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http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp40.html

» 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

http://archives.cjr.org/year/94/2/nhk.asp

» 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 Congress of Journalists (JCJ)
An independent professional organization that journalists join individually and voluntarily to preserve world peace through journalistic work, preserve freedom of speech and the press, and promote mutual understanding among journalists.
http://www.jcj.gr.jp/e_index.html

» 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/

http://www.pressnet.or.jp/english/index.htm

» 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

http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp18.html

» 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

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/international/asia/19lett.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.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/19/international/asia/19lett.html