MARRIAGE, WEDDINGS, DIVORCE
Links in this Website: MARRIAGE IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; DATING IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE WEDDINGS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; DIVORCE IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
MARRIAGE IN JAPAN: Personal Account monad.com ; Legalities and Paperwork tokyo.usembassy.gov ;Wa-pedia wa-pedia.com ; Mating and Marriage family.jrank.org ;My Nippon Blog mynippon.com ; The Japan FAQthejapanfaq.com ;Japanese Legends About Supernatural Sweethearts pitt.edu/~dash/japanlove ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Marriage and Divorce Section stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp ; Links in this Website: MARRIAGE IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
DATING IN JAPAN: Street Directory.com streetdirectory.com ; Various Topics on Japan Forum japaneselifestyle.com.au/japanforum ; Charisma Man cnn.com ; Middle Aged Guys japantimes.co ; Japanese Legends About Supernatural Sweethearts pitt.edu/~dash/japanlove ; Links in this Website: DATING IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE WEDDINGS: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; About.com on Japanese Weddings gojapan.about.com ; Marriage Customs of Japan (1897) oldandsold.com ; Weddings in the Edo Period ; Western Wedding in Japan seiyaku.com ; Ed’s Photos of Japan iipix.com ; Japan Visitor japanvisitor.com ; You Tube Video youtube.com ; Blog Report i18nguy.com/taka ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE WEDDINGS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
DIVORCE IN JAPAN: Legalities and Paperwork tokyo.usembassy.gov ; Divorce in Japan, 1600-2000. Google e-book books.google.com/books ; Wikipedia article on Family Law Wikipedia ;
Articles on Divorce family.jrank.org ; Child Custody Issues, Child Resource Network crnjapan.com ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Marriage and Divorce Section stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp ; Links in this Website: DIVORCE IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
FAMILIES, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Links in this Website: JAPANESE FAMILIES Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE MEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SALARYMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE WOMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE MOTHERS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE WORKING WOMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE CHILDREN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; ELDERLY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; PENSIONS, NEGLECT AND PROBLEMS FOR ELDERLY JAPANESE Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE FAMILIES: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Schoollink.org schoollink.org/usjf ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; The Japanese Family pdf file exeas.org/resources/pdf/japanese-family-imamura.pdf ;FAQs about Japanese Families japanexplained.wordpress.com ;Photos japanwindow.com ; Family Issues family.jrank.org ; Gender Patterns in Japanese Family ; Gender Roles family.jrank.org ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Households Section stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp Links in this Website: JAPANESE FAMILIES Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Marriage Sites: Personal Account monad.com ; Legalities and Paperwork tokyo.usembassy.gov ;Wa-pedia wa-pedia.com ; Mating and Marriage family.jrank.org ;My Nippon Blog mynippon.com ; The Japan FAQthejapanfaq.com ;Japanese Legends About Supernatural Sweethearts pitt.edu/~dash/japanlove ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Marriage and Divorce Section stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp
JAPANESE MEN: Dating Japanese Men mynippon.com ;Herbivorous Males slate.com ; Myths About Japanese Men stason.org/TULARC ; Favorite Fetishes whatjapanthinks.com ; Blog Essay on Japanese Men hackwriters.com ;Guys and Pillows weirdasianews.com ; Gender Patterns in Japanese Family ; Gender Roles family.jrank.org ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE MEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SALARYMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Otaku Urban Dictionary urbandictionary.com ; Danny Choo dannychoo.com ; Otaku Dan Blog otakudan.com ; Otaku Generation Blog generationotaku.net ; Dumb Otaku dumbotaku.com Otaku story in the Washington Post Washington Post ; Otaku History Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Academic Pieces on the History of Otaku cjas.org ; cjas.org and cjas.org ; Early Piece on Otaku (1990)
