Fact
on Japan
Chapter on Japan in "Publication Information for the World Factbook
1995 " published by Central Intelligence Agency. There is detailed
information related to Japan; geography, people, government, economy, transportation
and communication.
KeyAspects
of Japan:Japanese Event & Holidays
This is the homepage on Japan at the site named Key Aspects of Japan
which is being maintained by JapanLink.
Kotowaza(Japanese
proverbs)
Japanese idioms and proverbs collected by Tim Duncan who lives in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Living
Manual in Japan for NTT R & D
There is some useful information for those staying in Japan, planning
on coming to Japan and/or interested in Japanese life, while this guide
is originally intended for those staying at NTT R & D.
U.S.-Japan@Technology@Management@Center
There are research projects, center-sponsored courses and public events
with search engine.
JAPAN TRAVEL UPDATES
This page is operated by Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
which has been involved in a broad range promotion of tourist traffic to
Japan through various activities overseas and tourism promotion in Japan.
Tourist
Guide to Kyoto
Directory and guidebook of Kyoto and information of events in Kyoto.
Tourist
Guide to Nara
Guidebook of Nara and information of events in Nara.
Traveler's
with Japanese
There are some useful information for travelers in Japan; pronunciation,
essential expressions, vehicles, asking the way, restaurants, shopping
and so on.
Japan
International Volunteer Center (JVC)
This is the page by JVC which has been implementing development assisting
projects in 8 countries such as community development projects, living
condition improvement, vocational training, youth programs in slum and
environment protection.@Meanwhile, they organize various events in order
to encourage development education in Japan. They want your support.
Japan
Philanthropic Association
As a non-profit public organization, Japan Philanthropic Association
is trying to promote volunteer activities and to raise contribution by
both individuals and corporations. The association is also trying to solve
the issues related to environment and social welfare. They would like to
encourage you to attend regular meetings. A lecture meeting is held by
inviting speakers who are active in various fields. They would also like
to encourage you to read their monthly magazine "Philanthropy"
in which information regarding philanthropic activities are introduced.
NGO
Park
This page provided introduce non-profit, non-governmental organizations
in Japan which are working for public good in various fields. It is operated
by Japan Philanthropic Association.
OISCA
International
This is the homepage by OISCA International which is an international
non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations
Economic and Social Council. The organization has been conducting quite
a few rural-based development and reforestation projects plus programs
mainly in Asia and the Pacific region. They want tree planting volunteers.
Plan
International Japan
This is the page by Foster Plan which is an international, child-focused,
non-sectarian development organization aiming for lasting and positive
changes in the lives of children, their families and communities throughout
the developing world. Plan supports programs based on proposals and priorities
established by communities focusing on health, education, community development,
resources and skill development. They want monthly assistance as a foster
parent.
UNICEF
This page is operated by the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF)
which is the only organization within the U.N. system dedicated exclusively
to the welfare of children.
VCOM
This page is provided by VCOM which is a research project conducted
by a group headed by Prof. Kaneko of Keio University SFC (Shonan-Fujisawa
Campus) to develop "information communities" of various kinds
based on InterVnet which carries newsletters and guidelines of VCOM.
Volunteer
Network of YMCA in Japan
This is the page operated by Volunteer Network of the National Council
of YMCAs of Japan. It introduces their policies and the way to contact
them.
Women's
Online Media
This is provided by WOM which is the volunteer group aiming at "producing
electronic media for women". They try to make it easier to get a lot
of information on worldwide women's problems through the Internet. Besides
they publish a collections of information on Japanese women's present conditions
which have not been officially released. You can link to the page related
to women in all of the world.
World
Wide Fund for Nature Japan (WWF Japan)
WWF Japan is the Japan Office of World Wide Fund for Nature which is
the largest non-governmental international conservation organization. WWF
aims to conserve nature and ecological processes. WWF Japan, besides the
activities via WWF international network, is promoting local activities
through grant subsidies. It is conducting its own project to conserve the
unique nature of Nansei Shoto Islands, etc.
Economic
Planning Agency
Japanese Consumer Information Center
Japan Information
at NCC Gopher
There is a lot of information on Japanese culture, diplomacy, economy,
and university information in the form of the Gopher Menu.
JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)
Management and
Coordination Agency
Statistic Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries
Ministry of Construction
Geographical Survey Institute
Ministry
of Education
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Ministry of Education
National Center for Science Information Systems(nacsisj
Ministry
of Education
National Museum of Japanese History
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Ministry of International
Trade and Industry
Information-Technology Promotion Agency,Japan(IPAj
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Science and Technology
Agency
Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST)
The
Constitution of Japan
There is a translated English version of the Constitution of Japan.
Asahi
Shimbun
They have five mirror sites. Articles are updated on occasion. There
are wanted ads and special issues besides as well.
The Nihon
Keizai Shimbun
They provide Business News, Business Browser which is selected by Nikkei
Net as useful sources of information incorporating English-language data
on companies in Asia and the Pacific region.
The Mainichi Newspapers (Japanese Only)
The Sankei Shimbun
(Japanese Only)
They mainly provide headlines. There is a useful glossary. You can
go to read and compare columns of 'Asahi Shimbun', 'The Yomiuri Shimbun',
'The Nihon Keizai Shimbun' on the page of "Shucho".
Yomiuri On-Line(Japanese
only)
You can get editorial and hot news in English. In Japanese, there are
some interesting pages for the Internet like 'Digital Correspondents' which
has special articles with byline.
Tokyo KaleidoScoope
This page is what is called 'The Internet Journalism' of Japan. Issued
by Shima Media Network, Inc.
Radio
JAPAN (International broadcasting of NHK)
You can read Japanese program guides which are on air in 10 areas of
the world in 22 languages.
Yomiuri
TV
They provide programs licensable to overseas broadcasters such as Osaka
International Chamber Music Competition and Festa in English.
Archie
Searches
They provide search of Archie. This page is made by National Cancer
Center of Japan. You have choices to search in Japanese site or in the
world site.
Gopher
Servers in Japan
They provide the Gopher Menu made by National Cancer Center of Japan.
Internet Service
Providers in Japan
Table of "Internet Service Providers in Japan" tells us sign-up
fee, monthly charge and additional fees. This page is easy to compare the
information laid out in columns.
Japan Network Information
Center
JPNIC's main functions are JP domain name allocation and IP address
allocation. This page provides translation of JPNIC documents.
Networks
in Japan
They have lists of organizations, regional networks, commercial network
and scientific network.
Mailing
Lists in Japan
You can get classified Mailing Lists. You can also get information
related to Mailing Lists like a form of introduction to ML and FAQ.
Search titles in Japanese Gopher space using veronica (Experimental)
WWW
related Mailing Lists in Japan
This lists introduce 'Announcement for new servers in Japan', 'WWW
users' forum', 'For WWW servers' administrators in Japan'.
WWW
Server Directories in Japan
This is the list of WWW servers by NTT.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL GUIDE
Japanese
Language Schools of YMCA
It introduces YMCA Japanese language schools in Japan.
Joyo 96 - Japanese Writing Study
Kobe
YMCA Japanese Language School
You can get news and course information on Japanese language education
of Kobe YMCA in English.
The Kyoto Center for Japanese Linguistic Studies Kyoto Japanese Language School
Yabuu
Practice of Japanese.
J-League
Forum
This provides schedules and final results of J-League.
Official
J.League Information
This page provides official information on J-League such as history
of the J-League and Team Index by Japan Professional Football League. You
can go to Club official homepage from this site.
Sumo
Information
There is informative site of Sumo by Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang. You can
get FAQ and a picture archive.
Clickable W3
Map of Japan
They provide an overview of all the WWW servers in Japan. There is
a clickable map to browse the information on special area.
Japanese
Weather Information
There is the Gopher Menu for the information related to weather such
as gif data from Himawari which is a geostationary meteorological satellite.
Xerox
PARC Map Viewer
You select a point on the map to zoom. This is Xerox Palo Alto Research
Center's page.
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)
Internet
X-Guide to Japan Information at Stanford U.S.-Japan Technology Management
Center
This is a site of Internet X-Guide to Japan Information at Stanford
U.S.-Japan Technology Management Center. There is interesting information
on U.S.-Japan relations.
The New Mexico U.S.-Japan
Center
This is New Mexico U.S.-Japan Center's page. There is information on
research projects and workshops.
SCS
server
It is a page by School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
There are links to sites on Japan and Japanese culture.
Japanese
Language Information Files
It provides some practical information about the Japanese language
and software for Japanese which are classified by OS.
Soc.culture.japan
references [Monthly Posting]
There is a lot of careful thoughts on Japan like gifts to and from
Japan, finding a job (for non-Japanese). You can go to WWW sites related
Japan from here.