Rasmusen's Japan Page

Rasmusen's Japan Page, May 13, 2002

This is for webpages useful for me during my visit to Japan. I've posted files with my name written in Japanese katakana and Korean. Contact information is below, and I've posted a map showing where the International Lodge is.

Eric Rasmusen
Professor of Bus. Econ. and Public Policy, Indiana University
Visiting Professor, CIRJE (May-August 2001)
Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
3-1, Hongo 7-chome, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
81 (3) 5841-5511. Fax: 81 (03) 5841-8294

Home: 4-6-41 C-603, International Lodge, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071, 81 (03) 3449-9766. [email protected], [email protected], Php.indiana.edu/~erasmuse

Japan Generally

Views from Japan,
ECONOMICS: EDIRC Japan Econ dept. directory. Nagasaski University, Faculty of ECONOMICS, Kyushu U. econ faculty , Otaru U. econ faculty, and >Kobe University Economics
Japan Times Festivals page
MEDIA: Asahi.com , Daily Yomiuri , Japan Times . Far Eastern Economic Review
Yahoo! JAPAN
FOOD: Tokyo Food Page; Sake World Homepage - John Gauntner
LANGUAGE: Download Japanese Fonts; Ten language Lingo translator - Lingo Pacifica; The Rosetta Stone programs Daily Yomiuri Japanese slang
WRITING: Basic Hiragana Chart ; Hiragana Main; katakana ; TEST YOUR KATAKANA SKILLS @ The Japanese Tutor
NIKKO: TOBU Railroad from Asakusa.; Nick's Guide Nikko
National Personnel Authority
Supreme Court Home Page and the Ministry of Justice and PUBLIC PROSECUTORS OFFICE
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTERS list

Tokyo University

Economics Macro and Micro workshops and Workshops generally.
Univ. of Tokyo directory, in English.
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT: HomePage , Faculty (English) , Faculty (Japanese, with pictures) , CIRJE and cirje people
University of Tokyo: University page and Faculty of Law and Institute of Social Science
COMPUTER: Active!mail, to remotely access my Tokyo email.
LIBRARIES: Main Tokyo Univ. Library card catalog. Book Contents search screen and Econ Library , > JSTOR

Living in Japan

Newspapers: Asahi.com , Daily Yomiuri ,Japan Times ,
TRANSPORTATION: The JNTO's excellent site, Japan Travel Updates, which has weather all over Japan, railroad timetables, and airline schedules and fares.
TRANSPORTATION: Japan Rail Route, Schedules and Fares and "Explore Japan by Rail".
Japan Travel Updates Links
AIRLINES: http-- ANA flights-seat availability , JAS New Fares-Discounts, and JAPAN AIR SYSTEM generally.
Keisei Narita Airport Train and Narita--JR Line.
Japan TOWNPAGE, a good source of links, including an excellent how-to-get-from-town A-to-B link.
A Guide to Japanese Visas
Your Complete Guide To Life In Japan!
CatalogCity.com - Asia For Kids

Tokyo City

Tokyo Subway Map
MINATO CITY, TOkyo
Tokyo with Kids
Daily Yomiuri On-Line Kanto weather
Tokyo Baptist Church
Gaijinhouse
SHOPPING: Tokyo With Kids - Baby Gap, Gap Kids and Gap Stores in Japan. Amazon.co.jp. ToysRus-Japan Store locations .Akachan kids store. Yodobashi electronics company

Korea

KOREA: Korean Air ), Asiana Airlines, for Korea travel , Homestay Korea. Kim's Bed&Breakfast in Seoul.
Seoul Metro
EDIRC directory of Korean economics departments.
Seoul National University-- University Page and School of Economics and Economics Faculty and Busines School and Law
English JoongAngIlbo Korean newspaper
Pusan University

Unclassified as Yet

Japan's Economy

Statistics: JAPAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK , Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center HomePage
Asian Recession Pages: Roubini's and the one at Wash U.
SCHOLARS: Takeo Hoshi , Anil Kashyap
MITI Discussion Paper Series and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Home Page, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAI (RIETI) Home Page
Bank of Japan (English) and its Reports and Statistics. The Japan Statistical Yearbook (MOST IMPORTANT). Japan Statistics bureau.
Hugh Patrick's Japan Center at Columbia (good)

URL: Php.indiana.edu/~erasmuse/japan.htm. Indiana University, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, in the Kelley School of Business , BU 456, 1309 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1701, (812)855-9219. Comments: Erasmuse@Indiana.edu.

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