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Japanese History
History of Japan. Overview, and ancient to modern Japan

Association for the Advancement of Liberalist View of History
Provides a revisionist view of topics on 20th century Japanese history and military, reparations, comfort women, and their movement to remove war crime references in textbooks.

The Imperial Family of Japan
Provides biographical information, pictures, genealogical tables, and legal documents on the current status of the imperial family.

Manifestations of Gender Distinction in the Japanese Language
Explains historical development of the Japanese language and diversity of its gender specific constructs and their usage.

History of Japanese Railways
Chronological listing of railroads from 1872 to 1907 (the first line, redcap, women employed, and horsedrawn). A few illustrations, including a print of an 1870s train.

Japanese History Documentation Project
Includes an encyclopedia, introduction to Japanese history, and booklists.

Ogasawara Clan Genealogy
Genealogical information of the descendants of the Ogasawara clan from 711 BC to the present.

The Currency Museum
Bank of Japan virtual museum exhibit of old currency in Japan, as well as money used during Japan's colonial empire.

Timeline of Japanese History
Brief outline of historical periods from the Jomon Period to the present.

Japan 1868
Site on relations between France and Japan in 1867-1869.


Society: History: By Region: Asia






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