Links that are not on my site are listed with their URL so that you can make a note of them
First, the links on this page do not necessarily reflect my own opinions nor those of my employers. I would be pleased if they help to illuminate issues that are more often than not ignored in the mainsteam press and, by so doing, encourage you to think twice about what is true and what is just.
I am skeptical about the accuracy and honesty of the mass media. For that reason, the most important section of my research links is MEDIA LINKS. This will help you have a fuller and more objective understanding of what is happening. Of course most of these sites are subjective in that they represent a leftist perspective that is usually left out of the mainstream media. Nevertheless, I believe that most of the mainstream media in Japan and the U.S., while pretending to be objective, are actually center-right and corporatist in their values. Consequently, the information at my site may help to clarify the issues that are covered insufficiently and superficially in the mainstream press.
For more specific information, including activists links, you will want to visit SOCIAL ISSUES as well as the individual web sites listed here.
You can also obtain much more information at two personal web sites. Darrel teaches at several Japanese universities. Many of the above links came from his suggestions. You can also find film transcripts at his site. These include the following subjects: America'a Arm Sales,The Business of Hunger,Reflections on Environment and Development, Guatemala: Human Rights, School of the Americas: School of Assassins and GE Nuclear Weapons-Boycott
Bill is a researcher and his site contains quite a bit of information on contemporary social issues, many of those concerning Japan. These inlude: Crime, Death, Health, History, Language, Literature, Media, Minorities, Sex, Society, Suicide and Welfare. A separate list covers Astronomy, Ecology, Entertainment, Geneology , Geography, Greeting Cards, Health, Hobbies, Humor, International Relations, Literature, Mental Health, Military, Millennium, Money, Movies, Names, Nationalism, Photography, Statistics, Talent Agencies, Time and Weather.
For topics of a lighter nature, see the listings above.
Both Darrel and Bill's sites, as well as this one, can be searched from my SEARCH PAGE.