A nice description of life in Japan focusing in Japanese house, food and clothes. There are also a number of questions at the bottom of the page such as why Japanese take off their shoes before entering a house and more.

A short essay on the history of cartooning and animation in Japan. Discusses the importance of anime (also known as Japanimation) as an industry to Japan and its global reach. Nice samples of anime characters and styles frame the site.

At this site sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, high tech aspects of modern Japan are explained by products, such as cellular phone, game machine, bullet train, high tech eco products and dog language translator. The...