informatik.hu-berlin.de ; Man, Nation, Machine informatik.hu-berlin.de ; Otaku from Business Perspective nri.co.jp/english ; Otaku Sites The Otaku, Anime and Manga Portal and Blog theotaku.com ; Otaku World, Online Anime and Manga fanzine otakuworld.com ; Otaku Magazine otakumag.co.za ; Otaku News otakunews.com ; Danny Choo dannychoo.com ; Spacious Planet Otaku Blog spaciousplanet.com ; Otaku Activities Maid Cafes stippy.com/japan-culture ; Male Maid Café yesboleh.blogspot.com ; Akihabara Book: The Best Shops of Akihabara—Guide to Japanese Subculture by Toshimichi Nozoe is available for ¥1,000 by download at http://www.akibaguidebook.com
Akihabara Murders : See Government, Crime, Famous Crimes . Websites: Picture Tokyo picturetokyo.com ; Akihabara News akihabaranews.com ; Akihabara Tour akihabara-tour.com ; Otaku story in Planet Tokyo planettokyo.com
JAPANESE SALARYMEN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; My Nippon Article mynippon.com ; From a Business Perspective venturejapan.com ; Life of Salaryman culture-at-work.com ;
Photos of Drunk Salarymen loneleeplanet.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE MEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SALARYMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE WOMEN: Samurai Women on About.com asianhistory.about.com ; Women in Ancient Japan www.wsu.edu ; Japanese Women Get Thinner japanprobe.com ; Japanese Women Don’t Get Wrinkles www.more.com ; Wikipedia article on Women in Japan Wikipedia ; Family, Marriage and Women’s Issues family.jrank.org ;
Gender Roles family.jrank.org ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE WOMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Tale of Genji Sites: The Tale of Genji.org (Good Site) taleofgenji.org ; Murasaki Shikibu Biography womeninworldhistory.com ; Murasaki Shikibu–Bio, Quotes and Links infionline.net ; Tale of Genji Summary and Characters mcel.pacificu.edu ; Tale of Genji Links meijigakuin.ac.jp ;
Work and Women 2003 Article on Working Women in Japan Japan’s Institute of Worker’s Evolution ; Equal Work Law Equal Work Law ; Gender Equality Bureau gender.go.jp ; Fem-Net, site on the Women’s Movement in Japan (last updated in 2000) jca.apc.org/fem ;
Foreign Executive Women (FEW) in Japan fewjapan.com ; Field of Mugi, a site for Working Mothers mugi.com/en ; National Women’s Education Center nwec.jp/English
JAPANESE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN: Danny Choo site dannychoo.com ; Wearing Miniskirts in Winter chinasmack.com ; Yamamba and Ganguro julieinjapan.com ; Paper on Gasu Rori pdf file inter-disciplinary.net ; Lolita Look bookmice.net ; Wikipedia article on Parasite Singles Wikipedia
; Schoolgirls xorsyst.com/japan ; Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential Oxford University Press ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE MOTHERS: Research on Mothers of Preschoolers gse.berkeley.edu ; Mothers, Buddhism and Development livingdharma.org ; Parenting Self-Efficacy Among Japanese Mothers highbeam.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE MOTHERS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE WORKING WOMEN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; New York Times Article: Career Women Find Path Blocked nytimes.com ; Work Situation of Women in Japan jiwe.or.jp/english/situation/working ; Washington Post Article: Working Women Still Serve Tea washingtonpost.com ; Working Conditions for Women bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan ; Center for Advancement of Working Women miraikan.go.jp ; E-Book: Working Women of Japan (1915) uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/workingwomenofjapan ; Academic Paper on Female Temporary Workers allacademic.com ; Labor Market Transitions for Female Workers in Japan nanzan-u.ac.jp/ASIAPACIFIC/documents/TomokoKishi ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE WORKING WOMEN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE CHILDREN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive of Babies japan-photo.de and Children japan-photo.de ; A Day in the Life of a Japanese Kid cusd.chico.k12.ca.us ;
