Reference sources
Japan
Handbooks
Provides general information on geography, people, government, economy and the military. Prepared by the CIA.
Directories
Organization Names in Japanese
Lists Japanese organization names in English and Japanese. It covers the following areas: Politics/Administration, Industry/Economy, Media/Publishing, Society, Culture, and Academia/Education. Viewable with a Japanese display computer only. With an English display computer, see Japan Directory. Compiled by the Japan Information Network.
Book reviews
An independent site for reviews and discussion of (mostly) books in English on Japan. Consists of reviews, interviews, essays, newsletters, and so on
Statistics
Japan Information Network STATISTICS
Search by categories: census of Japan, crime, diplomacy, economics, education, environment, financial affairs, housing, industry, international transactions, labor leisure, media, medical care, migrants, ODA, opinion surveys, politics, research and development, social welfare, standard of living vital statistics, and women. One of the most up-to-date statistical sources in English.
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Provides statistics compiled by Japanese government agencies.
Economics
White Papers / Reports: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Provides WP on International Trade, WP on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan with other reports in both English and Japanese. In Hakusho Detabesu, back issues from Showa 24 are available in Japanese full text.
Statistics: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Provides frequently updated statistics and statistics report in both English and Japanese.
Education
White Paper Database / Statistics: Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
Full text database. Contains Annual Report on the Promotion of Science and Technology, White Paper, and Japanfs Modern Educational System in English and Japanese. Gakuseishi is in Japanese only. Provides statistics in English and Japanese.
History
Historical Record Database by The Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR) / National Archives of Japan = ƒAƒWƒA—ðŽjŽ‘—¿ƒZƒ“ƒ^[ [Ajia Rekishi Shiryo Senta]
Full text official documents and historical materials concerning modern Japan and relations between Japan and Asian countries. An English language search system is available on their homepage after downloading free software DjVuBrowser Plug-in.
Labour
Provided by Ohara Instutute for Social Research, Hosei University. Contains indexes and full text annual reports. Shakai Rodo Kankei Ronbun indexes to 16,9000 articles in social and labour issues published in journals and books. Full text of Nihon Rodo Nenkan since 1949, book reviews, exhibitions and various indexes are also available.
Literature
Created by the National Institute of Japanese Literature. Contains resources on Japanese literature. Kokubungaku Ronbun Mokuroku Database provides an index to articles on Japanese literature since 1941. Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books in Europe catalogues Japanese books held in the university libraries, local libraries, museums and other institutions of all European countries. More databases are available.
Political science
E-Gov: Search Japanese Government Website
Can be used to access Japanese government information with a search facility. Most in Japanese only.
[Diet Records Database] = ‘‰ï‰ï‹c˜^ŒŸõƒVƒXƒeƒ€ [Kokkai kaigiroku kensaku shisutemu]
Contains the Diet records in full text since 20 May 1947.
Korea
Biographies
In Korean only. Registration required.
Dictionaries
In Korean only. Explains current topical words.
Korean/English dictionary.
Handbooks
Provides general information on geography, people, government, economy and the military. Prepared by the CIA.
Statistics
Korea National Statistical Office (Korean) (English)
Statistics on South Korea.
Economics
Contains Statistics DataBase, press releases, reports on the Korean economy and so on. Full text documents are delivered through e-mail.
Film studies
Presents statistics and information on the Korean film industry. Introduces each film with search engine. Korean Film Observatory (periodical) and Korean Cinema (annual report) are available in FTP format. In Korean and English.
Political science
Ministry of Unification (Korea)
Web-site of the Ministry responsible for making overall policies for national unification. Includes information on all aspects of inter- Korean affairs and links to full text documents.
