including education
Google News - Japan
Browse current news about Japan
Japan Echo
News on Japan
Internet and business-related news on Japan
Nikkei Net Interactive
CIA--The World Fact Book: Japan
Japan: geography, people, government, economy, communications, etc.
Japan Reference Page
Links to Japan News Reel with the latest headlines and AsiaBizTech
Duke University Libraries
Links to a variety of web sites for various subject areas
J Guide (Stanford University)
Many links to sites that can be great references for K-12 educators
Science University of Tokyo
Links to country information, art & multimedia, software, etc.
Radio Nippon

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Newspapers
Duke University Libraries
Links to a variety of national and regional newspapers from Japan.
Association for Advancement of Liberalist View of History
Deals with highly controversial subjects as the Nanjing Massacre and comfort women. Japanese site is of greater scope and more frequently updated. Recent news articles in both English and Japanese newspapers have comment sections.
Daily Yomiuri Online
Nikkei Interactive Net

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Online Journals
Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies
A journal in the social sciences that is dedicated to publishing academic research and scholarly writing on all issues related to contemporary Japanese society, economy, politics, and culture.

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Special Interest
Council of Local Authorities for Int'l Relations (CLAIR)
JET Program information
Saitama Prefecture
Ohio's sister Prefecture
US-Japan Links
A National Electronic Network of Japan-America Societies
Japan National Tourist Organization

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