- Nagasaki in the Meiji Restoration
Examines the relationship between the Choshu statesman Kido Takayoshi and the British arms merchant Thomas Blake Glover.
www.uwosh.edu/home_pages/faculty_staff/earns/meiji.html
- Militarism, Colonialism, and the Trafficking of Women: Comfort Women Forced into Sexual Labor for Japanese Soldiers
From the Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars.
csf.colorado.edu/bcas/sample/comfdoc.htm
- Theatre Zinjanthropusboisei
Information on shows and company. In Japanese.
www.zinjan.jp
- Alice, Tokyo
Fuses elements from Japanese and western fairy tales and mythologies to create a unique punk style.
www.tokyoalice.com
- Praemium Imperiale
Commemorative organization of the Japan Art Association dedicated to honoring artists without regard to national boundaries or racial differences.
www.japanart.or.jp
- Kawakami, Haruki
Online gallery of personal photographs taken in Japan.
haru.cup.com
- Rape of Nanking: An Undeniable History in Photographs
A photographic history of the Japanese invasion of China, in particular the massacres in Nanking. By James Yin and Shi Young.
www.tribo.org/nanking
- Stereo Photo Gallery
Includes anaglyphs, cross and parallel views, with instructions on how to view, and more.
www2c.airnet.ne.jp/kawa/index_e.htm
- Comfort Women: A History of Trauma
Focuses on the experiences of Taiwanese women.
taiwan.yam.org.tw/womenweb/conf_women/index_e.html
- Nanking 1937
Exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre.
www.princeton.edu/~nanking
- Washington State University World Civilizations: Tokugawa Japan
Explores the history of Japan during 1603 - 1868. Also includes articles about Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Onin war.
www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/TOKJAPAN/CONTENTS.HTM
- About.com: Japanese Geisha
Answers questions about the Japanese geisha culture of entertainment, such as who are geisha? What are okiya and how do young girls become geisha? Includes a photo of traditional Japenese geisha women, with links to geisha tours in Japan.
gojapan.about.com/cs/japanesegeisha/a/geisha1.htm
- Matsumoto, Hiroshi
Features dogs and bears, abstract, landscape, and still life work.
www.hiroshimatsumoto.com
- JapanCorner: Geisha
Offers unique details about traditional geisha culture in Japan, the form of arts and entertainment including nihon-buyoh, shamisen, sadoh, ikebana, and more. Includes a short history of geisha and maiko, images of kimono patterns and geisha makeup, as well as a glossary of related terms.
www.japancorner.com/geisha.asp
- Comfort Women
Explores the stories of people forced to serve as comfort women for the Japanese army during WWII.
research.unc.edu/endeavors/win97/comfortl.html
- Anthropological Perspective on the Japanese Tea Ceremony
By Herbert Plutschow.
www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/anthropoetics/ap0501/tea.htm
- KI RI E
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ev7m-km/engindex.html
- Kurashiki
Information and movies on sightseeing, city history, historical quarter, events, crafts, and more. Details provided for the Museum of Folk Craft, the Ohara Museum of Art, and Japanese Rural Toy Museum.
iwe.kusa.ac.jp/KRSK.html
- Ukiyo-e - Pictures of the Floating World
Includes an Ukiyo-e FAQ, many online prints, and an index to related sites.
www.bahnhof.se/~secutor/ukiyo-e
- Kosemura, Shigeru
Photos of alpine scenes, including Mt.Fuji; also plants and flowers common to Japan.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~us2s-ksmr/eindex.html
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