Japan Workbook | Information Resources on the Internet

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1) General information about Japan and its economy

Major Economic Indexes

http://web-jpn.org/stat/index.html (Japan Information Network)

OECD Comparative Economic Statistics

http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/viewhtml.aspx?QueryName=14&QueryType=View&Lang=en

The Japan Economic Foundation

www.jef.or.jp/

2) Japanese Government Web sites

Government of Japan Economic Planning Agency
(This site has been closed due to the January 2000 restructuring of Japanese government agencies. The information previously found on the EPA Web site can now be found on the Japanese Cabinet Office Web site. The link below has been updated to take you to the Cabinet Office Web site.)

www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html

The Ministry of Finance

www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html

Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center: Statistics about Japan

www.stat.go.jp/english/

3) Trade Web sites:

JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Homepage

www.jetro.go.jp/

The International Trade Center

www.intracen.org/

4) Economics Web sites in Japan

Keidanren: The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations

www.keidanren.or.jp/index.html

Keizai Doyukai -- Japan Association of Corporate Executives

www.doyukai.or.jp/E_index.htm

Nomura Research Institute Home Page (English version)

www.nri.co.jp/

Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.

www.dir.co.jp/Reception/welcome.html

Japan Research Institute Ltd. (English version)

www.jri.co.jp/english/

Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd

http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/english/index.html

**A complete listing of Japanese Government Web Servers can be found at

http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/link/links_e.html

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