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RT @stevesilberman: Zen aesthetics: Japanese design principles [via @brainpicker] http://is.gd/5EukM
PhilMcCreight (Phillip McCreight) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:34:04 -0000
RT @stevesilberman: Zen aesthetics: Japanese design principles [via @brainpicker] http://is.gd/5EukM
@selenehikari Yes, iPhones and iPod Touches all support Japanese input right out of the box.
JapanNewbie (Harvey) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:33:55 -0000
@selenehikari Yes, iPhones and iPod Touches all support Japanese input right out of the box.
TheHimalayanTimes - Japanese aid soon for #Nepal to combat rampant anaemia http://is.gd/5EuDC
nepal_business (Nepal Business) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:33:52 -0000
TheHimalayanTimes - Japanese aid soon for #Nepal to combat rampant anaemia http://is.gd/5EuDC
Thanks to @TheBuzzByBrian for the Ugly Mug of the Day: http://bit.ly/4TQa2v The Japanese Snuggie! I say we hand them out to the homeless.
uglymugagency (Ugly Mug Advertising) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:33:27 -0000
Thanks to @TheBuzzByBrian for the Ugly Mug of the Day: http://bit.ly/4TQa2v The Japanese Snuggie! I say we hand them out to the homeless.
Japanese researchers develop robotic, heroic hummingbird http://bit.ly/7TZSly
techiejunk (Techie Junk) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:33:11 -0000
Japanese researchers develop robotic, heroic hummingbird http://bit.ly/7TZSly
RT @microsoft_fanz: "Death of Microsoft Near"; Bill Gates is worried at Japanese new technolo... http://tinyurl.com/ycug6gp
disability (disability) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:32:51 -0000
RT @microsoft_fanz: "Death of Microsoft Near"; Bill Gates is worried at Japanese new technolo... http://tinyurl.com/ycug6gp

 

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Classical Japanese Language and Literature - This site teaches the classical (that is, old) Japanese language, through poems and extracts from literary/zen/martial arts classics.
Meta Description: [ 5-minute lessons on Chinese and Japanese classics ]

Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture - Include review of lectures and details of the prizes awarded by the center to support translation of Japanese literature.
Meta Description: [ The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University, New York. ]

Ethical issues in Modern Japanese Literature - Article by Yasuko Claremont discussing a range of 20th century authors, including Kawabata, Oe and Mishima.

404 George Sipos's Homepage - George Sipos is a young scholar in Japanese literature mostly interested in the impact of ideology on literary works. See his current research and projects.

Horagai - Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.

500 Introduction to History of Japan's Literature - A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.

Japanese Literature Home Page - Overview of Japanese literary history and important listing of Japanese Authors.

Japanese Literature Resources Page - Creighton University's Japanese bibliographic and internet resources as well as online texts.

404 Japanese Literature Webring - Extensive list of Japanese literature-related links as well as its own exclusive ring of Japanese literature pages.

Japanese Text Initiative - Contains numerous searchable online texts in Japanese and translation from the Man'yoshu to the modern era. Also contains links to online dictionaries.
Meta Description: [ The Japanese Text Initiative, a collaborative effort of the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center and the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library, makes texts of classical Japanese literature available on the World Wide Web. ]

K.Inadomi's Private Library - A biographical sketch of Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish writer who became a Japanese citizen. Also includes texts of selected works and links.

Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor - From the Nihongi, Book XI. A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor. A good example of the importation of Confucian thought in early Japan.
Meta Description: [ From the Nihongi, Book XI. A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor. A good example of the importation of Confucian thought in early Japan. ]

Philosophy of Symbiosis - Online book by an internationally known architect, which advocates a regard for metamorphosis and symbiosis, as distinct from the machine age of today.

The Flowering of Japanese Literature - The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japanese literature.