Also Try Asian American Awesome Library in Japanese (Requires Japanese font.) Lists Japan Asahi (Newspaper) 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 Awesome Library in Japanese (Alta Vista Babelfisth) Provides online translations of the Web. 7-02  Japan and Thailand Old Photos Japanese Search Engine (All About Japan) Provides searches in Japanese. Requires the Japanese font. 6-02  Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com) Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02 News Japanese Newspaper News in Japanese (LanguageBox.com) Provides news in Japanese. Includes Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi, and Kyoto Shimbun from Japan, as well as CNN from the USA. 8-00 Papers Buddhist - Zen Stories Japan (CountryReports.org) Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02 Japan (UC Regents) Japanese Cabinet (Japan Times) Provides brief profiles of key members of the Japanese Cabinet. 5-01 Japanese Holidays - Obon and Matsuri (Owens) Provides a description of these Japanese holidays, including their origins. Obon is celebrated in August. 8-00 Koizumi, Junichiro (BBC) Provides a political profile of the new Prime Minister of Japan. He replaces Yoshiro Mori. leaders and rulers. 5-01 National Curriculum Standards Reform (Japanese Curriculum Council) Provides the direction and content for curriculum standards for Japan. 5-01 Purchase Resources Japanese Books Search (Amazon.co.jp) Provides searches in Japanese. Requires the Japanese font. 6-02  Trips 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 Japan Worksheets (AbcTeach) Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of this region of the world. 8-01

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