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Also Try Asian American Awesome Library in Japanese (Requires Japanese font.) Lists Japan Asahi (Newspaper) Materials Awesome Library in Japanese (Alta Vista Babelfisth) Provides online translations of the Web. 7-02  Japan and Thailand Old Photos Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com) Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02 News -03-20-07 Japan Vows to Lead in Fight Against Global Warming (USA Today) "Japan aims to play a leading role in the post-Kyoto battle on global warming and will seek the full engagement of the USA and China, the world's top two polluters, officials said Tuesday." "Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask his cabinet ministers to develop a package of proposals to present to next year's Group of Eight summit of world leaders which Japan will host, they said." 03-07 -09-11-05 Koizumi Re-Elected as Prime Minister of Japan (BBC News) "Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has won an overwhelming victory in lower house elections, according to results published by the media." 9-05 -09-20-06 Shinzo Abe to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister (Bloomberg.com) "Shinzo Abe was elected head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party today, ensuring he will succeed Junichiro Koizumi as prime minister next week." 09-06 -4-12-05 Tensions High Between China and Japan (CNN News) "Protests are rare in China, with the government keeping a tight rein on any public gatherings and banning most demonstrations." "But while China's government has urged protesters to remain calm, and avoid extremist behavior, it has been tolerant of these anti-Japanese demonstrations, urging Tokyo to take a 'responsible attitude' towards history." "The protests saw tens of thousands of protesters call for a boycott of Japanese products, burning flags and shouting anti-Japanese slogans." "Tokyo has demanded an apology and compensation from Beijing for the damage caused by protesters, and demanded that Chinese authorities protect Japanese in China." "The tensions can be traced back to Japan's military campaigns in the last century. Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, and occupied various parts of China until 1945." 4-05 -4-16-05 Tensions High Between China and Japan (CBS News) "About 20,000 anti-Japanese protesters rampaged in Shanghai on Saturday, stoning Japan's consulate and smashing cars and shops in a protest over Tokyo's wartime history and its bid for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat. Thousands of police watched but did little to restrain the crowd." "Japan filed an official protest, complaining that Chinese authorities failed to stop the violence." "The Shanghai government, however, blamed Japan for the protest, saying it was sparked by 'Japan's wrong attitudes and actions on a series of issues such as its history of agression,' the official Xinhua news agency quoted government spokeswoman Jiao Yang as saying late Saturday." 4-05 Japan News (JapanTimes.com) Provides news stories. 3-05 Japanese Newspaper Papers Buddhist - Zen Stories History of Sino-Japanese Conflict (Guardian Observer) "August 1894: Start of the first Sino-Japanese War. This one-sided conflict was effectively ended when the Chinese northern fleet was destroyed off the mouth of the Yalu river. China was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki in April 1895, when it ceded Taiwan and other territory to Japan and allowed Korea to become a Japanese protectorate." 4-05 Japan (CountryReports.org) Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02 Japan (UC Regents) Japanese Cabinet (Japan Times) Provides brief profiles of key members of the Japanese Cabinet. 5-01 Japanese Holidays - Obon and Matsuri (Owens) Provides a description of these Japanese holidays, including their origins. Obon is celebrated in August. 8-00 Koizumi, Junichiro (BBC) Provides a political profile of the new Prime Minister of Japan. He replaces Yoshiro Mori. leaders and rulers. 5-01 National Curriculum Standards Reform (Japanese Curriculum Council) Provides the direction and content for curriculum standards for Japan. 5-01 Purchase Resources Japanese Books Search (Amazon.co.jp) Provides searches in Japanese. Requires the Japanese font. 6-02  Worksheets Japan Worksheets (AbcTeach) Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of this region of the world. 8-01

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