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About Japan: A Teacher's Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find a lot of good materials about Japan of particular relevance to the classrooms. It includes themes, essays and lessons which are intended to provide both the contextual information and actionable activities required to be of...
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Scns: The Gods and Goddesses of Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
List and description of Gods and Goddesses of ancient Japanese history.
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Columbia University

Asia for Educators: Medieval Japan Multimedia Unit

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: East Asian History Sourcebook: East Asian History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University, known for its excellent primary historical resources in English translation, provides one for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese history.
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About Korea: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but informative timeline of Korean history divided into the kingdoms and dynasties that made up this country's history.
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Wake Forest University: Japan: A Meteoric Rise

For Students 9th - 10th
In this excerpt from a larger work on industrialization in the non-Western world, find a detailed history of late nineteenth-century Japan, the period during which Japan was forced out of isolation.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Empire of Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth article on the history of the Japanese Empire between 1868 and 1947.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in Japan, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Political Parties in Japan: 1874 1998

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a list of a number of political parties in Japan. It gives a history of each party and what they want to accomplish for their country. It tells how The Liberal Democratic Party was in power from 1955 until 1993 and what...
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Puppet Theater of Japan: Bunraku

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to bunraku--the traditional puppet theater of Japan. Find clear explanations of the history of the art form and details of the music, props, and puppets used. Illustrated with beautiful pictures. Includes several video...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated overviews of the art of Japan by time period.
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Osaka Museum of Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on this natural history museum in Japan. Many links to more information are on this site. Japanese text also available to download.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Documents on the Grand Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of transcripts from meetings between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain during World War II in their efforts to defeat Germany and Japan.
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W.v. History: Senator Harley M. Kilgore and Japan's Wwii Business Practices

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the West Virginia History Journal, Volume 55, this discusses the oil dealings of Japan leading up to World War II. Sanctions against Japan are also discussed. Published in 1996.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 19 Worst Natural Disasters in the History of Japan

For Students 4th - 8th
Presents a list of the nineteen worst natural disasters to strike Japan, along with descriptions, year, number of casualties, and where each occurred. Japan has been hit by earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, blizzards,...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Samurai Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the culture and traditions of the samurai in medieval Japan.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Buddhism in Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhism would revolutionize many aspects of Japanese life including music, dance, a new writing system, and above all, elaborate Buddhist art. View a picture of a Buddhist sculpture and read a brief history of Buddhism in Japan.
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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tokyo: The Anime Capital of Japan

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short essay on the history of cartooning and animation in Japan. Discusses the importance of anime (also known as Japanimation) as an industry to Japan and its global reach. Nice samples of anime characters and styles frame the site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction

For Students 9th - 10th
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: July 29: Harris Treaty & Bowling

For Students 9th - 10th
Library of Congress site presents historical material of events that happened on July 29. Topics include the Harris Treaty and the history of bowling.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Gyotaku: The Ancient Japanese Art of Printing Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice paper, sumi-e ink, and brushes in order to create gyotaku: elaborate rubbings of freshly...
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A&E Television

History.com: Why Wwii Soldiers Mutinied After v J Day

For Students 9th - 10th
The Allies had won the war, but thousands of U.S. troops were fed up. During the five months, from V-J Day into January 1946, thousands took to the streets at bases around the world, protesting the delays. According to historian, R....
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Korea, Case History of a Pawn

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Army Center of Military History provides information on Japan's control of Korea, the subsequent change of control to the United States following World War II, and the USSR's involvement.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: History of the Atomic Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the history of the invention of the atomic bomb, its use in World War II against Japan, the impact on people who were targetted by it, the immediate and long-term impact on generations of people, the effect on communications,...

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