Japanese

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• Regional: Asia: Japan  (6,250)

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• Classical Japanese Language and Literature - This site teaches the classical (that is, old) Japanese language, through poems and extracts from literary/zen/martial arts classics.
• Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture - Include review of lectures and details of the prizes awarded by the center to support translation of Japanese literature.
• The Flowering of Japanese Literature - The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japanese literature.
• Horagai - Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.
• Introduction to History of Japan's Literature - A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.
• Japanese Literature Home Page - Overview of Japanese literary history and important listing of Japanese Authors.
• Japanese Literature Resources Page - Creighton University's Japanese bibliographic and internet resources as well as online texts.
• Japanese Text Initiative - Contains numerous searchable online texts in Japanese and translation from the Man'yoshu to the modern era. Also contains links to online dictionaries.
• K.Inadomi's Private Library - A biographical sketch of Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish writer who became a Japanese citizen. Also includes texts of selected works and links.
• Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor - From the Nihongi, Book XI. A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor. A good example of the importation of Confucian thought in early Japan.