198 Posts Found

Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) is a comprehensive economic organization born in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers’ Associations). Its membership of 1,662 is comprised of 1,351 companies, 130 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 20,2006).

The mission of Nippon Keidanren is to accelerate growth of Japan’s and world economy … [ Read more ]

Source: “Nippon Keidanren” | Subject: Business / Economy

Welcome to the Teaching in Japan Page. This page is dedicated both to those who are thinking about teaching in Japan and those of us who are currently living and working in the land of the Rising Sun. While there are many Japan-related sites on the web, there is still a great deal of misinformation about living and teaching in Japan. We seek to create … [ Read more ]

Source: “Mark J. Furr” | Subjects: Teaching / Tutoring, Teaching English

english-to-go claims to be the world’s leading provider of English training resources delivered via the Internet, being used by more than 55,000 teachers in 190 countries reaching over one million students worldwide.

Source: “English To Go Limited” | Subjects: Teaching / Tutoring, Teaching English

Japan Desu! offers an expanding collection of articles on Japanese culture, travel, history; an extensive picture library (you can use the library pictures for free) and a comprehensive set of links to the best specialist sites on the Web.

Source: “Japan Desu!” | Subject: Culture

In 1997, the Council on Foreign Relations established the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan, sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., to enable a number of outstanding young American leaders and thinkers to expand their intellectual and professional horizons through an extended period of research or related professional activity in Japan. Officially known as the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan, or informally as “the Hitachi Fellowship,” the program … [ Read more ]

Sources: “Council on Foreign Relations”, “Hitachi” | Subject: Employment / Career

Monthly magazine with most of the texts both in English and Japanese (hiragana, katakana and kanji with furigana). Topics are about life in Japan (relationships, work, Japan in general etc).

Source: “YAC Planning Inc.” | Subject: News / Magazine

The popular left-leaning Japanese newspaper Asahi has an excellent service provided on their webpage. WebUD provides an audio reading of any article on asahi.com as well as the ability to turn furigana on and off. It is a computerized voice reading the articles, but it’s actually not too bad. The program allows you to adjust the speed of the reading. The hiragana function gives you … [ Read more ]

Source: “Asahi.com” | Subject: News / Magazine

Learn Japanese with our free Japanese lessons in podcast format. We use examples from anime and everyday conversation to teach you Japanese that is useful for everyday life. Hitomi-sensei is from Tokyo and will teach you to speak with the most common Japanese accent.

Source: “Japancast.net (Paul and Hitomi)” | Subjects: Culture, Video / Audio

This site offers up a series of short manga panels with translations and audio readings. The manga are listed by subject.

Source: “Mangarama” | Subjects: Anime / Manga, Reading Material

Japanese Lifestyle bills itself is one of the most comprehensive guides to Japan and Japanese culture on the Internet and from what I can see it probably is. There are lots of topics covered, such as city information (which includes VERY extensive information on Tokyo and its districts), culture, fashion, food, language (basic) and more.

Source: “mi marketing Pty Ltd” | Subject: Comprehensive

Translations of Public Opinion Polls and other surveys of Japanese opinion, and comment on said polls.

Source: “Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson (Seron)” | Subject: Culture

Collection of material about Japanese comic books for girls and women. Includes an essay about the historical development of this genre of comics, a list of manga titles for girls, and a discussion of the facial look of manga characters. In English and Japanese. From a professor at Kyoto Seika University.

Source: “Matt Thorn” | Subject: Anime / Manga

Kick off your Japanese listening in the morning by listening to the NHK Radio News online. There are four broadcasts daily, 10 minute segments at 7am and midday and then 15 minutes at 7pm and 10pm. The speed at which the broadcasters speak can be adjusted to slow, normal or fast, making it handy for repeated listenings. The fact that the announcers – especially the … [ Read more ]

Source: “NHK” | Subject: News / Magazine

The pages of this site are meant as a brief introduction to the vast field of Japanese crafts, and, hopefully, will serve to entertain as well as to whet viewer’s interest in at least one of the numerous crafts represented. Categories include: Weaving, Buddhist Altars and Accessories, Dyeing, Other Fiber Crafts, Paper, Pottery and Porcelain, Stationary, Lacquer, Stone, Wood, Dolls, Bamboo, Metal, and Craft Materials. … [ Read more ]

Source: “Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries” | Subject: Arts & Entertainment

This Wired article discusses the pros of the Japanese public bathing and private bathroom culture/technology.

Source: “Wired / Momus” | Subject: Culture

The so-called feminization of Japanese men has become a topic of TV talk shows, magazine articles, academic research, films and, perhaps most notably, public acceptance.

Source: “Washington Post / Anthony Faiola” | Subject: Culture

“This Internet Guide presents annotations of Web sites that address generally the issue of traditional Japanese music and sites that focus on particular instruments (koto, shakuhachi, shamisen, and taiko). Music plays a large role in the traditional dramatic arts of kabuki and noh, so the guide concludes with annotations of sites addressing these art forms.” From the National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies, Indiana University. Note: … [ Read more ]

Source: “Indiana University / National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies” | Subjects: Arts & Entertainment, Music – General

Is Ichiro really an enigmatic mystic from the Far East? Jim Caple explores the riddle — yes, the Mariners’ star keeps his bats in a humidor — and paints a shocking portrait. Ichiro is American as apple pie.

Source: “ESPN.com / Jim Caple” | Subject: Sports

A website dedicated to information about the Yakuza.

Source: “Daniel Skold” | Subject: Culture

A history of tattooing in Japan. Section headings include:
– The Jomon to the pre-Edo period
– Tattooing in the Ainu and the Ryukyu
– Socio-cultural Background
– Legal prostitution
– Kishobori – the vow tattoo
– Penal Tattooing
– The Origin of Pictorial Tattooing
– The Meiji Era (1868-1912) to the Present
– Nakedness
… [ Read more ]

Source: “Tattoos.com / Mieko Yamada” | Subject: Culture