Archives: Contemporary Okinawa by John Michael Purves
http://www.niraikanai.wwma.net/pages/archive.html

This archive contains Japanese documents dating back to the 1889 Constitution. The documents are divided into several sections: Prewar and Wartime Documents, Postwar Japan-U.S. Documents, Postreversion Japan-U.S. Documents, and Other Resources. Full text is available for most of the documents.

Birth of the Constitution of Japan
http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/

This online exhibition on the writing of the Japanese Constitution is sponsored by the National Diet Library. It focuses on the major events and documents surrounding the framing of the Constitution. The site also contains archives, a glossary, information on historical figures, a chronological table, and additional links.

Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
http://www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html

Features policy positions, issue papers, and government statistics.

Cross Currents, University of Hawaii
http://www.crosscurrents.hawaii.edu:8080/jwork_e.asp

A bilingual Japanese-English site that enables students to explore Japan, the US, and the similarities and differences between the two countries. Topics include agriculture, employment, industries, labor unions, workplaces, and women.

House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/index.htm

Includes a guide to the Diet, house members, and information about Diet-enacted laws.

House of Representatives, Government of Japan
http://www.shugiin.go.jp/index.nsf/html/index_e.htm

Includes a running list of officers, their associated political groups, and information about the Constitution of Japan.

“Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, 1960-1976,” Digital National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB175/index.htm

This collection includes over 2,000 government documents related to US-Japan relations. Includes information about documents and a historical overview. In order to view documents, users must be able to access the ProQuest database.

Japan Focus
http://www.japanfocus.org/products/index/category_id/169

Politics articles from this online refereed journal.

Features English translations of major labor laws, statistics, and reports on labor.

Stanford University Guide to Japan Information Resources
http://jguide.stanford.edu/site/government_politics_16.html

This section of the Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources includes links to Japanese government ministries, agencies, the imperial family, and political parties, as well as to sites that explore Japanese foreign relations.

A wide array of economic statistics is available, mostly focusing on population, labor, income, and retail. Historical statistics are also available. See also Duke University ’s Japanese Studies Subject Guide for Statistics: http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/japan/subject/stat/statlinks.html.

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