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Japanese News and Sociopolitical
Internet Resources in English on Japanese News and Society.
(Thank you, Mike Nix)
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Japan Times News and a searchable archive of articles back to Jan 1999 |
The Japan of Today History, background information and statistics on Japanese government and diplomacy, economy, science and technology, society, and culture |
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Kyodo News Recent news and a search engine for stories from about the last two months |
Japan Watch Analysis, opinions and reports on issues in the Japanese news |
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Mainichi Daily News Latest news, a search engine and archives back to Oct 1999 |
Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center Official government statistics on various aspects of Japanese society |
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Asahi Shimbun Latest news but no archive or search engine in English |
Japan Insight Information on trends in Japanese society including the aging society, young people, education, women in Japan, work, and consumption |
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Fuji News Network Latest news but no archive or search engine in English |
Japan Documentation Center Search Engine From the US Library of Congress, a search engine for reports and documents on Japan on the WWW |
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Daily Yomiuri Latest news but no archive or search engine in English |
Trends in Japan Articles on current trends in Japanese business, science and education, society, and sport |
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News on Japan Selection of news stories on business, the economy, politics, education, sport, etc. Has a search engine and links to organisations in Japan |
Japan Info Center Statistics Wide range of statistical information http://jin.jcic.or.jp/stat/index.html
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Foreign Press Center of Japan Information and news stories on Japan &endash; searchable |
Japan: A Web Guide From the Foreign press Center of Japan, background information on a wide variety of topics including energy, employment, transportation, housing, environment, women, etc |
Politics, Law, Economics, and
Culture. Japan Echo A bimonthly magazines with articles on Japanese politics,
law, economy, education, etc http://www.japanecho.co.jp/resources.html
Search or articles by subject, author or year http://www.japanecho.co.jp/service/index/index.html
Useful links to government departments, political
parties, economic organisations,etc Mizuho Financial
Group Research and links on Japanese politics http://www.mizuho-sc.com/english/ebond/politics.html
Research and links on Japanese law http://www.mizuho-sc.com/english/ebond/law.html
Links to English language news media GLOCOM (Global Communications Platform) News, opinions and debate about political, economic,
educational and diplomatic issues
ISSHO Kikaku A non-government, non-profit organisation that monitors
multiculturalism in Japan &endash; articles on immigration,
racism, foreign workers in Japan, etc. Japanese Legal Links and Legal Resources Links to resource guides, legal organisations and legal
documents Japan Directory Links to political, business, volunteer and NGO,
environmental, and cultural organisations in Japan Nikkei Net
Interactive Japanese business news Embassy of Japan in the
UK Links to information on Japanese business and finance
Japan Policy Research
Institute Reports on wide range of issues in current and past
Japanese politics. Lots on Japanese foreign policy, US
bases, Okinawa, etc. Searchable. For a list of JPRI reports: Japan Info Center Regions
and Cities Links to info on prefectures and cities in Japan http://jin.jcic.or.jp/region/index.html
Japan Info Center
Navigator Large number of links on many aspects of Japan The Japan
Observer Stories on Japanese politics, especially on foreigners in
Japan. Links to Japanese trade unions and NGOs working on human
rights and social justice issues http://www.gn.apc.org/tokyoprogressive/index3.files/middlenihongolocalvers.htm#hr
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