- Japanese Army's Atrocities - Nanjing Massacre
Online archive of historical documents related to the Nanjing Massacre.
www.cnd.org/NJMassacre
- Japanese Modern State Formation
Briefly describes the end of the Tokugawa period and the highlights of the Meiji Restoration.
www.emayzine.com/lectures/JAPmeiji.html
- Dissident Voice: Rape of Nanking Reloaded
Article containing statements made by Professor Higashinakano of the Asia University in Japan about factual fabrications in the Nanking Massacre.
www.dissidentvoice.org/June04/Fiyouzat0623.htm
- Rare Film Documents Devastation at Hiroshima
QuickTime footage of the aftermath of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima. From CNN.
www.cnn.com/WORLD/9608/10/japan.hiroshima.film/index.html
- Shonagon, Sei (c.965-1017?)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Nonfiction/Shonagon__Sei__c_965_1017__
- Wikipedia: Meiji Era
Describes the reign of the Meiji Emperor and the period during which Japan modernized and became a world power.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_era
- Photographic Views of Meiji: A Portrait of Old Japan
Gallery of hand-colored photographs from the 1870s and 1880s by Felice Beato, Raimund von Stillfried, and Kusakabe Kimbei.
albumen.stanford.edu/gallery/gadd
- Wikipedia: Five Charter Oath
1868 document, also known as the Imperial Oath on the Five Principles, that laid out the Meiji government's emphasis on modernization.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Charter_Oath
- Making History: Meiji Japan and the West
Describes the West's opinion of Meiji imperialism from the annexation of the Kingdom of the Ryukyus in 1879 to the annexation of Korea in 1910.
www.themargins.net/bib/front/intro4.htm
- Political Development in the Meiji Period
Highlights changes to Japanese politics and culture including the resurgence of imperial power, the adoption of some Western customs, economic and educational reforms, and an expansionist foreign policy.
intra.colby-sawyer.edu/honors99u/Ernie.htm
- GenerAsian at NYU: Belittlement of Lost Lives
Article covering the ongoing debate over the Nanking Massacre.
www.nyu.edu/clubs/generasian/fall00/News/nanking_massacre_2.htm
- Kinuko Memorial
In loving memory of a wife and survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, who dedicated to her efforts to promote a nuclear-free world.
www.members.shaw.ca/kinukomemorial
- Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures
Presents portrait photographs of statesmen, government officials, military officers, businessmen, scholars, and artists who had an impact on building modern Japanese society. From the National Diet Library.
www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e
- Museum of The Little Prince in Hakone, The
Museum dedicated to Antoine de Saint-Exupery and his story, The Little Prince. Includes a virtual tour.
www.tbs.co.jp/l-prince/en
- Nara Imperial Palace Site
Offers information on efforts to stop the proposed plan to build a highway over the UNESCO World Heritage site. Also provides historical facts and images.
www.geocities.co.jp/NatureLand/5571
- Family Japanese-POW
Information, mailing list, and links on the Hellships by John Lewis.
www.west-point.org/family/japanese-pow
- Issa, Kobayashi (1763-1827)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Poets/Issa__Kobayashi__1763_1827_
- Schauwecker's Guide to Japan: History
Features an overview and descriptions of the different periods of Japanese history.
www.japan-guide.com/e/e641.html
- H-Japan
Forum to discuss Japanese history, culture, religion, and society.
www.h-net.org/~japan
- H-US-Japan
Edited, international, nonpartisan list enabling researchers of Japan-U.S. relations to exchange opinions about the significance of current affairs and historical events.
www.h-net.org/~usjp
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