POPULATION AND PEOPLE OF JAPAN
POPULATION AND PEOPLE: Links in this Website: POPULATION OF JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BIRTH CONTROL IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE PEOPLE, RACE, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
PEOPLE OF JAPAN: “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” is Ruth Benedict’s “flawed but masterful analysis of Japanese culture.” It was written during World War II on commission for the U.S. government. “The Japanese” by Edwin O. Reischauer (Belknap Press at Harvard University, 1982) is also recommended. Good Websites and Sources: Wikipedia article on Japanese People Wikipedia ; What Japan Thinks, a blog with info on demographics and statistics whatjapanthinks.com ; Social Science Japan Newsletter newslet.iss.u-tokyo.ac ; Nipponia, Quarterly Web magazine on Japanese Culture and Life nipponia/archives
POPULATION OF JAPAN: 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 ; About.com on Okinawan Longevity longevity.about.com ; Okinawan Centenary Study okicent.org ; Links in this Website: POPULATION OF JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
BIRTH CONTROL IN JAPAN: Blog Report on Birth Control in Japan myso-calledjapaneselife.blogspot.com ; 2009 Japan Times Article japantimes.co.jp ; New York Times 1999 Article on Viagra Versus Birth Control Pills nytimes.com ; Links in this Website: BIRTH CONTROL IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
PEOPLE, RACE, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Views on People and Race : Difference Between Chinese and Japanese, a Blog Report socyberty.com ; Portrayal of Race in Manga and Anime focusanthro.org ; Origins of the Japanese People nakasendoway.com ;Opinion on Asian Fetish colorq.org ;Physical Characteristics, Thais and Japanese ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ; Wikipedia article on the Mongoloid Race Wikipedia ; Yahoo Questions on Asian Women and American White Guys answers.yahoo.com/question ; Physical Appearance of Asian Men ampedasia.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE PEOPLE, RACE, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Links in this Website: JAPANESE LANGUAGE Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANLISH AND ENGLISH IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; NAMES IN JAPAN AND HANKOS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE LANGUAGE: Hirigana News About Studying Japanese hiraganatimes.com ; Language Guide.org languageguide.org/nihongo ; Language history Origin of the Japanese Language omniglot.com/writing/japanese ; History of the Japanese Language alsintl.com/resources/languages/Japanese ; Language Links Jim Breen’s Language Links csse.monash.edu.au ; Quick Look Language Links webgerman.com ; Super Links to Japanese Sites uni.edu/becker ; Japanese Language Land of Links landoflinks.com ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE LANGUAGE Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Dictionaries English-Japanese Online Dictionary englishjapaneseonlinedictionary.com ; Babylon Translation English-Japanese Online Dictionary freedict.com ; Jim Breen’s Online Dictinary csse.monash.edu.au Online Talking Dictionary dictionarist.com ; Written Japanese Library of Congress Romanization Charts pdf file loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/japanese ; Omniglot omniglot.com ; Tool of Translating Japanese Websites rikai.com ;Joyo 96 Learning Written Japanese joyo96.org ; Proverbs The Japanese Page (Good Stuff for Learning Japanese) /thejapanesepage.com ; Pro-Researcher Japanese Proverbs pro-researcher.co.uk ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE LANGUAGE Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPLISH AND ENGLISH IN JAPAN: English English Language Education in Japan doshisha.ac.jp/~kkitao/online ;
Japlish Japlish qsl.net/ah6hy/japlish ;Tokyo Tales Japlish tokyotales.com ;Japlish Links efl.htmlplanet.com ; Wikipedia article on Engrish Wikipedia ;Wasabi Brothers Language Bloopers wasabibrothers.com ;List of Japanglish home.att.net/~keiichiro/janglish ; Engris.com engrish.com/ ; Links in this Website: JAPANLISH AND ENGLISH IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
