Japan Links, News, and Resources
An assortment of information and resources on Japan.
News
Various news sources for Japan.
Newspapers
The major newspapers (and a few other important ones).
Asahi Shimbun (left/US liberal)
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/japan/
Mainichi Shimbun (moderate left/US liberal)
http://mainichi.jp/english/
The Japan News - the Yomiuri Shimbun (center right)
http://the-japan-news.com/
Nikkei Asian Review - Nihon Keizai Shmbun (right, business)
https://asia.nikkei.com/
Japan Forward - Sankei Shimbun (right/far right)
http://japan-forward.com/
The Japan Times - primary independent English daily newsppaper in Japan
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Japan Press Weekly (progressive/left - associated with the JCP's Shimbun Akahata)
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/
News Agencies
Kyodo News
https://english.kyodonews.net/
JiJi Press
https://jen.jiji.com/
Shingetsu News Agency
http://shingetsunewsagency.com/
News Aggregators
Various news aggregators
Japan Today - news aggregator
https://japantoday.com/
News on Japan - news aggregator
http://www.newsonjapan.com/
News Aggregators
Various news aggregators
Japan Subculture Research Center - "A guide to the Japanese underworld, Japanese pop-culture, yakuza and everything dark under the sun.", website of Jake Adelstein, Japan based independent investigative Journalist, mostly focused on crime
http://www.japansubculture.com/
Sora News 24 - formerly Rocket News, pop culture
https://soranews24.com/
Tokyo Reporter - "salacious news on crime, politics, business and entertainment from Japan", largely based on Japanese tabloids, entertaining, usually dubious quality, occassional gems, often has NSFW advertising
https://www.tokyoreporter.com/
International Relations
The Japan Forum on International Relations
https://www.jfir.or.jp/e/
Discuss Japan - Japan Foreign Policy Forum
https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University
https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/
Labor Unions
General Union - labor union, largely (but NOT exclusively!!!!) made up of non-Japanese workers in the Kansai area. Great people.
www.generalunion.org/
GU's Labor Bulletins
www.generalunion.org/labor-bulletins
National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu
http://nugwnambu.org/
Fukuoka General Union
http://fukuoka.generalunion.org/
Kyoto Information
Deep Kyoto - Michael Lambe's excellent blog on Kyoto
http://www.deepkyoto.com/
Kyoto Journal
https://kyotojournal.org/
Tourist Information
Unbeaten Japan - tour company offering "tours into the deep countryside of the Kansai area of Japan and provide opportunities for international visitors to experience localities up close".
http://unbeatenjapan.com/
Japan-guide.com
https://www.japan-guide.com/
Transportation Information
Japan Station - Japan transportation guide
https://www.japanstation.com/
Osaka Station - Osaka transportation guide
https://www.osakastation.com/
Kyoto Station - Kyoto transportation guide
https://www.kyotostation.com/
Hyperdia - transportation timetable search
http://www.hyperdia.com/
Japan Transit Planner - transportation timetable search
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub
JR Shinkansen Timetables
http://www.shinkansen.co.jp/jikoku_hyo/en/
Forums
Gaijin Pot - largely employment focused
https://gaijinpot.com/
Japan Guide's Forums
https://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quedisplay.html
F***ed Gajin Forums - mostly long term expatriates, denzines may not behave in an socially acceptable manner and often NSFW (as the title suggests), but can be very entertaining and useful.
http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/
Reddits
r/japan
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/
r/JETProgramme/
https://www.reddit.com/r/JETProgramme/
r/japanlife/
https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/
Other Useful Resources
JMA - Japan Meterological Agency
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html
JMA's Earthquake Information
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/
Magazines
Kansai Scene
https://www.kansaiscene.com/
Tokyo Weekender
https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/
Kansai Weekender
https://www.tokyoweekender.com/kansai
Kansai Flea Market - good old classified ad zine
https://www.kfm.to/
Matcha
https://matcha-jp.com/en
Japan Wireless Magazine
https://jw-webmagazine.com/
Miscellaneous Other Stuff
What Japan Thinks - an interesting blog that looks at Japan through translation and analysis of marketing statistics.
https://whatjapanthinks.com/
Kayo Kyoku Plus -0 blog covering 70s and 80s Jpop music
http://kayokyokuplus.blogspot.com/
J Castle - blog about Japanese castles
http://www.jcastle.info/view/Home
Japanzine - originally titled The Alien, started as a rather crude "humor" zine, probably most famous for the comic strip Charisma Man
https://www.japanzine.jp/
Charisma Man - a comic strip that originally ran in The Alien and later in Japanzine, primarily satirizes stereotypical Western men in Japan.
http://www.charismaman.com/