• Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley
  The Center focuses not only on the People's Republic of China but on the Chinese societies of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia as well. As the Chinese faculty community at Berkeley grew during the 1960's, the mission of the Center expanded to support scholarly activities in the full range of China's historical experience. Faculty and emeritus faculty in Chinese studies are present in more than fifteen departments on the Berkeley campus, ranging from Anthropology to Sociology. This site includes events, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, Wuliu Society, awards, programs, libraries, publications, links, and a mailing list.
  ieas.berkeley.edu/ccs/ - October 2, 2004

• Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan , Center for Chinese Studies
  The Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan was founded in 1961 and has maintained its leading position among centers nationwide for more than 40 years. The Center’s thirty-plus faculty forms an intellectual community fostering collaboration among humanists, professionals, and social scientists, in an environment appreciative of the interdependency of past and present. Situated within the International Institute, the mission of the Center is to provide students, specialists and the public at large with expert resources and a deeper understanding of issues ranging from today’s headlines to time-honored questions of value and meaning. CCS collaborative projects, outreach initiatives, and the M.A. Program all make full use of the multiple disciplines and analytical perspectives promoted by the Center.
  www.umich.edu/~iinet/ccs/ - October 29, 2004

• China Studies Program , University of Washington
  The China Studies Program at the University of Washington provides a broad understanding of the Chinese people and their culture, historical development, and contemporary issues. Language learning and facility are a core element of the program of study. The more than 20 faculty members in the China Studies Program provide extensive course offerings in the social sciences and humanities, and in some of the professional schools at the University of Washington. The breadth of offerings allows students to select courses to meet career goals in business, government, teaching, and other professions. Three historians focus on the premodern, late imperial, and modern eras of Chinese history, providing background and perspective for all students of China. Political science courses are provided by two specialists examining contemporary Chinese domestic and foreign policy and US-China relations. Two sociologists offer courses on China's population and social organization.
  jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/easc/ChinaStudiesProgram.html - February 15, 2005

• Chinese Department , Augustana College
  Augustana is one of the very few colleges in the country that offers four years of Chinese. The Chinese courses are designed and taught to prepareÊthe students to excel in listening, speaking, reading and writing (both complicated and simplified versions). Augustana\'s Chinese curriculum also offers students the opportunity to travel to Asia inÊan overseas term program. This program gives students who choose to join the Asian Term the basic knowledge and skills necessary for their study abroad.
  www.augustana.edu/academ/chinese/ - February 17, 2005

• Institute of Taiwan Studies , Institute of Taiwan Studies
  The Institute of Taiwan Studies researches Taiwan's politics, economy, society, history, culture, and cross strait relations.
  www.cass.net.cn/webnew/chinese/y_03/y_03_50twyjs.html - October 7, 2004

• National Security Archieve , George Washington University
  The National Security Archive combines a unique range of functions in one non governmental, non-profit institution. The Archive is simultaneously a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information through the FOIA, and an indexer and publisher of the documents in books, microfiche, and electronic formats. Many of the organization\'s projects are focusing on the issues of bi-lateral relations between the United States and China, Japan, and Russia. There is also a large number of materials on nuclear security and energy.
  www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ - March 23, 2005

• Regional Chinese Language Center , Far Eastern National University
  The Chinese Language Center was established in 2000 with the assistance of the Ministry of Education of the Chinese People's Republic. It is the basis for training Sinologists in the Russian Far East, for holding scientific and methodical seminars and conferences, regional Chinese language contests for the students of Russian Far East, and other activities related to the Chinese Studies. The Center houses a library containing textbooks and scientific literature, audio- and videotapes, multi-media materials on China. The library is formed with the help of the Chinese Language Department teaching under Ministry of Education of the Chinese People's Republic. Starting in 2000, the Center annually administers Chinese Proficiency Test for Russian university students.
  www.fenu.ru/?a=page&id=401 - October 4, 2004

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• Center for Japanese Legal Studies , Columbia University
  The Center for Japanese Legal Studies, directed by Professor Curtis J. Milhaupt (CLS ’89), was established in 1980 with financial support from the Fuyo Group (a group of leading Japanese companies) and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. The Center administers a range of research-oriented, programmatic, and informal programs designed to enhance understanding of the Japanese legal system. It also maintains extensive ties with Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business. Currently, the Center is expanding its activities to reflect the dynamic process of legal reform underway in Japan—reforms which touch upon virtually every aspect of Japanese society. The website includes research and teaching, academic exchanges, conferences and speakers, affiliated researchers, upcoming events, Japanese alumni, and friends of the center.
  www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/japanese_legal - January 18, 2005