NAMES IN JAPAN AND HANKOS : Names Behind the Name behindthename.com ; Female Japanese Names 20000-names.com ; Male Japanese Names 20000-names.com ; Translate Your Name to Japanese japanesetranslator.co.uk ;Wikipedia article on Japanese Names Wikipedia ; FAQs About Japanese Names sljfaq.org/afaq/names ;Surname Info japanorama.com ; Links in this Website: NAMES IN JAPAN AND HANKOS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ;
Hankos Wikipedia article on East Asian Seals Wikipedia ; Art of the Chinese Chop csymbol.com/stamp ; History of Chinese Seal Carving char4u.com ; Introduction to Seal Carving arranke.blogspot.com ; Hanko Stamp jun-gifts.com ; Hanko Designs hankodesigns.com ; The Japanese Connection thejapaneseconnection.com
HOLIDAYS, FESTIVALS, FUNERALS
Links in this Website: JAPANESE CALENDAR AND DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; HOLIDAYS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; NEW YEAR'S IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FESTIVALS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; FUNERALS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE CALENDAR AND DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME: Wikipedia article on Japanese Calendar Wikipedia ;Name Translations for the Japanese Calendar japanlinked.com ; Calendar History National Diet Library ; Lunar Calendar in Japan www2.gol.com/users/stever ; Links in this Website: JAPANESE CALENDAR AND DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Chinese Calendar, Zodiac and Astrology PaulNoll.com ; Mathematics of Chinese Calendar math.nus.edu ; Wikipedia article on Chinese Calendar Wikipedia Chinese Astrology 12 Zodiac 12zodiac.com ; Chinatown Connection on Astrology Chinatown Connection ; Chinatown Connection on the China Zodiac Chinatown Connection : Wikipedia article on Chinese Astrology Wikipedia ;
HOLIDAYS IN JAPAN: Public Holidays japan-guide.com ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Japanese Holiday Traditions on Focus on Japan asij.ac.jp ; Christmas in Japan tanutech.com ; Coming of Age Day in Japan dannychoo.com ; Valentine’s Day in Japan tanutech.com ; Cherry Blossoms japanvisitor.com ; Global Warming and Cherry Blossoms telegraph.co.uk ; Cherry Blossom Forecasts jnto.go.jp ; Good Photos of Cherry and Plum Blossoms at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Links in this Website: HOLIDAYS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Cherry Blossoms: Good places to see cherry blossoms in the Tokyo area include Ueno Park, Sumida Park (Asakura Station), Yakushina Shrine, Chidorigafuchi by the moat at the Imperial Palace, Showa Memorial Park (Nishi-Tachikawa Station), Aoyama Cemetery (Nogizaka Station) and Shinjuki Gyeon.
NEW YEAR'S IN JAPAN: Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Hub Pages (Good Site) /hubpages.com/hub ; Wikipedia article on Japanese New Year Wikipedia ; New Year’s Food hillslearning.wordpress.com ; Photos japan-photo.de ; Links in this Website: NEW YEAR'S IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
FESTIVALS IN JAPAN: Japan Atlas click map of Festivals web-jpn.org/atlas/festivals ; Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de and japan-photo.de ;Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Camels.com Articles 2camels.com ; Farstrider.net farstrider.net ; Penis and Vagina Festivals globalpost.com ; Good Photos of Penis Festival at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Japanese Festivals and Celebrations thejapanfaq.com ; Academic Work on Matsuri, Festival and Rite in Japanese Life kokugakuin.ac.jp ; JNTO Calendar of Events JNTO Calendar of Events ; JNTO Festivals List JNTO Festivals List ; Japan Visitor Japan Visitor ; Book: “Great Festivals of Japan” by Hiroyuki Ozawa (Kodansha International, 2000). Links in this Website: FESTIVALS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Famous Matsuri : Nebuta Matsuri Nebuta; Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Good Photos on Yokohama Living yokohamaliving.com ; Kanto Matsuri (Pole of Lanterns Festival) in Akita City Kantou;Blog Report and Photos tabblo.com ; Tanabata Star Festival Sendai City Sendai City ; Blog Report and Photos squidoo.com Awa Odori Dance Festival Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Photos city.tokushima.tokushima.jp
