BBC News: The Hidden Face of Japan's Recession - 30 minute radio program on growing poverty in Japan: as recession bites, growing numbers of homeless and starving men are on the streets.
Biotech Japan - News and business information on Japan's biotechnology industry, pharmaceuticals, bioventures, medical, and technology transfer resources. Funded by the Japanese government.
ExecutivePlanet.com: Japan - Guide to business etiquette in Japan covering many aspects of doing business in Japan, including negotiating, entertaining, gift giving, and public behaviour.
Explaining Japan's Recession - Economic essay asserting that both Keynesian and Monetarist explanations and solutions to Japan's economic stagnation failed and an Austrian theory of the business cycle provides the explanation.
Forbes: The Panic Spreads - Documents Japan's continuing economic decline and demonstrates Japan's industrial crisis is reaching Great Depression levels.
Japan Country Analysis Brief - A US Dept. of Energy report on Japan's energy sector, with information on oil, gas, coal, electricity and nuclear power industry.
Japan Economic Foundation - Homepage of JEF offering articles and back issues of the Journal of Japanese Trade and Industry.
Japan Entrepreneur Report - A monthly newsletter devoted to covering new business activity in Japan. With online archive.
The Japan Investor - Subscription based investor information for those interested in the Japanese market.
Japan Rice Market - Provides regularly updated news on Japanese rice, as well as monitoring current prices. With news archive.
JapanConsuming: Monthly Newsletter - Analysis and reporting of Japan's consumer and retail markets to help overseas companies gain access to the Japanese market.
Japanese State - Market Relations - Short college essay on different views of the Japanese market and system, and argues that the market has not been in a purely subservient role in Japan.
J@pan Inc - Business magazine focusing on e-business, consumer products, and the changing economy.
National Review: Setting Sun - Hudson Institute economist Alan Reynolds argues that tax reform is crucial to reviving the Japanese economy.
Sarjam - Japan's satellite cable broadband internet information site.
Saving Japan - A collection of essays by MIT economist Paul Krugman on the Japanese economy.
Terrie.com - Weekly news and information about technology and e-business in Japan.
Textileinfo.com - Introduces information related to innovative technology and management, at times unique to Japanese culture, as well as the latest news concerning textiles in general.
The Tokyo News - Japan news headlines, world news and financial markets. Links to newspapers, weather, travel, hotels and a map of Tokyo.
Forbes - The Pride That Killed Sony - Article stating that hubris caused plunging sales and profits, and led to a major restructuring. (November 5, 2003)
BBC News - Sony Plans Massive Job Cuts - The consumer electronics giant is to shed 13% of its workforce to combat its resurgent rivals and prop up profits. (October 28, 2003)
Making Some Sense of the Japanese Economy - Offers some thoughts on what has been happening and how economists have viewed Japan's continuing economic woes. (September, 2003)
- Book excerpt of Richard Katz explaining what went wrong with Japan's economic miracle.
