Online Media

Akihabara News - Offers regular news, reviews, and updates on high-tech products from Japan.
http://www.akihabaranews.com/

Dayline and This Day - From Japan's government broadcaster, NHK--news in English about Japan and Asia. Video and text updated twice daily.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/

Japan Focus - Offers Japanese and international perspectives on contemporary Japanese politics, international relations, economics, social movements, war and terror, and historical memory.
http://www.japanfocus.org/

The Foreigner - Japan - An online magazine about living, working, and traveling in Japan.
http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/

Kyoto Journal - A non-profit volunteer-based quarterly magazine with essays, poetry, fiction, and photos.
http://www.kampo.co.jp/kyoto-journal/

The Oriental Economist - An English-language monthly newsletter focused on Japan and US-Japan relations, covering key political, economic, and strategic developments inside Japan, as well as the US-Japan relationship.
http://orientaleconomist.com/

Japan Watch - A media source on Japanese politics, business, economy, foreign relations and labor.
http://www.csis.org/japan/japanwatch/

Japan Media Review - Weekly online journal about how the Internet, wireless and other technologies are changing the media and journalism in Japan. Produced by the University of Southern California and International University of Japan.
http://japanmediareview.com/

7:10 to Tokyo - An online magazine featuring news and social commentary on topics in Tokyo and across Japan.
http://www.sevententotokyo.com/

Sake Drenched Postcards - Archive of various articles on Japan.
http://www.bigempire.com/sake/archive.html

Kansai Scene Magazine - Kansai related news, features, entertainment, and classifieds.
http://www.kansaiscene.com/current/html/home.shtml

Japan Today - Covers latest news, politics, business, sports, new products, technology, environment and weather. With analysis and commentary.
http://www.japantoday.com

TechJapan - English news and discussion on recent technological developments from Japan.
http://www.techjapan.com/

Fucked Gaijin - Offers various news articles on life in Japan, forums, and links.
http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/

iTV Japan - Offers interviews and information on Japan targeted at international business executives. Includes more than 150 presentations for the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ).
http://www.itvjapan.com/

Chanpon: Multicultural Japan Online - Contains several articles and movie reviews on life in Japan as well as reflections and links to resources.
http://www.chanpon.org/

My Nippon - Female oriented e-zine focusing on Japanese fashion, culture, business, cooking, and romance.
http://www.mynippon.com/

3Yen.com - Network of weblogs related to everything Japanese (travel, gadgets, food), and news on Japan in English. Based in Tokyo.
http://www.3yen.com/

The Japan Observer - Calls itself an alternative media source on Japanese issues.
http://www.zmag.org/Japanwatch/

The Crazy Japan Times - News with a humorous touch on Japanese events. Also includes a job hunting guide for those pondering a move to Japan.
http://www.crazyjapan.com/

Brovision.com - Broadband streaming video shows about life in Japan. Realplayer plugin required.
http://www.brovision.com

What Japan Thinks - Covers surveys, polls, news, and research from Japanese organizations on various topics.
http://whatjapanthinks.com

Zigzag Asia - With news regarding Japanese cars, entertainment and pop culture, BBS and links.
http://www.zigzagasia.com/

JapanSoc - A social bookmarking website for sharing content related to Japan.
http://japansoc.com

Kyodo News Web - The Kyodo newswire service (English/Kanji)
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/

JIPR Japan Watch - Studies and articles from 1997-2001 regarding the Japanese economy and government policies.
http://www.jipr.org/

iKjeld.com - Articles, news, photos, information, tools, and BBS on Japan.
http://ikjeld.com/

Dandoweb - Japan Research and Analysis through Internet Information (by Yasuharu Dando).
http://dandoweb.com/e/

Nikkei Electronics Asia - Technology and business information on Japan and Asia.
http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/

Daily Yomiuri Online - The online edition of the Daily Yomiuri newspaper from Japan.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/

The Mie Times - Online version of publication to exchange information and culture between local and foreign residents living in Mie Prefecture.
http://www.e-net.or.jp/user/tmt/

Japan News and Forum - Japan News, forum, and classifieds serving the foreign community in Japan.
http://www.theblackship.com

The Foreigner - Japan - RSS-XML feed of the latest articles on Foreigner-Japan-oriented themes. [RSS]
http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/rss/rss.xml

Japan Probe - A website that follows news and entertainment in Japan.
http://japanprobe.com/