Youth
This category is about Japanese youth in society.
Absent Fathers, Feminized Sons, Selfish Mothers and Disobedient Daughters: Revisiting The Japanese Ie Household
- Examines the changing traditional family paradigm and growing up in modern Japan today.http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp33.html
Asahi - Survey Disputes 'Enjo-Kosai' Hype
- A survey says far fewer girls engage in accepting money from middle-aged men for dates than the media hype suggests.http://www.ishipress.com/enjoko-2.htm
I Want a Pair of Nike Shoes
- Describes the difficulty in addressing the topic of enjo kosai as well as various reactions to it.http://www.mmjp.or.jp/amlang.atc/tutor/enjo.htm
The Japan Forum
- Shows a day in the life of a typical elementary student, photos, language classes in Japan and China, and students at school and in after school activities.http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/indexe/indexe.htm
Japan Thru Young Eyes
- Living traditions, survival information, and young Tokyo.http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/001/
Japan's Biker Gangs
- Gives history and activities of errant Japanese youth joining motorcycle gangs and violence.http://www.jingai.com/badboso.html
Kids' Park Japan
- Place to find pen pals of Japanese kids and correspond with them in English, as well as learn about Japan.http://happygold.com/kidspark/
Kids' Space
- Web page "of kids, by kids and for kids", bringing out the creativity in kids of all ages around the world. Available both in English and Japanesehttp://www.kids-space.org/
Kids Web Japan
- nature and climate, region, tradition and culture, economy and industry, school life, and language.http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html
Kittenish-Love
- Cute Japanese girls fashions; ganguro, uniforms, parapara, and print club.http://www.geocities.com/xiaolin918/
Resources and Mobilization & Learning at Mother's Knee
- Examines how the Japanese intense commitment to children mirrors the nation's conception of its past, present, and future.http://www.gened.arizona.edu/harrison/confucianasia/readings/jpnschildren.htm
She's Only a Little Schoolgirl
- An article on teen prostitution in Japan, interviewing the girls who did it and why.http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/sex/sexenjo.html
Social Capital Theory in the Context of Japanese Children
- A theoretical discussion of popular American based theories of social capital in the context of Japanese children.http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Bassani.html
US-Japan-China
- Discussion forum for socio-political and economic issues concerning the U.S., Japan, and China.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/US-JAPAN-CHINA/