SPICE - Teaching Workshops
In an effort to infuse Asian studies in the social studies and literature curricula, the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), in cooperation with the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA), is offering a professional development opportunity at Stanford University

SPICE - Useful Links for Teaching about Asia
A list of links that are good resources for teaching Asian studies.

Internet Guides
Designed for teachers, the Clearinghouse Internet Guides provide annotated lists of recommended Web sites about Japan arranged by topic. We have tried to include sites with both specific and general information on each topic, as well as several sites for each guide appropriate for students to visit by themselve ...

Language Education
The Kanji Site This well-organized site contains online lessons and a thorough introduction to the Japanese writing system with character charts. This site does not require Japanese language support.

Festivals and National Holidays
Schauwecker's Guide to Japan: Holidays This site provides a quick overview of all of the Japanese national holidays and many of the festivals celebrated throughout the year. Links to more detailed information about most holidays and festivals within Schauwecker's Guide to Japan are also provided.

JAPAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Drawing on entries in the U.S.-Japan database, the Internet, and other resources, these Japan Bibliographies present annotations of books, periodicals, websites, and multimedia materials on topics of Japanese culture, society, history, and U.S.-Japan relations.

Japan's Aging Population
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Presents an overview of the responsibilities and administrative activities of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (formerly the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Labour). Provides an explanation of the administrative structure of the M ...

Using Literature to Teach Japan Internet Guide
Intended to supplement our Japan Digest of the same name, this Internet Guide presents annotated links to lesson plans based on several works of literature mentioned in the Digest. It also offers links of interest to students, links to sites about haiku and tanka, and links to organizations.

Japan in World History
Today in Japanese History From the UCLA Center for East Asian Studies Teaching about Japan pages. This calendar, with links to important dates in Japanese history, is designed to encourage discussion and further research on historical events.

Japanese Pop Culture
Current as of October 2003 Trends in Japan http://web-japan.org/trends/index.html The Japan Information Network presents this online magazine about contemporary Japanese culture. Of particular interest is the Evolving Trends section, which features articles about robotics, anime, cell phones, and fashion ...