• Center for Japanese Studies, Keio University , Keio University
  This Center has provided students from around the world with the opportunity to learn not only the Japanese language, but also the particular customs and culture of Japan. In addition to a one-year language program, a summer intensive program is also offered. For regular undergraduate and graduate students who are not native speakers of Japanese, a Japanese as a Foreign Language program is available. In order to continue and improve upon the teaching of Japanese, the program for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language helps cultivate the next generation of Japanese language teachers.
  www.keio.ac.jp/05/09.html - November 11, 2004

• Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley
  Founded in 1958, the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) supports the teaching and research mission of the University in all areas of Japanese studies. This mission is sustained by approximately 20 faculty members, and it annually serves over 2,000 undergraduate and 100 graduate students in the fields of Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Buddhist Studies, Business Administration, East Asian Languages, History, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Music, Political Science, and Sociology. This site includes events, faculty bios, student groups, Maruyama lectures, publications, visiting scholars, student support, resources, Japan-related links, and a mailing list.
  ieas.berkeley.edu/cjs/ - October 2, 2004

• Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa , University of Hawaii at Manoa
  This webpage provides photos, e-mail addresses, and biographical information for the faculty and specialists of the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
  www.hawaii.edu/cjs/faculty.html - October 4, 2004

• Center on Japanese Economy and Business , Columbia University
  Columbia University established the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at the Graduate School of Business in April 1986 under the direction of Professor Hugh Patrick. The central mission of the Center has been to enhance understanding of the Japanese and Asia Pacific economies and their business, financial and managerial systems. An important focus is on Japan's international economic and business relationships in bilateral, Asia Pacific regional and global contexts. The website contains director and staff biographies, events, sponsorships, publications, resources, annual report, faculty in print, and alternative investments.
  www-1.gsb.columbia.edu/japan/ - January 18, 2005

• Cole, Robert , Cole, Robert
  Member of the East Asian faculty. Professor Cole's research interests include: Japanese work organization, quality, organizational learning, knowledge management, organizational transformation.
  www.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/cole.html - February 22, 2005

• Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture , Columbia University
  The Center is dedicated to advancing the understanding of Japan and its culture in the United States through university instruction, research, and public education. In addition, the Center seeks to encourage study of the interrelationships among the cultures of Japan, other Asian countries, Europe, and  the United States. The website contains an events calander, fellowships, lectures, translation prizes, visiting fellows, supporters and friends, and a mailing list.
  www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/ - January 18, 2005

• Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies , Harvard University
  The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for  related academic activities and the exchange of ideas. It seeks to stimulate scholarly and public interest in Japan and Japanese studies at Harvard and around the world.  This site includes a Japan forum and events, fellowships and grants, postdoctoral fellowships, a newsletter, links, global Japanese studies events calendar, and the Documentation Center on Contemporary Japan.
  www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/ - January 20, 2005

• Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies , Keio University
  Founded in 1983 as a commemorative project for the 125th anniversary of Keio University, the Center houses and maintains a considerable collection of documents and historical materials related to founder Yukichi Fukuzawa and Keio University. Other objectives are to conduct research on the activities and achievements of Keio alumni who were disciples of Fukuzawa, as well as to further the study of modern Japanese culture and Keio University's role in the formation of Japan in the modern era.
  www.keio.ac.jp/05/01.html - November 11, 2004

• Hitotsubashi University , Hitotsubashi University
  The home page of Hitotsubashi University. It covers basic information about the history of the institution, academic programs, research centers and faculty. The page will be useful for students considering undergraduate and graduate studies in Japan.
  www.hit-u.ac.jp/EnglishVersion/2001/ - September 30, 2004

• Information Center for Social Science Research on Japan , University of Tokyo
  The page covers basic facts about on the Information Center for Social Science Research on Japan at the Department for Social Studies of the University of Tokyo. The Center works on creation and maintaining of a comprehensive database of social science data conserning Japan; conducts research of the social issues in Japan; and facilitates builing of a worldwide network of academic research on Japan. The site contains valuable information on the recent social research projects, publications and organizations focusing on Japan studies. It is a very useful resource for researchers, educators and students interested in various aspects of Japanese society.
  www.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Center/ - September 28, 2004

