This online version of a book on the US war against Japan is very extensive and filled with useful information.

[Free Registration/Login Required] How necessary was it for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in World War II? In this lesson, students will study varying accounts and develop their own opinions of...

The Doolittle Raid was a gutsy attack on Tokyo made by heroic pilots of B-25 bombers launched from the deck of the USS Hornet, and aircraft carrier. Read about the daring mission and see photographs of the planes, pilots and others, and...

Information about,and a scanned copy of, the Treaty of Kanagawa between the United States and Japan.

This lesson plan is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at Japanese aggression in China and Indochina prior to and during World War II, the quandary in the United States of whether or...

In this lesson plan, students will consider "Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the...

Unfounded fears that Japanese American citizens might sabotage the war effort led Franklin Delano Roosevelt to order that all Americans of Japanese descent be forced into internment camps.

Read about American entrance into the spheres of influence in Asia beginning as early as Commadore Perry and his opening of Japan. Find out about American policy in China, Theodore Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize, and U.S. relations with...

A brief look at the expansionist moves of Japan in China, including a description of the Rape of Nanking. Also read about the military expansionism in Europe and Africa by both Germany and Italy, finally resulting in a declaration of war...

Explore the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Japan on this site.

Learn about the history of Japan's economy in this brief article.

A thorough discussion on the topic of whaling in Japan during the time of Commodore Perry's expedition. Essay also discusses the reasons leading up to the desire to open Japan to the Western World.

Discover the engineering skills of ancient builders. Follow the evolution of a new terraced rice paddy, a masterpiece of ancient engineering that has existed in China, the Philippines and elsewhere for as long as two millennia.

The site gives an extensive lesson of how Sumo Wrestling came to Japan in the 8th century. It also contains links to further information.

Welcome to Japan ! Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included.

This site from Whaling Library offers essay on "Small-type Coastal Whaling in Japan". Good history of whaling in Pacific waters. Mention of influence of United States in 1820.

This unit from the extensive Asia for Educator's site provides audio, video and lecture materials from well-credentialed Asian studies professors to explore Japan's medieval period, from 1000-1500 A.D. Topics include the Samurai,...

We don't know much about haniwa or the Kofun Period because there was no writing system in Japan at the time. What we do know is that instead of being buried deep underground with the deceased, haniwa occupied and marked the open...

The picture shown in this essay is part of the Black Ship Scroll which depicts two of the nine American ships that arrived in Japan under Commodore Matthew Perry in 1854: U.S.S. Powhatan and U.S.S. Supply. Read the history of the U.S.S...

Interactive family tree of ancient Japanese gods and goddesses with descriptions and images.

The Shosoin Repository survived both war and fire, leaving virtually all the ancient cultural treasures intact. The thousands of items preserved in the Shosoin repository include manuscripts, musical instruments, textiles, shoes,...

Describes the status of women in Japanese society during the Heinan Period.

This sculpture shows Amitabha, identified as the Buddha of the Western Paradise. Read a brief history of Amitabha and the techniques used to make this sculpture.

Provides a biography of Murasaki Shikibu, the writer of The Tale of Genji.