Gender Equality Bureau , Japan
http://www.gender.go.jp/english_contents/index.html

The Gender Equality Bureau website includes information on the organization, reports, and publications on women. The reports are all available for viewing in a PDF format. The site offers an extensive selection of links to other related sites.

Japan Association for the Advancement of Women
http://www.miraikan.go.jp/english/index.html

The Center for the Advancement of Women website features labor statistics, reports, career information, online exhibits, and counseling information.

Japanese Studies Subject Guides: Women’s Studies Links, Duke University
http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/japan/subject/women/websites.html

Includes links to sites on women’s studies and gender issues in Japan . Each link is accompanied by a short description of the site.

Japan Focus
http://www.japanfocus.org/products/index/category_id/186/subcategory_id/188

Articles on women and gender from this refereed online journal.

Includes vital statistics on marriage, birth, and life expectancies.

The National Women’s Education Center ’s purpose is to contribute to the formation of a gender equal society in Japan through the promotion of women’s education. The site includes lists of their programs, publications, research, and information on their facilities.

Violence Against Women in War — Network Japan
http://www1.jca.apc.org/vaww-net-japan/english/index.html

Provides information on violence against women in war. The site focuses on the issue of wartime sexual slavery and the 2000 Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan ’s Military Sexual Slavery. The site includes an extensive bibliography and list of other sites.

Women in Japanese Society Internet Guide, National Clearinghouse for US-Japanese Studies
http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/172

Links to articles, essays, and statistics. The National Clearinghouse website also features a database of educational materials, lesson plans, additional internet guides, and more.

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