See also:
Business Week - Japan: The System That Soured
Accounting News in Japan Provides information about news in accounting standards in Japan. http://www2g.biglobe.ne.jp/~ykawamur/
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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/audiovideo/programmes/crossing_continents/208036.stm
Biotech Japan News and business information on Japan's biotechnology industry, pharmaceuticals, bioventures, medical, and technology transfer resources. Funded by the Japanese government. http://www.biojapan.org/
Bureaucratic Corruption in Japan Essay delves into corruption in Japan's government ministries and police. http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp76.html
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. http://www.executiveplanet.com/index.php?title=Japan
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. http://www.mises.org/fullstory.asp?control=1099
Forbes: The Panic Spreads Documents Japan's continuing economic decline and demonstrates Japan's industrial crisis is reaching Great Depression levels. http://www.forbes.com/global/2002/0218/022.html
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. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/japan.html
Japan Economic Foundation Homepage of JEF offering articles and back issues of the Journal of Japanese Trade and Industry. http://www.jef.or.jp/
Japan Entrepreneur Report A monthly newsletter devoted to covering new business activity in Japan. With online archive. http://www.japanentrepreneur.com/
The Japan Investor Subscription based investor information for those interested in the Japanese market. http://www.japaninvestor.com/
Japan Rice Market Provides regularly updated news on Japanese rice, as well as monitoring current prices. With news archive. http://www.japan-rice.com/
JapanConsuming: Monthly Newsletter Analysis and reporting of Japan's consumer and retail markets to help overseas companies gain access to the Japanese market. http://www.japanconsuming.com/
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. http://www.anime.net/~roba/PS431-2.htm
J@pan Inc Business magazine focusing on e-business, consumer products, and the changing economy. http://www.japaninc.com/
National Review: Setting Sun Hudson Institute economist Alan Reynolds argues that tax reform is crucial to reviving the Japanese economy. http://www.findarticles.com/cf_natrvw/m1282/n13_v50/20977850/p1/article.jhtml
NLI Research Institute Publishes online studies and research on economic and socioeconomic affairs of Japan. http://www.nli-research.co.jp/
No More Games in Japan's Referee-Free Capitalism Argues that legal reforms are also needed for Japan's economic woes to end, but current structural reforms may worsen the situation. http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/discussionpapers/Kaneko.html
Sarjam Japan's satellite cable broadband internet information site. http://www.sarjam.com/
Saving Japan A collection of essays by MIT economist Paul Krugman on the Japanese economy. http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/jpage.html
Terrie.com Weekly news and information about technology and e-business in Japan. http://www.terrie.com/
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. http://textileinfo.com/
The Tokyo News Japan news headlines, world news and financial markets. Links to newspapers, weather, travel, hotels and a map of Tokyo. http://thetokyonews.net/
Forbes - The Pride That Killed Sony Article stating that hubris caused plunging sales and profits, and led to a major restructuring. (November 5, 2003) http://www.forbes.com/technology/personaltech/2003/11/05/cz_bf_1104sony.html
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) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3219667.stm
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) http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp94.html
