http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/jpoll/home.html Includes an online, question-level database of Japanese public opinioin and a Japanese data library, which is made up of thousands of Japanese survey research studies. admin Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:11:15 +0000 japan public opinion http://www.japanesegarden.com/culture/2007/04/look-for-flying-carp-on-boys-day.html Introduction to this Japanese holiday celebrated on May 5, known as Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day). Includes a description about how this day is celebrated, such as the hoisting of large paper koi (carp) with one koi for each son in the family. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:07:28 +0000 golden week holidays japan koi nobori http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/ An annotated directory to East Asia, Southeast Asia, with general sites on Asia and Asian Americans, including Current Hot Topics. Browse by country and region. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:44:12 +0000 asia asian americans asian studies brunei burma cambodia china current hot topics directories east asia east timor hong kong indonesia japan korea laos macau malaysia mongolia myanmar philippines singapore southeastern study and teaching taiwan thailand timor-leste vietnam http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/pages/countries.html Covers education, history, information resources, travel, organizations, sociopolitical and economic data by US and international agencies, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:05:44 +0000 afghanistan asian studies bangladesh cambodia china country studies india indonesia japan laos malaysia mongolia myanmar nepal pakistan philippines singapore south korea sri lanka taiwan thailand tibet vietnam http://www.country-studies.com/ Links with no descriptions. admin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:23:54 +0000 afghanistan albania algeria angola armenia austria azerbaijan bangladesh belarus belize bhutan bolivia brazil bulgaria cambodia caribbean islands chad chile china colombia comoros country studies cyprus czech republic dominican republic ecuador egypt el salvador estonia ethiopia finland georgia germany ghana guyana haiti honduras hungary india indonesia iran iraq israel ivory coast japan jordan kazakstan kyrgyzstan laos latvia lebanon libya lithuania madagascar maldives mauritania mauritius mexico moldova mongolia nepal nicaragua nigeria north korea pakistan panama paraguay persian gulf states peru philippines poland portugal romania russia saudi arabia seychelles singapore somalia south africa south korea spain sri lanka sudan syria tajikistan thailand turkey turkmenistan uganda uruguay uzbekistan venezuela vietnam http://texts.cdlib.org/escholarship/subjects_public.html Free online books available to the public, listed by subjects. admin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:39:28 +0000 aboriginal peoples africa african american studies african history aging agriculture american literature american studies ancient history anthropology archaeology architectural history architecture art art criticism art history art theory arts asian history asian literature asian studies autobiographies autobiography biographies biology bisexual studies botany buddhism business california and the west central america central american history chicano studies china christianity cinema classical history classical literature classical philosophy classical politics classical religions classics comparative literature composers computer science contemporary music cooking criminology cultural anthropology dance demographics east asia eastern european studies ecology economics education english literature environmental studies ethics ethnic groups ethnic studies ethnomusicology european history european literature european studies fiction film folklore food french studies gay studies gender studies geography geology german studies hinduism history history and philosophy of science indigenous peoples indigenous religions intellectual history islam japan jewish studies judaism labor studies languages latin america law lesbian studies letters linguistics literary theory and criticism literature literature in translation marine and freshwater sciences mathematics media studies medical anthropology medicine medieval studies men and masculinity middle ages middle eastern history middle eastern studies military history music musicology mythology native american studies opera pacific rim studies performing arts philosophy physical sciences physics poetry political theory politics popular culture postcolonial studies print media psychiatry psychology public policy religions renaissance history renaissance literature rhetoric russian studies science social and political thought social problems social science social theory sociology south america south asia southeast asia technology and society theater tibet travel tribes twain united states history urban studies victorian history water western history wine women's studies http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=Wason%20Collection An introduction to Cornell's books and artifacts pertaining to China, Japan, Korea and Tibet. Links to other East Asian collections. 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Includes craft projects and several illustrated dictionaries in English, French, Spanish, German or Portuguese (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:45:24 +0000 1-8 education aardvarks africa alligators antarctica apes astronomy australia beavers biology birds butterflies canada craft projects dictionaries: children dinosaurs early childhood early childhood activities education elementary grades geography great wall of china ice age mammals japan k-12 education ladybug language arts lesson plans mammals manatees pandas rainforests saber toothed cats tigers science sharks teaching resources united states whales http://www.nationsonline.org/ 'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:26:02 +0000 afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ash and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas baker island bangladesh barbados bassas da india belarus belgium belize benin bermuda bhutan bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana bouvet island brazil british indian ocean territory british virgin islands brunei bulgaria burkina faso burma burundi cambodia cameroon canada cape verde cayman islands central african republic chad chile china christmas island clipperton island cocos islands colombia comoros congo congo (brazzaville) congo (kinshasa) cook islands coral sea islands costa rica cote d'ivoire country studies croatia cuba cyprus czech republic denmark dhekelia djibouti dominica dominican republic east timor ecuador egypt el salvador england equatorial guinea eritrea estonia ethiopia europa island european union falkland islands faroe islands federated states of fiji finland france french guiana french metropolitan french polynesia french southern and antarctic territories lands gabon gambia gaza strip georgia germany ghana gibraltar great britain greece greenland grenada guadeloupe guam guatemala guernsey guinea guinea-bissau guyana haiti heard and mcdonald islands holy see honduras hong kong howland island hungary iceland india indian ocean indonesia iran iraq ireland islas malvinas isle of israel italy ivory coast ivory coast - cote d'ivoire jamaica jan mayen japan jarvis island jersey johnston atoll jordan juan de nova island kazakhstan keeling islands kenya kingman reef kiribati kuwait kyrgyzstan laos latvia lebanon lesotho liberia libya liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macau macedonia madagascar malawi malaysia maldives mali malta man marshall islands martinique mauritania mauritius mayotte mexico micronesia midway islands moldova monaco mongolia montserrat morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nauru navassa island nepal netherlands netherlands antilles new caledonia new zealand nicaragua niger nigeria niue norfolk island north korea northern mariana islands norway oman pacific ocean pakistan palau palmyra atoll panama papua new guinea paracel islands paraguay peru philippines pitcairn islands poland portugal puerto rico qatar reunion romania russian federation rwanda samoa san marino sao tome and principe saudi arabia senegal serbia and montenegro seychelles sierra leone singapore slovakia slovenia solomon islands somalia south africa south georgia and south sandwich islands south korea southern ocean spain spratly islands sri lanka st. helena st. kitts and nevis st. lucia st. pierre and miquelon st. vincent and the grenadines sudan suriname svalbard and jan mayen islands swaziland sweden switzerland syria taiwan tajikistan tanzania thailand timor-leste togo tokelau tonga trinidad and tobago tromelin island tunisia turkey turkmenistan turks and caicos islands tuvalu uganda ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states of america united states pacific island wildlife refuges uruguay uzbekistan vanuatu vatican city vatican city state venezuela viet nam virgin islands (british) virgin islands (u.s.) wake island wallis and futuna west bank western sahara yemen yugoslavia zambia zimbabwe http://www.omf.org.uk/ Has a quality collection of information on East Asian people groups, religions and more. Information provided is different from OMF USA. admin Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:23:45 +0000 cambodia china east asian people groups hong kong indonesia japan macau malaysia mongolia myanmar philippines singapore south korea taiwan thailand vietnam https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. admin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:33:38 +0000 japan