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Karate Do Shotokai Enyclopedia: What Is Bushido?
This site contains good information about Bushido, the code that the samurai followed.
Other
Toyko National Museum
The homepage of the Tokyo National Museum displays art and archaeological objects of Asia, with a focus on Japan.
Climate Zone
Climate Zone: Climate of Japan
Tables for the different climate regions in Japan show the average temperature, rainfall and snowfall in this Asian country.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Manhattan Project
Easy facts that answer all questions about the Manhattan Project that was established in the United States during WW2 to create the atomic bomb.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Iwo Jima Facts
Provides detailed facts and interesting information about Battle of Iwo Jima and the Iwo Jima Memorial at Arlington Cemetery.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Battle of Midway
Comprehensive overview and detailed facts about the Battle of Midway when American planes defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands. This was the turning point of the war in the Pacific between the United States...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Battle of Midway Timeline
Interesting Battle of Midway timeline with details of significant times and important events that occurred on June 4, 1942.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb
Discussion of the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the end of World War II.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Pearl Harbor
Article features a summary and interesting facts about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: Konnichiwa, Welcome to My World
This WebQuest from SCORE asks the young student to help a new student from Japan feel welcome at school before (s)he even arrives, by creating a book about the two cultures.
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Travel Photos: Japan
Mr. Frysinger, a seasoned traveler, presents many photos from Japan focusing on the land and the people. The photos are accompanied by captions telling where they were taken, and in some cases, information about the particular place....
Other
Artizon Museum, Tokyo, Japan
The Artizon's online English-language home provides access to its collection, which is focussed primarily on the art of the impressionists, the post-impressionists, and twentieth-century Western masters. Most examples are accompanied by...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Facts About Japan
Find out interesting facts about Japan including population, currency, weather, and food.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing
Features interesting facts about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing in 1945.
Curated OER
Guide to Japan: Buddhism
This site gives a brief overview of this Eastern religion and describes its many important characteristics.
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Guide to Japan: Buddhism
This site gives a brief overview of this Eastern religion and describes its many important characteristics.
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Japan guide.com: Trains
Meiji Restoration included a modernizing the transportation system beginning with trains. This site describes how that took place.
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Japan guide.com: Christianity in Japan
Site gives a brief account of the history of Christianity in Japan.
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Guide to Japan: Shinto
This site contains descriptive information about the Japanese religion Shinto and its history.
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Guide to Japan: Shinto
This site contains descriptive information about the Japanese religion Shinto and its history.
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Guide to Japan: Shinto
This site contains descriptive information about the Japanese religion Shinto and its history.
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Wikipedia: Japanese Expansionism
An article on how the Japanese felt that resource-rich colonies were needed to compete with European powers which was their reasoning for invading Manchuria, Indochina, and China.
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Wikipedia: Japanese Expansionism
An article on how the Japanese felt that resource-rich colonies were needed to compete with European powers which was their reasoning for invading Manchuria, Indochina, and China.
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Animal Info: Dama Gazelle
This site contains a variety of information on the dama gazelle. Detailed statistics and trends on this endangered species.