Outlines trends in the development of Japan's commercial shipping prior to World War I. Argues that the promotion of the industry was undertaken primarily not for commercial, but for strategic imperialist reasons.

Seeks to clarify the contributions and limitations of Japanese business diplomacy. Argues that Japanese business diplomacy, was insufficiently influential to prevent political and military conflict. [PDF]

Describes postwar American involvement in remodeling Japanese society, along with pictures of several posters used for information and propaganda.

Essay on the introduction of square dancing to the people of Nagasaki in 1946 and its increase of social mixing between sexes and cultures.

Short college essay on Fukuzawa, who was one of the Meiji Era's most influential figures.

List and description of several Meiji Era Japanese inventors, with descriptions of in their creations and biographies.

Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at Japanese textbooks and how they cover Japanese history from the early 20th Century. [PDF]

Contains pictures of former vessels in the wartime navy, as well as information on their guns, torpedoes, sensors, names, and officers.

Provides electronic access to digital images of historical records about modern Japan-Asia relations held by Japanese national institutions. Includes records held by the National Archives of Japan, the Diplomatic Record Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Institute for Defense Studies of the National Defense Agency. Time period: early Meiji (1867-1912) era through World War II. In English and Japanese.

Shows photos and varieties of Japanese coins from the 16th to 19th century.

History of Japan. Overview, and ancient to modern Japan

Essay by a Kyoto University professor attacking Japanese nationalism and asserting that the Diaoyutai islands are rightfully China's.

Shows populations in major Japanese cities every decade from 1890.

Visual culture (art, photography, video, etc) of Japan since the mid-19th century. The aim of the collection, created by Pulitzer-Prize winner John Dower, is to gain new perspectives on "cultures" in the broadest sense. "Cultures" include Westernization, modernization, changing modes of technology and mass communication, imperialism, nationalism, militarism, racism, commercialization and consumerism. Begins with the black ships of Commodore Perry and ends with pictures by A-bomb survivors.

Discusses the influences that led to the economic policies pursued in the interwar period. [PDF]