Guides and Directories

Japanese Search Engine Relationship Chart - See which Japanese search engines are powering the various portals, directories and other engines.
http://perrin3.com/links/japanese_search_engines.html

Japan.co.jp - A search and web directory for the international community seeking information about Japan.
http://www.japan.co.jp

Indo Machi - Helpful links and information for Indians in Japan. May not work with Netscape.
http://www.learnbysample.com/japan/

Japan and Japanese at Your Fingertips - Links directory on Japan with a wide range of information.
http://www.uni.edu/becker/japanese.html

Japan, My Japan - Useful links on culture, society, mass media, travel, literature and language.
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Japan.html

Japan Introduction 2000 - Introduction to Japan's economy, geography, climate, natural resources, demographics, political system, immigration, and maps.
http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/japan/japan_introduction.html

US Department of State - Japan - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ja/

The Japan FAQ Links - Includes collection of useful links on a wide range of topics.
http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/japanfaq3.html

Essential, Informed, and Intriguing Sites About Japan - A collection of Japan links covering culture, history, society, economy, arts, and religion.
http://www.culture-at-work.com/jpnlinks.html

Butterfly Corporation - Database of links on Japan with a wide variety of topics.
http://www.butterflycorp.com/

CIA - The World Factbook: Japan - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html

Japan Search Engines Collection. - With summary and URL submissions. Provides AIO search page for handicap use.
http://ezer.com/search/Japan/

Japan Information Network - Contains numerous links to various aspects of Japan.
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/

Japannet.de - Links to Japan - Large and monthly updated link collection about Japan and especially Kyoto.
http://www.japannet.de/

J-Guide - Stanford University guide to Japan information resources.
http://jguide.stanford.edu/

MSN Encarta: Japan - Overview to Japanese land, society, culture, economy, government, and history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761566679

MoshiX2 - A directory and search engine that lets Japanese internet users find English sites and English speaking internet users find Japanese sites.
http://www.moshix2.net/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Japan - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/japan/japan.html

Geocities Tokyo Ring - A database of sites relating to Japan and Tokyo.
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=gctokyo

Japan Hot Spots - Selective list of Japan related links.
http://members.tripod.com/Andy_Shuttleworth/

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Japan - January 1994 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html

Super Links To Japanese Websites - A listing of many helpful URLs for learning and teaching Japanese, including grammar, writing, culture, art, geography, and history.
http://www.uni.edu/becker/japanese2.html

Base Jumper - Links to Tokyo life, work, and shopping.
http://risingsons.com/base/

Japan Reference (JREF) - A directory related to Japan and Japanese culture.
http://www.jref.com/

Irish and Celtic Ring Japan - Ring for websites based on Irish/Celtic and Japanese cultural, social and economic relations.
http://www2.gol.com/users/celtic/WebRing/ring.html

Nihongo.org - Links on arts, geography, culture, government, and history.
http://www.nihongo.org

Web Japan - Database on Japanese society, culture, geography, politics, travel, sports, science, and economy.
http://web-japan.org/

A Guide to Aichi and Mie Free Net Facilities - Free internet facilities and various libraries with audio visual information in Aichi and Mie prefectures.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Keyaki/8985/e-index.html