 Arudou
Debito/Dave Aldwinckle's Home Page |
A collection of over 250 personal essays on
intercultural relations & other Japan-related topics from the
perspective of an American academic living in Japan |
| At
Home in Japan: What No One Tells You |
An interactive tutorial for becoming familiar
with Japanese culture through replication of the trial-and-error
process of "being there" & learning about what no one
tells a newscomer |
| Black Tokyo:
Blacks in Japan |
A community site for blacks in Japan: business
directory, interviews, calendar, etc. |
| Communication
Breakthrough: Bilingual Language Exchange Forum |
"created to provide a space in which Americans & Japanese
can communicate--without the worry of a language barrier" |
| The
Community |
Group seeking "to represent & organize
the scattered & varied peoples who are concerned about the treatment
of non-Japanese in Japan" |
| Dis-Orientation:
Japan from a Western Viewpoint in Topsy-Turvy and The
Mikado |
Eve Kushner's analysis of Mitch Leigh's 1999
film & Gilbert & Sullivan's 1885 comic opera (Bright
Lights Film Journal, Issue 30, Oct. 2000) |
| East-West
Cultural Differences in Basic Life Stance |
An essay by Steve McCarty |
| The
Foreigner - Japan |
"an online magazine on living, working
and traveling in Japan" |
| Gaijin
a Go-go Cafe |
Famous Western actors in Japanese TV commercials:
Quicktime videos & storyboards with translations & still
captures |
| The Han World:
Korean Residents in Japan |
(in Japanese, Korean & English) A project
seeking to promote a better understanding of Koreans in Japan from
academic & scientific perspectives |
| Issho Kikaku |
"a non-profit organization formed by Tokyo-based
foreign nationals which uses performing arts projects, symposia & computer
networking to facilitate the internationalization process in Japan" |
| Japan
for Dummies |
Adventures of 2 Westerners trying to do as the
Japanese do |
| Japanese
Only: The Otaru Hotspring Case and Discrimination Against "Foreigners" in
Japan |
Arudou Debito on "promoting the passage
of anti-discrimination laws and challenging blatantly discriminatory
actions in the courts" (Japan Focus, Nov. 2004) |
| JapanUnlimited.com |
Information for foreigners on living, working & traveling
in Japan |
| JET
Alumni Association International (JETAA) |
Organization
of alumni of the JET program, which places young overseas graduates
with host institutions in Japan as coordinators for international
relations or assistant language teachers |
| Kasei
Wago 華声和語 |
A Japanese-language electronic magazine for
those interested in China, Sino-Japanese relations, & Chinese
living in Japan |
| Living
Information Handbook |
Various handbooks for foreigners living in Japan:
emergency; housing & removals; living in Japan; procedures for
residency; alien registration; health & medical services; welfare;
employment; education; tax; birth/childcare; transportation |
| Nikkei
Identity in Oizumi, Japan |
"a transnational space that explores Brazilian & Peruvian
experiences in Japan ... a world enmeshed in the negotiation of economics,
ethnicity, nationality, community, &, -- ultimately -- identity" |
| Panderers
in Japan |
""mission" ... to poke a little
fun at western stars who advertise products in Japan they might not
necessarily use": video clips of ads made by Western stars categorized
alphabetically |
| Postcolonial
Perspecitive on Intercultural Relations: A Japan-U.S.Example |
An essay in The Edge by William Kelly |
| A
Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Japan |
Robert W. Ridge's guide based on his experience
as a biologist at ICU |
| Revisiting
Japan's Internationalization: Reflections on the JET Program after
14 Years |
David McConnell's essay in Harvard Asia
Quarterly (Winter 2002) |
| Shijo-Tsushin
English Homepage |
Newsletter for the exchange of cultural experiences
of the kikokushijo (people who have grown up abroad & returned
to Japan) |
| Stephen
Murphy-Shigematsu's Homepage |
Homepage of scholar whose research "focuses
on issues of diversity in Japan and the United States, including
multiethnicity, transnationalism, Amerasians and Okinawa": full
text available for some articles & essays |
| Tokyo
Alien Eyes |
(in Japanese, English & Korean) "a
non-profit/non-government support organization for foreigners' rights
in Japan" |
| Tokyo
With Kids |
"The interactive online community for English
speaking parents in Tokyo & all of Japan" |
| TokyoTokyoTokyo |
(in English & Japanese) "designed to
promote mutual understanding for both Japanese and non-Japanese and
to make Japan a more comfortable country to live in for all":
exchanging views; learn Japanese; guide to Tokyo, etc. |
| Treasure
Box - Discovery of Japan |
Information for foreigners living or about to
live in Japan, so that they have "a smooth transition and easier
life" |
| Weblog
Japan |
Aiming "to grow into a complete and useful
guide for foreigners living or travelling in Japan" |
| Zipangu |
(in Japanese & English) "a grass-root,
non-profit organization [exploring] possibilities of dynamic dialogue
between people from different cultures, especially... Japan [&]
the U.S.A": Pearl Harbor Project exploring American & Japanese
views & understandings of Pearl Harbor through questionnaires;
transcultural issues & news |
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