Below is a select list of web-based resources for Japanese politics and studies, Asian politics and studies and research on civil society.

Harvard Links:

Program on US-Japan Relations
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Harvard-Yenching Institute
Documentation Center on Contemporary Japan
Fairbank Center for East Asian Research
Korea Institute
Asian Studies Directory (Harvard)
Harvard University Libraries

Newspapers and Periodicals:

The Asahi Shimbun
The Japan Times
The Daily Yomiuri Online
Kyodo News
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (business news)
Saga Shimbun
The Okinawa Times
Japan Echo
JapanToday

Japan Data Sets:

Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center
National Bureau of Asian Research
Japan Information Network
Japanese Data Archive
OECD Statistics Site
Lijphart Elections Archive (UCSD)
Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research

Japanese Political Science Resources and Related Sites:

Japanese Politics Central
National Diet Library, Japan
Japan Politics Information Central
Japanese Cabinet and Ministry Information
National Institute for Research Advancement (Japan)
Research Resources for Asian and Chinese Politics
Japan Policy Research Institute
Japan Documentation Center, Library of Congress

Japanese Government Ministries and Related Organizations:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecom
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet
Liberal Party page

Civil Society Related Links:

Freedom House
Transparency International
United Nations Civil Society page
Civil Society International
Japan Center for International Exchange
The Asia Foundation
JHU Center for Civil Society Studies
LSE Centre for Civil Society
The World Bank and Civil Society

Other Organizations and Resources:

Duke University Japanese Studies Resources
Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources
Boston University, East Asian Studies Links
Links on Japanese Law
Roper Center's Japanese Data Archive
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
US-Asia Technology Management Center (Stanford)
Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (University of Warwick)
Register of Asian and Pacific Studies Electronic Journals
University of Michigan, Political Science Resources on the Web
Ask an East Asian Studies Librarian

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