Asia
Insights : Japan
Population :127,210,000
Surface area (2002): 377,800
Population per sq. km: 336,7
Population growth : 0
Life expectancy (2002): 82 years
GNI per capita : 34,510 US$
GDP : 4,326.4 billion US$
Source: World
Development Indicators database
Emperor:
AKIHITO
Head of State:
Primeminister
Junichiro Koizumi
General links
AsiaSource
Country Profile
CIA The World Factbook
FT Country
Survey
IMF
country profile
Library of Congress:
A country study
Library
of Congress: Portals to the world
World
Bank Country at a glance
World
Bank Country Profile Tables
Government sites
Shugiin
[House of Representatives]
Sangiin
[House
of Councillors]
Prime
Minister
Governments
on the Web
Political parties
Jiyu
Minshu To [Liberal Democratic Party]
Minshu
To [Democratic Party]
Komei
To [Clean Governance Party]
Jiyu
To [Liberal Party]
Nihon
Kyosan To [Japanese Communist Party]
Shakai
Minshu To [Social Democratic Party]
Hoshu
To [Conservative Party]
Shin
To Sakigake [New Party Sakigake]
Shin
Shakai To [New Socialist Party]
Jiyu
Rengo [Liberal League]
Japan
Labor Party
Socialist
Workers Party
Shimin
Shin To Niigata [ Niigata New Party for People]
Japan
Wellbeing Party
Workers
Communist Party of Japan
Elections
Low House Election 11
September 2005
Japan:
Central Election Management Council
Upper
House Elections 2004
Elections around
the world
Politics and society
Japanese
Politics Central
Human
development report
Human
rights record (Amnesty)
Environmental
profile (UNEP)
Environmental
profile (WRI/ WBank )
Reliefweb
situation reports
Industrial profile
(UNIDO)
Trade
policy review (WTO)
News
Asahi
Shimbun
Chiba Nippo
Daily Yomiuri
Hokkaido Shimbun
Hokkoku Shimbun
Inside
Japanese Politics
Japan
Today
Nikkei Net Interactive
News from foreign sources
South
China Morning Post
BBC
News
CNN
Reuters
and AP (Yahoo)
Northern
Light newsfeeds
OneWorld.Net
Net
Kiosken
(Lincs to Japanese newspapers)
Far
Eastern Economic Review (FEER)
Journals
Japan Focus
Universities, Research Organisations
and Networks
Nordic
Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS)
Nordic Association
for Japanese and Korean Studies
att. Noriko Thunman
Goteborg University
Department of Oriental and African Languages
P.O. Box 200
S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
phone: +46 773 46 18/773 4621
fax: +46 773 5270
e-mail:
Noriko.Thunman@japan.gu.se
Sweden
Gothenburg University:
Centre
for Asian Studies, CEAS
Institutionen
för orientaliska och afrikanska språk
Lund University:
Asian
Studies Programme
Department
of East Asian Languages
Stockholm School of Economics
European
Institute of Japanese Studies
Stockholm University:
Department
of Oriental Languages
Center
for Pacific Asia Studies (CPAS), Department of Oriental Languages
Denmark
Copenhagen Business School
:
Asia
Research Centre
Copenhagen University:
Department
of Asian Studies
Norway
University
of Oslo, Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages
The
Network for Asia Studies promotes research on Asia in Norway
within the social sciences and modern history. The network operates
nationwide, and sponsors activities like seminars, conferences,
guest lecturers and short term courses, as well as promoting linkages
between academia, public institutions and interested parties. Web-based
information dissemination constitutes a substantial part of our
activity. The network is located at the Centre for Development and
the Environment, University of Oslo .
Finland
University
of Helsinki, Institute for Asian and African Studies (IAAS)
Japan
International
Research Centre for Japanese Studies
National Institute
of Science and Technology Policy
Waseda university
Hitotsubashi
University
The
University of Tokyo
Kyoto
University
Hokkaido
University
Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies
Waseda
Unviersity
Gakushuin
University
Keio
University
Sophia
University
Chiba
University
International
Christian University
Osaka
University
Osaka
University of Foreign Studies
Kyoto
University
Kyushu
University
Other resources
Research
Guide to Japanese studies in English
This Webliography includes entries for resources in entirely or
substantially in English dedicated only to Japanese topics. Many
broader resources are available and valuable. Some resources could
rationally be included in more than one category, so look beyond
categories. Contact Asia
Collections reference or Olin
Library reference for research assistance and advice.
National
Diet Library - books on Japan
"Books on Japan" on the web provides bibliographic information
of books on Japan in Western languages processed by the National
Diet Library (NDL) in and after 2002 on a quarterly basis (issued
in January, April, July and October).
Japan
Documentation Center bibliographic database - contains "over
5,000 items that includes source materials in fields such as economics,
commerce and industry, law, politics, the environment, and social
conditions"
JGuide
The Stanford Guide to
Japan Information Resources
Japan
Webguide
Duke
Library
Japanese Studies Resources
At
Home In Japan: What No One Tells You
An online tutorial for teachers and students of cross-cultural communication
and Japanese culture, especially those contemplating studying or
living abroad. Gives basic orientation to Japanese culture and society
by allowing the learner to participate in the trial-and-error process
of newcomers to Japan . Sponsored by the National East Asian Language
Resource Center (NEALRC) at Ohio State
Japan
Information Network
Created by JCIC ( Japan Center for Intercultural Communications)
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan to act as the WWW Doorway
to Japan . The information about the Japanese society, culture,
education, current events, regional information, census data, statistics,
and other aspects of Japan appearing on this site is gathered and
edited by JCIC. The JIN also serves as a central hub, providing
users with links to the best sites for finding factual information
they need about Japan .
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