• Institute for Media and Comnunacations Research , Keio University
  The Institute was founded in 1946, right after World War II, to conduct research into the role of the media and other forms of mass communication in the social, political, economic and cultural life of Japan. The Institute also sponsors various educational programs for undergraduate students, and offers a special diploma course which trains some 150 students intending to become specialists in mass media.
  www.mediacom.keio.ac.jp/english/about.html - November 11, 2004

• Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies , Columbia University
  The Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, founded in 1968, is an international liaison and research center designed primarily to serve European and American scholars whose main area of study focuses on medieval Japan. The overall purpose of the Institute is to encourage research on all aspects of premodern Japanese civilization, especially the medieval period (primarily, but not exclusively, the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, 1185-1600), centuries which, until the 1970s, had been relatively neglected among Japanese and Western scholars alike. The website contains past events, grants, publications, IMJS reports, and a Columbia Japanese Support Network
  www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/imjs/ - January 18, 2005

• Institute of Japanese Studies , Institute of Japanese Studies
  The Institute of Japanese Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, founded in 1981, is a comprehensive academic research organization with 60 fixed number of members. At present it has 46 members including 33 research fellows and 8 research assistants. Among them there are 9 research professors and 12 associate research professors. 18 research fellows have Ph.D degree and 9 have M.A degree. The institute sticks to the principle of laying equal stress on basic theory and policy studies. It is mainly engaged in the researches of Japanese politics, economy, society & culture and foreign relations. It is also engaged in educating graduate students.
  www.cass.net.cn/chinese/s30_rbs/english/english.htm - October 7, 2004

• Institute of Okinawan Studies , Hosei University
  The page of the Institute of Okinawan Studies at Hosei University. The Institute was established in l972 to do comparative research on the culture, history and linguistics of not only the Ryukyu islands, centered on Okinawa, but also surrounding areas such as China, Southeast Asia and Korea. Now that the Okinawan studies has expanded into a world-wide concern, the Institute is playing a central role in providing and exchanging information among the researchers within and outside Japan. The site will be very useful for researchers and students interested in Okinawan Culture. However, apart from introduction, all other information related to the Center's activities is in Japanese.
  www.hosei.ac.jp/english/research.htm - September 30, 2004

• International Center, Keio University , Keio University
  The International Center is a hub for international cross-cultural activities. In addition to providing academic and pastoral support for foreign exchange students at Keio, the Center also assists Japanese students wishing to study abroad. The Center offers Foreign Studies and Japanese Studies courses, given in English, that cover culture, history, politics and economics. There are also summer school programs in both Great Britain and the United States.
  www.ic.keio.ac.jp - November 11, 2004

• Japan Statistics Research Institute , Hosei University
  The page of Japan Statistics Research Institute at Hosei University. Founded in 1946, the Institute is known as a unique research institution in Japan with outstanding achievements in many fields. Its main task is research on statistical systems and policies of foreign and domestic governments and organizations, on the theory of statistics, and on regional statistics. Research is carried out mainly by the academic staff of Hosei University in cooperation with specialists from outside including the governmental staff. The library collection -statistical materials and reference books- is open not only to University staff but to outside users interested in statistical works. The site can be a very useful resourse for students, educators and researchers.
  www.hosei.ac.jp/english/research.htm - September 30, 2004

• Japan Studies Program, Teikyo Loretto Heights University , Teikyo Loretto Heights University
  The Japan Studies Program is designed to meet the needs of Japanese and non-Japanese students alike in better understanding the rich complexity, tradition, language, history, and societal characteristics of Japan. Through this knowledge, graduates will gain the cultural insights necessary to effectively work in a setting in which a sophisticated understanding of the nuances of Japanese culture is required. This site includes a course listing, news, contacts, and a public access catalog.
  www.tlhu.edu/academic/JPS2.phtm - February 24, 2005

