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Black Ships and Samurai: Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan (1853-1854), MIT
http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027j/black_ships_and_samurai/bss_intro.html
An MIT open source site on Japanese-American interactions at the time of Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan in 1853 with excellent visual material and good historical commentary by John Dower.
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.
Japan and the Allied Occupation, Ohio State University
http://library.osu.edu/sites/rarebooks/japan/sitemap.html
An extensive array of images and documents from the Allied Occupation of Japan. The images are sorted by region, with a focus on Tokyo and rural areas. The documents include a history of the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers (SCAP), SCAP documents, and letters from Japan during the Occupation.
Henry Smith’s Home Page
http://www.columbia.edu/~hds2/
Columbia University Professor Henry Smith’s website includes a bibliography for research on Japan, articles and publications, the full text of Learning From Shogun, syllabi for undergraduate and graduate classes, and more.
Photography of Occupied Japan 1948-1951, Ohio State University
http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/sites/rarebooks/japan/index.html
This site is a collection of photographs taken in post-WWII Japan by an anthropologist and member of the American occupation forces. Photographs are grouped in themed portfolios and supplemented by detailed descriptions of each theme and setting.