Photos of Japanese Children phototravels.net/japan ; Japan with Kids tokyowithkids.com ; Kids Web Japan web-japan.org/kidsweb ; Research on Japanese Children childresearch.net ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE CHILDREN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; ELDERLY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; PENSIONS, NEGLECT AND PROBLEMS FOR ELDERLY JAPANESE Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Youth Photos globalcompassion.com ; Dark Side of Japanese Youth worldpress.org ; 2009 Time Article on Young Japan time.com/time/specials ; Crisis of Japanese Youth guardian.co ; Japanese Youth and Manners tokyo.metblogs.com ;Youth Fashions japanwindow.com ; Wikipedia article on Freeters Wikipedia ; Japanese Biker Gangs jingai.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; ELDERLY IN JAPAN ELDERLY IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Japan and the Elderly everything2.com ; About.com on Okinawan Longevity longevity.about.com ; Okinawan Centenary Study okicent.org ; Links in this Website: ELDERLY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; PENSIONS, NEGLECT AND PROBLEMS FOR ELDERLY JAPANESE Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Care of Elderly Care of Elderly in Japan and Sweden wao.or.jp/yamanoi ; Elderly Care Research hope.edu/pr ; Caring for Japan’s Elderly iias.nl/nl ; Japanese Robots Held the Elderly USA Today ;
Social Secuirty Social Security in Japan mofa.go.jp/j_info ; Reforming Social Security in Japan ier.hit-u.ac.jp/pie ; Wikipedia article on Social Welfare in Japan Wikipedia ; Statistical Handbook of Japan stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare mhlw.go.jp/english ; National Institute of Population and Social Security Research ipss.go.jp ;
Population and Demographics: Wikipedia article on Japanese Demographics Wikipedia ; Dilemma Posed by Japan’s Population Decline japanesestudies.org.uk
Statistical Handbook of Japan (Japanese Government Population Statistics) stat.go.jp/english/data and stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/ nenkan ; News stat.go.jp ; Population Projections ipss.go.jp ; National Institute of Population and Social Security Research ipss.go.jp ; What Japan Thinks, a blog with info on demographics and statistics whatjapanthinks.com ; Human Mortality Database mortality.org
MINORITIES
Links in this Website: AINU Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; OKINAWANS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; OKINAWANS, AMERICANS AND OKINAWA Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; KOREANS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BURUKUMIN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RACISM IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE ABROAD Factsanddetails.com/Japan
AINU: Ainu Museum ainu-museum.or.jp ; Smithsonian Site mnh.si.edu/arctic ; Literatures and Materials of Ainus Language jinbunweb.sgu.ac.j ; Wikipedia article on the Ainu Wikipedia ; Ainu Association of Hokkaido ainu-assn.or ; Ainu-North American Similarities molli.org.uk/explorers ; Foundation for Research and Promotion of Ainu Culture frpac.or.jp ; Boone Collection of Ainu Images and Artifacts fieldmuseum.org/research_collections ; Ainu Language and Japan’s Ancient History List of Resources /www.dai3gen.net ; 18th and 19th Centuries Ainu Documents digicoll.library.wisc.edu ; National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka minpaku.ac.jp
Ainu Tourist Sites Ainu Village (on the shore of Lake Poroto in Shiraoi in Hokkaido) features houses constructed in traditional Ainu style. Traditional Ainu dances and demonstrations of traditional embroidery and weaving are demonstrated at the handicrafts house. Ainu Museum (within Ainu Village) is one the best places to catch a glimpse of Ainu culture. It has an excellent displays of precious heirlooms and utensils and sells a catalogue put together by the Shiraoi Institute for the Preservation of Ainu Culture, Wakakusa 2-3-4, Shiraoi, Sapporo Pirka Kotan welcome.city.sapporo ; Links in this Website: AINU Factsanddetails.com/Japan