• Japan Studies, University of Kentucky , University of Kentucky
  The Japan Studies Program supports a community of Japan area specialists who teach and pursue research in the University\'s various departments (geography, history, English, political science, Russian and Eastern Studies, sociology) and professional schools (architecture and communications). In addition to teaching and research responsibilities the faculty lecture to outside groups, write extensively for both scholarly journals and popular media, author books on Japan, participate in national professional associations. The Program responds to and fosters growing American interest (particularly in Kentucky) in Japan.  This site includes a course schedule, academic programs, publications, faculty bios, and related links.
  www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/RAE/Japan/jpnstudy.htm - February 24, 2005

• Japan Studies, University of Pittsburgh , University of Pittsburgh
  Japan Studies at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is committed to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge about the history, society, culture, political economy, and arts of Japan. With eighteen Japan specialists on the faculty, Pitt provides training in Japanese language and area studies through a variety of course and degree offerings. It encourages multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research through student scholarships and faculty grants; and itfacilitates the exchange of ideas and information through seminars, conferences, and outreach activities for members of both the academic and local communities. These activities are administered by the Asian Studies Center, which is part of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies. This site includes sections for students, faculty, academics, educational outreach, what's new, and more.
  www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/japan_studies.html - January 20, 2005

• Japanese Department , Augustana College
  The Augustana Japanese Program offers two years of language instruction. The instructor is a native Japanese speaker who specializes in language pedagogy, so students are assured of top quality instruction. ÊÊÊÊÊThe program focuses on the basic and most important skills needed to communicate and function in Japanese. Classes are full of fun activities with chances for every student to enjoy listening to and speaking Japanese. All types of instructional technology are incorporated into classrooms to accelerate students\' learning: a language lab, computer programs, word processing, as well as audio and video tapes. The program is designed to provide students with the language skills that can be utilized in real communication.
  www.augustana.edu/academ/japanese/ - February 17, 2005

• Keio Frontier Research & Education Collaborative Square (K-FRECS) , Keio University
  Innovation is essential to society, and to promote new approaches K-FRECS was established in 2001 at three Keio locations: the Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus of Keio, the Tsuruoka Town Campus of Keio (TTCK) in Yamagata Prefecture, and at the Nowton Court Campus of Keio (NCK) in the United Kingdom. It is at these locations where the various faculties of Keio University can come into direct contact with the local community. Under the auspices of both local industry and government, Keio University\'s superior academic and human resources are applied to leading-edge research activities in the form of collaboration that transcends the traditional barriers that surround academia.
  www.keio.ac.jp/05/07.html - November 11, 2004

• Meiji University , Meiji University
  The home page of Meiji University. It contains information on various activities of the University, its research centers and graduate and undergraduate schools. The page will be partucularly useful for the students considering studies in Japan.
  www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/ - September 30, 2004

• National Association of Japan-America Societies , National Association of Japan-America Societies
  NAJAS's operations are threefold: to assist member societies centers with their administration, publicity and program implementation; to provide cultural, educational and business programs; to host an annual conference for its member organizations; and to pursue national programs on behalf of its members. This site contains an event calender, centers, sponsors, US-Japan links, FAQs, and a job bank.
  www.us-japan.org/# - November 8, 2004

• Nichibunken-International Research Center for Japanese Studies , Inter-University Research Institute Corporation-National Institutes for the Humanities
  This International Research Center for Japanese Studies site includes outreach programs and events, research activities, databases, general information, library, employment and study,sitemap, and related links.
  www.nichibun.ac.jp/welcome_e.htm - February 24, 2005

• Sasakawa Peace Foundation , Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), endowed by the Nippon Foundation (formerly the Sasakawa Foundation) and the Japanese motorboat racing industry, was established in September 1986. A private nonprofit organization (NPO) that conducts international activities in the realm of the public interest from a global perspective, SPF aims to contribute to the welfare of humankind and to the development of a sound international community in order to foster world peace. This web site includes news, projects, grant opportunities, publications, and related links.
  www.spf.org/e/index.html - October 27, 2004

• The Historiographical Institute , University of Tokyo
  The site of the Historiographical Institute at the University of Tokyo. The Institute has as its primary objective, rather than historiography in general, analysis, compilation, and publication of historical source materials concerning Japan. The Institute has become a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available through its library, publications, and recently, databases. The site contains informations about the center, its organization and activities. It will be of a particular interest to researchers specializing in Japan studies.
  www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html - September 28, 2004

