About Japan, A teacher's resource

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A growing library of textual and visual resources for background information and classroom teaching, including articles, primary sources, annotated bibliographies, images, maps, timelines and multimedia files. The sources of all the items are carefully documented and the descriptions include important contextual information. Resources are associated with content across the site and thus can serve as an alternative starting point for exploration. Members are also invited to discuss the items and share their experiences of using them in the classroom.

Ritual Objects in Todaiji


Photo of ritual objects in front of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu) at Todaiji Temple in Nara.

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Students at a Juku


Photo of students studying at an after school "cram school" on a Friday evening. These schools play an important role in entrance exam preparation.

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School Lunch


Photo of 'kyushoku', or school lunch, in Japanese schools. In schools with school lunch, the process of serving and cleaning up the lunch is an important part of the kids education.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament


Photo of the 2010 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, with McDonald's sponsorship banners prominently on display.

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Ruins of The Industrial Museum of Hiroshima


The Industrial Museum of Hiroshima, which is located near the target of the first atomic blast in the history of war, is to be preserved as a memorial. A Japanese woman, whose husbnad was killed in this building by the explosion, places a bouquet of flowers in a Japanese army helmet at a marker beside the gutted framework that remains.

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Kanto Earthquake Destruction in Tokyo


A shopping center in Tokyo suffered incredible destruction during the Kanto Earthquake in 1923.

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Traders Gesturing at Tokyo Stock Market


Photo of traders in Tokyo on August 16, 1971, following President Nixon's speech on the U.S. economy.

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Japanese War Crime Trials


Photo taken in 1946 during the Japanese war crimes trials.

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Jun Saito on Japanese Domestic Politics


Jun Saito, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University and former member of the Japanese House of Representatives, discusses Japanese domestic politics in this April 2010 interview.

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From Hiroshima to New York: Survivors of the 1945 A-Bombing of Hiroshima Discuss Their Experiences, Paper Cranes & 9/11


Masahiro Sasaki and Tsugio Ito, suvivors of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, discuss their memories of that day and its impact on their lives.

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