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Also Try

1. Asian American

Lists

1. Japan Asahi (Newspaper)
2. Martial Arts (WWW Virtual Library)
   Provides a comprehensive set of resources on martial arts, including Aikido, Jujitsu, Sumo, Tai Chi, Judo, Kung Fu, Karate and Taekwan Do, many of which were practiced in ancient China.

Materials

1. Japan and Thailand Old Photos
2. Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com)
   Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02

News

1. Asians Complain About Japanese Textbooks (International Herald Tribune - Kak Soo Shin)
   Provides a Korean view of how Japan is depicting its own history in some of its textbooks. The author complains that the textbooks glorify Japan's past aggressions against other nations. 5-01
2. Japanese Newspaper

Papers

1. Buddhist - Zen Stories
2. Japan (UC Regents)
3. Japanese Cabinet (Japan Times)
   Provides brief profiles of key members of the Japanese Cabinet. 5-01
4. Japanese Holidays - Obon and Matsuri (Owens)
   Provides a description of these Japanese holidays, including their origins. Obon is celebrated in August. 8-00
5. Koizumi, Junichiro (BBC)
   Provides a political profile of the new Prime Minister of Japan. He replaces Yoshiro Mori. leaders and rulers. 5-01
6. National Curriculum Standards Reform (Japanese Curriculum Council)
   Provides the direction and content for curriculum standards for Japan. 5-01

Trips

1. Japanese Education and Culture - A Visitor's View (DeWitt)
   Provides a view of Japanese culture and public education by teacher Helen DeWitt, who was visiting through a Fulbright Memorial Fund Program. Includes activities for the class and a map of Japan.

Worksheets

1. Japan Worksheets (AbcTeach)
   Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of this region of the world. 8-01