Resources

The following are select websites, organizations, and other miscellaneous sources that are recommended by members of the Japan Studies Association as good resources on Japan.

Websites

General

Language

Art

Grants and Other Forms of Funding

The Japan Foundation

An excellent source for grants, the Japan Foundation is committed to promoting stronger ties between Americans and Japanese by supporting projects that foster mutual knowledge and education.

Visit the Japan Foundation at www.us-jf.org/.

Other Sources

Michigan State University's H-Japan Discussion Group

H-Japan is an international, nonpartisan electronic discussion group. It provides scholars, graduate students and professionals a free daily forum to discuss Japanese history, culture, religion, and society, including contemporary political, diplomatic, security, and economic issues.

To learn more about H-Japan go to www2.h-net.msu.edu/~japan/.

To subscribe to H-Japan's discussion network to get up-to-date news on developments in Japan studies go to www2.h-net.msu.edu/lists/subscribe.cgi?list=H-Japan.

Ohio State University Library's East Asian Studies Server

Ohio State University Library's extensive East Asian Studies server full of links to a multitude of resources on Japan as well as other East Asian countries.

To visit, go to http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/.

The Library of Congress's Asian Reading Room

The Library of Congress offers an extensive database of electronic resources on not only Japan but other Asian countries as well. It also provides access to the government's Japanese Collection on loan from Japan.

To visit, go to www.loc.gov/rr/asian/.

Books

Japanese Language

  • Anything from the Kodansha collection of dictionaries and other language learning books
  • The Genki editions of beginning and intermediate Japanese textbooks published by the Japan Times

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