Youth

Kids Web Japan - nature and climate, region, tradition and culture, economy and industry, school life, and language.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html

Social Capital Theory in the Context of Japanese Children - A theoretical discussion of popular American based theories of social capital in the context of Japanese children.
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Bassani.html

The Japan Forum - Shows a day in the life of a typical elementary student, photos, language classes in Japan and China, and students at school and in after school activities.
http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/indexe/indexe.htm

Forbes - High-Fliers - Article on how some hallucinogenic plants are legal and for sale in Japan. <small>(March 19, 2001)</small>
http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2001/0319/184.html

Absent Fathers, Feminized Sons, Selfish Mothers and Disobedient Daughters: Revisiting The Japanese Ie Household - Examines the changing traditional family paradigm and growing up in modern Japan today.
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp33.html

Kids' Park Japan - Place to find pen pals of Japanese kids and correspond with them in English, as well as learn about Japan.
http://happygold.com/kidspark/

Gynecologist Takes Sex Crusade to Roppongi Streets - Japan Times article on rising numbers of sexually transmitted diseases in the Roppongi district of Tokyo. <small>(March 4, 2001)</small>
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/member/member.html?nn20010304b1.htm

She's Only a Little Schoolgirl - An article on teen prostitution in Japan, interviewing the girls who did it and why.
http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/sex/sexenjo.html

Japan's Biker Gangs - Gives history and activities of errant Japanese youth joining motorcycle gangs and violence.
http://www.jingai.com/badboso.html

Parasite Singles: International Perspective and Analysis - Gives several theories on youth living with their parents longer than the past, as well as challenges and subject resources. <small>(August, 2001)</small>
http://academic.csuohio.edu/makelaa/history/courses/his373/ParasiteSingles.htm

Japan Thru Young Eyes - Living traditions, survival information, and young Tokyo.
http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/001/

Resources and Mobilization & Learning at Mother's Knee - Examines how the Japanese intense commitment to children mirrors the nation's conception of its past, present, and future.
http://www.gened.arizona.edu/harrison/confucianasia/readings/jpnschildren.htm

Kids' Space - Web page "of kids, by kids and for kids", bringing out the creativity in kids of all ages around the world. Available both in English and Japanese
http://www.kids-space.org/

Enjo Kosai: Teen Prostitution, A Reflection of Society's Ills - Editorial critical of a moral void in Japan, and looks at while the politicians, media, parents, and teachers show outrage at teen prostitution, they themselves helped create a materialistic culture that spawned it in the first place. <small>(September 4, 1998)</small>
http://www.weekender.co.jp/LatestEdition/980904/oped.html

Kittenish-Love - Cute Japanese girls fashions; ganguro, uniforms, parapara, and print club.
http://www.geocities.com/xiaolin918/

I Want a Pair of Nike Shoes - Describes the difficulty in addressing the topic of enjo kosai as well as various reactions to it.
http://www.mmjp.or.jp/amlang.atc/tutor/enjo.htm

Costume Play: From Underground Trend to Mainstay of Subculture - Shows the growing popularity of costumes and costume parties among the young. <small>(April 14, 1998)</small>
http://web-japan.org/trends98/honbun/ntj980813.html

US-Japan-China - Discussion forum for socio-political and economic issues concerning the U.S., Japan, and China.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/US-JAPAN-CHINA/