FUNERALS IN JAPAN: Japanese Funeral Style 1 osoushiki-plaza.com ;Japanese Buddhist Funeral Traditions tanutech.com ;Academic Article on a Funeral in Sapporo jpri.org/publications ; Good 2009 Japan Times Article japantimes.co.jp ; Book: Funeral Industry in Japan Stanford University Press ; Blog Report anthropology.suite101.com ; Human Mortality Database mortality.org ; Cemetery Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de Links in this Website: FUNERALS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER
Links in this Website: JAPANESE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE POLITENESS AND INDIRECTNESS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SOCIAL LIFE Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE SOCIETY Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER: Japanese Journal of Personality by the Japanese Society of Personality jstage.jst.go.jp ; Japanese Society and Culture in Perspective habri.co.uk ; Japanese Culture, a Primer for Newcomers thejapanfaq.com ;Traditional Japan, Key Aspects of Japan japanlink.co ; ACE Japan , Japan Association for Cultural Exchange acejapan.or.jp ; Opinion on Asian Fetish colorq.org ; What Japan Thinks, a blog with info on demographics and statistics whatjapanthinks.com ;
Academic Articles Gender-Role Personality Traits in Japanese Culture pdf file mwsu.edu/sociology ; Advise Giving and Personality Traits of Japanese University Students jalt.org/pansig ; Confucianism, Personality Traits and Leadership in Japan pdf file psychology.csusb.edu ;
Blood Types and Personality Japan Visitor on Blood Types japanvisitor.com ; Blood Types and Personality issendai.com ; Academic Paper on Blood Types and Personality sciencedirect.com ;
Books Classic books on the Japanese character and society include “The Chrysanthemum and Sword” by Ruth Benedict, “Vertical Society” by Chie Nakane, and “Bushido” by Inazo Nitobe. Among the more recent books on these subjects are “Japan’s Cultural Code Word: 233 Key Terms That Explain the Attitudes and Behavior of the Japanese” by Boye Lafayette De Mente (Tuttle, 2004) and “Japanese Patterns of Behavior” by Takie Sugiyama Lebra.
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
JAPANESE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES: Osaka People Versus Tokyo People Discussion forum.gaijinpot.com ;What Kyotites Think of Tokyoites mehameha.blogspot.com
JAPANESE CUSTOMS, MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE
Links in this Website: JAPANESE CUSTOMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SOCIAL CUSTOMS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE HOME, EATING AND DRINKING CUSTOMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
JAPANESE CUSTOMS, MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE: Japan Guide japan-guide.com ; Japanese Manners and Etiquette thejapanfaq.com/FAQ-Manners ; Ten Japanese Customs /matadorabroad.com /matadorabroad.com ; Culture- at-Work culture-at-work.com ; Executive Planet executiveplanet.com ; Kwintessential kwintessential.co.uk
Books: “The Traveler's Guide to Asian Customs & Manners” by Elizabeth Devine and Nancy L. Braganti. “Kata: The Guide to Understanding and Dealing with the Japanese!” By Boye Lafayette De Menter (Tuttle, 2003). Sources for advise on Japanese and international etiquette include Mary Kay Metcalf of Creative Marketing Alliance in New Jersey and Chicago-based Japan Intercultural Consulting. Links in this Website: JAPANESE CUSTOMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SOCIAL CUSTOMS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan
Eating and Drinking Customs: Essential Japanese Guide essential-japan-guide.com ; Sushi Etiquette homepage3.nifty.com ; Right Way to Eat Sushi snippets.com ; Drinking Customs japanvisitor.com Bathing Customs Rituals and Etiquette at Japanese Public Bath Fabulous Travel ; Bathing Etiquette sentoguide.info ; JAPANESE HOME, EATING AND DRINKING CUSTOMS Factsanddetails.com/Japan
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