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| • | Brinckmann - Japanese Society and Culture in Perspective | English Topics, essays, multimedia presentations about Japan's society and culture at the beginning of the 21st century. Issues include national identity, pork-barrel construction projects, social alienation, rise of nationalism. By author and commentator Hans Brinckmann. (Hits: 1,264 Listed: 11/05/2006) |
| • | Hanami Web | English | Japanese Privately maintained site about Japanese lifestyle and traditions. Over 120 articles on modern daily life, history. Biographies, book and movie reviews. (Hits: 1,245 Listed: 08/30/2005) |
| • | Japanese culture - A Primer for Newcomers | English Descriptions of several major Japanese cultural traits such as uchi-soto, the gaijin complex, honne and tatemae, amae, tate shakei, nihnjin ron, etc. Individually maintained, part of the Japan FAQ. (Hits: 1,253 Listed: 08/30/2002) |
| • | Japanese Culture Keywords | English | Japanese Brief explanations of Japanese customs, traditional items, and aspects of traditional house. (Hits: 1,246 Listed: 07/10/2003) |
| • | Kids Web Japan | English | Japanese Introduces Japan to school children overseas. Oriented for ages 10-14. Culture, history, language, etc. Travel info, fun activities. Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and operated by a Japanese nongovernmental organization. (Hits: 1,218 Listed: 05/06/2002) |
| • | Lisa's Japanese Pages | English Gateway site to articles and other information on Japanese history, culture, music written by Lisa Shea, who has run a feudal Japan newsletter and wrote most of its content for 12 years. Article topics include bonsai, weapons, bushido, feudal society, Edo, Kabuki, Zen, Ukiyo-e, and more. Photos of dolls, netsuke, sake bottles, origami. Gift-giving guide, culture and origami book reviews. (Hits: 1,238 Listed: 08/15/2003) |
| • | Mezase! NATIVE KANSAI-JIN | Japanese Guide to Kansai (Osaka region) culture and language. Directory of food and dialects. Analysis of 'boke' and 'tsukkomi' (Japanese slapstick roles), etc. Hanshin earthquake information. English site not found (12/04). (Hits: 1,201 Listed: 07/17/2003) |
| • | Nippon.fr | English | Japanese Topics on Japanese and French culture, cultural differences. Photo galleries, discussion forums in French and Japanese, Japanese language lessons, directories of webcams, links. Individually-maintained site by French and Japanese couple living in Paris. (Hits: 1,224 Listed: 12/20/2004) |
| • | theJapaneseTutor.com | English Dedicated to Japanese language and culture. Includes grammar lessons and quizzes, interactive flashcards and quizzes for kana and kanji. Pages on culture topics. Blogsite. (Hits: 1,264 Listed: 08/06/2010) |
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