OKINAWANS: Wonder Okinawa, Okinawan Digital Archives wonder-okinawa ; Ryuku Cultural Archives rca.open.ed.jp ; Okinawa Virtual Ginza virtualginza.com ; Okinawan Music rca.open.ed.jp/web ; About.com on Okinawan Longevity longevity.about.com ; Okinawan Centenary Study okicent.org ; okicent.org ; Okinawa Peace Network of Los Angeles uchinanchu.org ; Wikipedia article on Ryukyuan People Wikipedia ; National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka minpaku.ac.jp ; National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka minpaku.ac.jp ; Links in this Website: OKINAWANS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; OKINAWANS, AMERICANS AND OKINAWA Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; OKINAWA. PLACES Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; RYUKYU ISLANDS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; AMERICAN MILITARY IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
KOREANS IN JAPAN: e-book; Zainichi (Koreans in Japan ) by John Lie escholarship.org/uc ; Han World www.han.org ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Mindan mindan.org ; Mintohren international.ucla.edu ; 2010 Economist Article economist.com ; Book: North Koreans in Japan amazon.com/North-Koreans-Japan-Language-Transitions ; 2010 Los Angeles Times Article on North Korean Schools in Japan articles.latimes.com ; Memoirs of a Korean in Japan asiaarts.ucla.edu ; Links in this Website: SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ;
NORTH KOREA AND JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; KOREANS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BURUKUMIN : Burakumin Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute blhrri.org ; Buraku Liberation League bll.gr.jp/eng ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Definition of Burakumin bookmice.net ; Burakumin Oppression and Buddhism buddhistethics.org ; 2009 New York Times article nytimes.com ; Cooperativeness and Buraku Discrimination japanesestudies.org.uk ; Links in this Website: BURUKUMIN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN: Wa-pedia article wa-pedia.com/gaijin/foreigners ; Foreigners Complain About Japan japanprobe.com ; Black Tokyo, A site for Blacks living in Japan blacktokyo.com ; History of Africans in Japan cwo.com/~lucumi/shogun ;
Japan Foundation, Specializing in Intercultural Exchange jpf.go.jp United for a Multicultural Japan tabunka.org ;
Sites for Expats Japanable site for Expats japanable.com ; That’s Japan thats-japan.com ; Orient Expat Japan orientexpat.com/japan-expat ;
Kimi Information Center kimiwillbe.com ;
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Japan fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad ; Student Guide to Japan www2.jasso.go.jp/study ; Japan in Your Palm japaninyourpalm.com ; Links in this Website: FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN JAPAN: Map of Places that Exclude Foreigners debito.org/roguesgallery ;Tokyo Times Article wordpress.tokyotimes.org ; Wikipedia article on Ethnic Issues in Japan Wikipedia ; My Nippon Article mynippon.com ; American Chronicle Article americanchronicle.com ; wa-pedia Article wa-pedia.com ; Japan Focus Article japanfocus.org ; Mitsubishi Racial Discrimination Suit kamalsinha.com ;
Foreign Workers Foreign Workers in Japan (2003) pdf file idbdocs.iadb.org ; Chinese Migrant Workers in Japan pdf file gsti.miis.edu ; Links in this Website: RACISM IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE ABROAD Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE ABROAD: Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad jadesas.or.jp ; Japanese American National Museum janm.org ; Wikipedia article on Japanese Americans Wikipedia ; Japan-America Societies us-japan.org ; Japan Society in New York japansociety.org ; The Japan Society of the U.K. japansociety.org ; French-Language Association Japon & Culture japon-culture.com ;
Wikipedia article on Japanese American Internment Wikipedia ; Densho, Japanese American Legacy Project densho.org ; Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu ; Children of the Camps, a Documentary About Interned Children pbs.org/childofcamp ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE ABROAD Factsanddetails.com/Japan
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© 2009 Jeffrey Hays
Last updated March 2010