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Internet Resources--Japan Studies: Popular Culture
East Asian Library, University of Kansas

Anime and Manga
  • Anime web
    http://www.anipike.com

  • The Anime Web Turnpike [tm] was founded in August of 1995 by Jay Fubler Harvey as a project to provide a place where everyone could find anime and manga links in a simple and efficient manner, regardless of browser.
  • Bandai Visual Online
    http://emotion.bandai.co.jp/
  • Contemporary Manga Library: Naiki Collection, T¯oky¯o, Japan
    http://www.naiki-collection.com

  • This is the unique private library of Japanese MANGA (cartoons, comic books). All these precious collections have been accumulated for over 20 years, by Mr. Toshio Naiki, a great devotee for manga.
  • Gundam Official page
    http://www.gundamofficial.com/

  • Official homepage for Gundam.
  • Hayao MIYAZAKI Web
    http://www.nausicaa.net/~miyazaki/

  • Miyazaki is one of the greatest directors/animators/cartoonist in Japan. In the US, he is often called "the Walt Disney of Japan", though many fans (and probably he himself) hate this label.
  • Japan Animation Association (JAA)
    http://www.jaa.gr.jp/j/

  • JAA is organized by people involved in creating animation. The page includes the latest news, on-line theater, and information about world animation festivals.
  • j-pop.com
    http://www.j-pop.com/j-pop.com
    is an internet magazine covering all varieties of Japanese pop culture. You'll find information, news, reviews and feature articles on everything from Japanese fashion to popular Japanese bands.
  • Manga Bijutsukan (Manga Museum)
    http://www.hokutobank.co.jp/manga/

  • "Manga Bijutsukan" is the first Manga Museum in Japan. 90 cartoonists have displayed their creations.
  • Manga Japan
    http://www.mangajapan.gr.jp/

  • This page includes information from cartoonists, event info. and on-line Manga.
  • Manga web
    http://www.manga.com

  • Manga Video is dedicated to mind-blowing audiovisual information from the next dimension. This is the place to find the best in supernatural horror, science fiction, high-tech mecha-designs, futuristic fantasy, and superior 21st Century Animation!
  • Nippon Animation
    http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/
    This is the official Nippon Animation site.
  • Pokemon
    http://www.pokemon.com

  • This is the official Pokemon Web site.
  • STUDIO GHIBLI
    http://www.ntv.co.jp/ghibli/
    Studio Ghibli is an animation production and has produced many popular animation's such as "Princess Mononoke", "Totoro" or "Kiki's delivery service". Takahata, Isao and Miyazaki, Hayao are the key figures in this studio.
  • SUNRISE
    http://www.nifty.ne.jp/station/sunrise/

  • This company produces TV animation's. "Gandamu" is particularly one of the popular animation's in Japan.
  • Tatsunoko Pro
    http://tatsunoko.co.jp

  • Tatsunoko Productions were funded in 1962 with the motto of "Dreams for families of the world". Since then, they have succeeded to give birth to many popular TV animation's such as "Space Ace" in 1965 or "Mach Go, Go, Go" (Speed Racer) in 1967.
  •  Yahoo. Animation
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Comics_and_Animation/Animation/Anime/

  • Most of the "ANIME" information is available from this page.

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Film

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Food / Health
  • T¯oky¯o Food Page
    http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html

  • The T¯oky¯o Food Page is a complete guide to Japanese cuisine and eating in T¯oky¯o, with recipes, culinary travel tips, restaurant listings and more.
  • Weight-C Enjoy Diet!
    http://weight-c.com

  • The page aims to make a fun community for diet. It includes a story of diet's experience, diet workshop, and mailing lists.

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Game
  • Nintend¯o
    http://www.nintendo.com

  • Nintend¯o Co., Ltd., of Ky¯oto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintend¯o has sold more than one billion video games worldwide, created such industry icons as Mario and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon. Nintend¯o manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintend¯o 64 and Game Boy - the world's best-selling video game system.
  • Playstation.com
    http://www.playstation.com/

  • This page provides everything about PlayStation!

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Lifestyle
Communication
  • Alt Culture Japan
    http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/alt/000/altculture.html
    It is an online reference book for alternative culture in 1990s. Each keyword is linked to related pages and thousands of information are available from this page.
  • MSN Chat
    http://chat.jp.msn.com

  • You can join any chat rooms categorized by age, interests, hobbies or so on.
  • High school net Japan
    http://www.koukou.net/

  • This is a communication page for high school students, parents and teachers. They exchange opinions and information
    through the net.
  • i-mode
    http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/i/

  • i-mode is the latest communication technology. With a cellular phone, people can send e-mail, check the account, transfer money, and get much information such as restaurants or weather.
  • Internet Cafe Guide Japan
    http://www.netcafeguide.com/japan.htm

  • The lists of Internet Cafes in Japan.

