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WORLD CITIZEN SITE - This is a Site for World Citizen Dedicated to the Establishment of World Federation and World Government.
When You're Big In Japan - Personal diary of life in Japan from a British ex-pat.
The Final Months of the War With Japan - Monograph from the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence discusses the planning for invasion, alternative scenarios, signal intelligence data, and the decision to use the bomb.
Remembering Nagasaki - A slide show of Nagasaki after the US dropped its second atomic bomb on Japan. Also provides links to commentaries from site visitors and online public forum of ideas and opinions about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Buchanan declares: Death of the West - "First World nations, including Japan,... have begun slowly to vanish from the earth." [Drudge Report]
Poorly laid plans go astray - Calls for the repeal of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Big corporations wield the DMCA as a legal threat. The law is tilted so that a defense would likely be ruinous. [The Japan Times]
The Economist - Insecure - Article documenting that now along with their jobs and pensions, Japanese now fear for their safety.
Japan Information Network - A fun approach to a guide. Lots of current information.
Japanese-Online - Learn basic Japanese free on the net by dialogs, sound files, vocabulary, grammar and culture lessons.
National Diet Library - The library at the National Diet, including the Online Catalog and collections such as a full-text database for the minutes of the Diet. Some material in Japanese.
Nanjing Massacre - An archive of books, personal accounts, and news about the Rape of Nanking.
Kids' Space - Web page "of kids, by kids and for kids", bringing out the creativity in kids of all ages around the world. Available both in English and Japanese
Japanese Engrish - Site showing bizarre English used in Japanese ads.
International Herald Tribune: Bars in a Japanese Port Keep Russians Outside - Describes signs banning foreigners from Japanese establishments and the resulting friction among visitors and expatriots.
Sasaoki Covenant Church - Located in Kurashiki, Okayama.
Economist - What Ails Japan? - Author argues that after 12 years of failure in attempted economic reforms, fixing Japan's political system is nearly impossible.
Poison Gas Attacks in Japan - Article on the March 19, 1995, attack in the Tokyo subway station.
Hiroshi Kawarazaki, Esq. - General practitioner, based in Tokyo.
Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo - Offers language practice on several grammatical exercises in Japanese.
Shazna - A genderqueer Japanese musical group who recently made the top 50 on Japan's Countdown TV.
Japan - Bank of Japan - Monetary policy meetings and minutes, speeches, research papers, statistical releases, quarterly bulletin, and sources of changes in account balances at the BoJ.
Japanese Buddhism - About Buddhism in Japan: the introduction to Japan; and the different sects, with dates.
Fukuzawa Yukichi - Short college essay on Fukuzawa, who was one of the Meiji Era's most influential figures.
Society for the Study of Japanese Religions - Official website for this organization including numerous resources for scholars and researchers.
Japan - Ministry of Finance - Details of the Budget, fiscal out-turns, borrowing policy and tax policy.
New CD Protection Won't Play on PCs - "Israeli security company Midbar Tech is releasing 1 million copy-protected CDs in Japan as part of an aggressive push by record labels to curtail digital piracy." By Gwendolyn Mariano. [ZDNet]
Circles Phenomenon Research International - Founded by Colin Andrews. An international crop circle research organization with offices in UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan.
Osho Institute for Sacred Movements, Japan - Center in Japan offering courses based on Gurdjieff's sacred dances, as percieved by Osho.
Bengyu - Biography of a Japanese Buddhist priest in Iwate who helped the starving during the 18th century.
Old Roses of Kiho's Garden - Personal gardening page with photos and links.
Ken Matsuoka's Home Utsunomiya - Information on Utsunomiya area and Japan, and links.
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