News and Media

Columbia Journalism Review - East Meets West in the Newsroom
CJR expose on the differences in reporting news in the US and Japan.
http://archives.cjr.org/year/94/2/nhk.asp

GLOCOM Platform
News, opinions, debates and forums on Japan's politics, international relations, economics, business, IT, and other current issues.
http://www.glocom.org/

Japan News - Topix
News on Japan continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
http://www.topix.com/world/japan

Japan News.net
Japan news headlines, financial markets, sport and weather. Access Japan newspapers, travel, hotels and a map of Japan.
http://thejapannews.net/

Japan Newspaper Association
Official site for the Nihon Shinbun Kyokai, with statistics on Japanese newspapers, circulation, and readership.
http://www.pressnet.or.jp/english/index.htm

Japan's Press Clubs as Information Cartels
Study of how Japan's media functions as a cartel and how important news is often suppressed.
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp18.html

Kansai International Media Forum
All-volunteer non-profit organization for Kansai area journalists.
http://www.x-9.com/kimf/

Live Radio and Television from Japan
Watch Japanese television and listen to radio broadcasts from Japan in Japanese and English. This site offers a selection of streaming audio and video broadcasts.
http://broadcast-live.com/japan.html

NeepTV
A database of radio and TV broadcasting live from Japan.
http://www.neeptv.com/tv.asp?cid=Japan

News On Japan
Daily news on Japan. Topics include business, Internet, economy, politics, society, stocks and technology.
http://www.newsonjapan.com/

Nippon News Press Agency
Online reports on Japan for professional media in French and in English.
http://www.nipponnews.net

A Veteran American Journalist Looks at the Japanese Media
U.S. journalist Sam Jameson examines the nature of the Japanese media, press club system, changes, as well as media sensationalism and irresponsibility.
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp40.html

Officialdom and the Press: Too Clubby in Japan?
Examines how Japan's press club system stifles the free flow of news and usually just presents what the government wants the people to hear. [Free registration required.] <small>(May 19, 2004)</small>
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/international/asia/19lett.html

Topix: Japan
News from Japan gathered from various sources on the web. [RSS]
http://www.topix.com/rss/world/japan.xml