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Recreation

  • Karaoke entertainment -- Sing my song!!
    http://trend.wisnet.ne.jp/sms/

  • The page includes chat rooms, meetings and ranking for popular musicians.
  • T¯oky¯o Asobiba [ playing spots ] Map
    http://www.interq.or.jp/tokyo/masataka/

  • The page includes many playing sports in Tokyo; parks, museums, night sports or so on. The page is written in Japanese.
  • T¯oky¯o Disney Land
    http://www.tokyodisneyland.co.jp/

  • This is the official site of the Tokyo Disney Land.
  • Walker Net
    http://www.walkerplus.com/

  • The latest entertainment info. by the Internet. The info. is based on "Walker" magazines from six areas; Tokyo, Yokohama, Chiba, Tokai, Kansai, Kyushu. The text is Japanese only.
Travel
  • Fax Press
    http://www.faxpress.co.jp/Tour/

  • Bargain tours and flight tickets are available from this site.
  • IACE Travel
    http://www.iace-usa.com/
    Discounted round trip fare from US to Japan is available.
  • ISIZE TRAVEL
    http://www.isize.com/travel/top_index.html

  • It includes many information about travel; domestic travels, abroad, reservations, and recommended tours.

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Trend
  • Bonsai's J-pop pages
    http://jpop.hatch.co.jp/

  • Search over 10,000 Jpop & J-ENT  links by page title, URL, and keywords
  • Cool Girls Japan
    http://coolgirlsjapan.com/home.html

  • The latest Japanese girls' fashion and lifestyle.
  • Fashion-J com 
    http://www.fashion-j.com/

  • Weekly on-line fashion magazines. The page navigates every fashion information.
  • ISIZE
    http://www.isize.com/

  • This site includes most of the trendy information; travel, restaurants, cars, books, cinema, music, sports and a chat room for meeting.
  • Hot Wired Japan -- culture
    http://www.hotwired.co.jp/culture/

  • Journals by young creators
  • Miho no Tabi [Miho Travel]
    http://travel.teglet.co.jp/

  • This is a virtual travel page. "Miho Travel" is a FREE service that lets your "software agent" travel all over the world. Your software agent (i.e. your virtual pal) will E-Mail you from the places where she/he visits. She/He also exchanges messages for you with the other members of this service.
  • Neo T¯oky¯o
    http://www.neo-tokyo.com/core.html

  • Neo-T¯oky¯o is the Japanese popular culture magazine that covers all aspects of Japanese people and culture. It includes cinema, books, culture, travel or so on.
  • OZ-mall
    http://www.ozmall.co.jp/
    Trendy Information site for young office ladies. The contents include fancy restaurants, travel, relaxation goods, fortune  teller, and so on.
  • San-X
    http://www.san-x.co.jp/b/b_tpd.html

  • The company produces original characters of stationery and miscellaneous goods. "TARE-PANDA"is one of the most successful characters in the company.
  • Warau Kensh¯o Seikatsu [Smile!! Get a prize]
    http://www.opensmile.net/kensyo/

  • This page provides resources for entering prize contests. The prizes are various; money, car, computer, electric goods, travel, food, and cosmetics.
  • Yahoo Auction
    http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/

  • Anyone can participate on-line auction and sell and buy many kinds of goods; e.g. computers, electric machines, books, sports goods, travel tickets or so on.

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Mass Media
Broadcasting
  • Duke University
    http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/popculture.html
    Information is available from this site.
Celebrities
  • Duke University
    http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/popculture.html
    Information is available from this site.
  • Popular entertainer's homepage
    http://dir.yahoo.co.jp/Entertainment/TV_People/Idol/

  • Most of the young popular actors, actresses and singer's homepages are linked.

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E-Journal
  • MSN Journal
    http://journal.jp.msn.com/worldreport.asp?id=mail&vf=1

  • On-line free journals. For some journals, registration is required.
  • The PLAZA
    http://u-kan.co.jp

  • The Plaza (published quarterly by U-Kan Inc., Tokyo) is a bilingual journal in English and Japanese. It is devoted to preserving global and intercultural human relations.
Magazines and Publishers
  • Duke University http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/popculture.html
    Information is available from this site.
Newspapers
  • Duke University http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/jpnnsp.htm

  • Information is available from this site.

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Music

General

  • Gakufu Netto
    http://www.gakufu.ne.jp/gakufunet/index.phml
    This Website is operated by an online shop for music scores. Bibliographic information for scores including Japanese pop and traditional music is available.

  • MTV Japan
    http://www.mtvjapan.com/top.html
  • The NTV's web site (Japanese TV & Music)
    http://www.ntv.co.jp/index2.html

  • A bilingual site (Japanese/English) from Japan's TV network. English section includes company overview and program synopses.
    Featuring Japanese rock and pop artists, Japan's music TV station delivers the newest music numbers and most up-to-date information on the Japanese music scene. In Japanese and English.
  • Space Shower TV com
    http://www.spaceshowertv.com/

  • TV guide of music programs.

Japanese Record Labels

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Sports
  • Nikkan Sports com
    http://www.nikkansports.com/index.html

  • On-line newspaper for sports. Baseball, soccer, horse racing and other sports info. are available every day.
  • Yahoo Japan
    http://dir.yahoo.co.jp/Recreation/Sports/

  • Including many kinds of sports in Japan.

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