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Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour

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A complex and highly detailed virtual tour of 18th century Edo (now Tokyo) using traditional Japanese woodblock prints to... see more

Material Type:
Simulation
Author:
Ken Matsushima
Date Created:
September 27, 2000
Date Modified:
September 30, 2020
Peer Review:
4.6666665 stars
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Black Ships and Samurai. Comodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

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A narrated exhibit of American and Japanese art illustrating Comodore Perry’s mission to Japan in 1853-54. The lengthy... see more

Material Type:
Presentation
Date Created:
October 27, 2004
Date Modified:
February 15, 2023
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
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4.0 stars
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The Art of the Samurai

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A virtual exhibition of 70 objects privately owned. The art includes examples of metalwork, netsuke, sagemono, lacquer,... see more

Material Type:
Collection
Author:
ArtduJapon, a group of antiques dealers
Date Created:
December 16, 2002
Date Modified:
August 20, 2021
Editor Review:
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Contemporary Japan Units on Asia for Educators

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This online workbook is designed to supplement and enliven standard textbook presentations of Japan. For this purpose,... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Asia for Educators, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Date Created:
July 3, 2002
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
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Japanese Law and Government

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This is a free, online wikibook, so the contents are continually being updated and refined. Topics include: Government;... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Various Authors
Date Created:
March 19, 2010
Date Modified:
April 9, 2020
Editor Review:
2.0 stars
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A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present

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A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present is a unique study: the first by a Western scholar... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
John Andrew Black
Date Created:
March 21, 2022
Date Modified:
March 28, 2022
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Tokyo University and the War

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Tachibana Takashi analyzes the impact of World War II on Tokyo University and Tokyo University’s impact on the war:... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Tachibana Takashi
Date Created:
September 30, 2021
Date Modified:
November 8, 2021
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Mercury Pollution in Minamata | SpringerLink

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It overviews the poisoning which occurred in the 1950s and 1960s... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Hisashi Yokoyama
Date Created:
May 14, 2018
Date Modified:
April 1, 2021
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