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It provides a forum for building awareness of the more than thirty countries broadly defined as the Asia-Pacific region - the area from Japan to Iran, and from Central Asia to New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
The University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) founded in 1947, is the oldest interdisciplinary center in the United States devoted exclusively to Japanese Studies.
An international, nonpartisan digital network. It provides scholars, graduate students and professionals a free daily forum to discuss Japanese history, culture, religion, and society.
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) was founded in 1987. Devoted to interdisciplinary and comprehensive research on Japanese culture from an international perspective, it is an inter-university research institute supported by government funds.
JACAR is a digital archive of Asian historical records that are historical documents of Japan concerning to the modern Japanese relations with other countries, particularly those in Asia.
The institute's library allows the perusal of documents and provides various copy services. It is also possible for users in remoter locations to access documents and copy services through the interlibrary loan system.
The NCC works to expand and improve access to library resources and information about Japan, through collaboration with institutions and organizations in North America, Japan, and elsewhere. NCC coordinates projects to cooperatively develop Japanese collections and articulate the information needs of librarians, scholars, and others.
Established in 1946. The Institute surveys public opinion to generate data that can be used when preparing programs and publications, as well as in other planning activities. The Institute also conducts research on survey methods and data analysis.