• The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan , The Institute of Energy economics
  The aim of its establishment is to carry on research activities specialized in the area of energy from the viewpoint of the national economy as a whole in a bid to contribute to sound development of the Japanese energy-supplying and energy-consuming industries and to the improvement of people's life in the country by objectively analyzing energy problems and providing basic data, information and reports necessary for the formulation of policies. This site contains research papers, outlooks/forecasts, statistics, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, publications, forum on research works, seminars and symposiums, and a library.
  eneken.ieej.or.jp/en/index.html - October 2, 2004

• United States-Japan Foundation , Sasakawa, Ryoichi
  The United States-Japan Foundation, incorporated under United States law in 1980, was founded with a grant of $44.8 million from the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation (now known as the Nippon Foundation). Mr. Ryoichi Sasakawa (1899-1995), Chairman of the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation, had the foresight to understand the great importance of the relationship between the United States and Japan to the two countries themselves and to the rest of the world. He thus established the Foundation to improve understanding between the two countries. The United States-Japan Foundation is the only private independent American grantmaking foundation dedicated to the mutual interests of the American and Japanese people.
  www.us-jf.org/ - January 27, 2005

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• Arms Control Association , Arms Control Association
  The Arms Control Association (ACA), founded in 1971, is a national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. Through its public education and media programs and its magazine, Arms Control Today (ACT), ACA provides policy-makers, the press and the interested public with authoritative information, analysis and commentary on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreements, and related national security issues. In addition to the regular press briefings ACA holds on major arms control developments, the Association\'s staff provides commentary and analysis on a broad spectrum of issues for journalists and scholars both in the United States and abroad. The site contains a lot of valuable information on security issues particularly related to North Korea.
  www.armscontrol.org/act/2004_07-08/NKtalks.asp - March 23, 2005

• Asia Program , Center for International Policy
  This website contains a substantial amount of information on political and economic developments of the Korean Peninsula.
  www.ciponline.org/asia/index.htm - February 24, 2005

• Center for Korean Studies , Far Eastern National University
  The FENU Center for Korean Studies was established in 1999 with the support of Korea Foundation to organize research dealing with the issues of Russian - Korean relations in the Far East. The Center incorporates the leading specialists of the University in history, economics, political science, philology, and archaeology.
  www.fenu.ru/?a=page&id=397 - October 4, 2004

• Center for Korean Studies , University of Hawaii at Manoa
  The University of Hawai‘i Center for Korean Studies was established in 1972 to support and coordinate the activities of students and faculty with Korea-related teaching and research interests. Now with more than twenty faculty members offering academiccourses and conducting research related to Korea in fields such as Asian studies, dance, economics, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, political science, and sociology, the Center is home to the oldest and largest Korean studies program outside of Korea. The Center for Korean Studies Online also hosts several important resources for Koreanists and others interested in Korea.
  www.hawaii.edu/korea/ - February 15, 2005

• Center for Korean Studies , University of California, Berkeley
  The Center for Korean Studies (CKS) is a unit of the Institute of East Asian Studies within International and Area Studies at UC Berkeley. The Center is one of the nation\'s most active academic centers for the study of Korean humanities and social sciences. Our goal is to use the academic resources of the University of California to promote international cultural, economic, and political understanding.
  ieas.berkeley.edu/cks/ - February 17, 2005

• Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Berkeley , UC Berkeley Center for Korean Studies
  The Center is one of the nation\'s most active academic centers for the study of Korean humanities and social sciences. Our goal is to use the academic resources of the University of California to promote international cultural, economic, and political understanding. This site includes events, faculty bios, courses, visiting scholars, K-12 teaching project, library, publications, Korea links, and a mailing list.
  ieas.berkeley.edu/cks - October 2, 2004

• Federation of American Scientists , Federation of American Scientists
  The Federation of American Scientists is a nonprofit organization founded in 1945 as the Federation of Atomic Scientists. Its founders were members of the Manhattan Project, creators of the atom bomb and deeply concerned about the implications of its use for the future of humankind. FAS is the oldest organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose. Many of the FAS\'s publications and briefs are dedicated to the issues of nuclear and energy security in North Korea.
  www.fas.org/main/home.jsp - March 23, 2005

• Intercultural Institute of California , Intercultural Institute of California
  The Intercultural Institute of California (IIC) is a private, independent, nonprofit organization, offering Korean studies programs for students. The IIC also hosts a special on-going lecture series and online discussions, promotes research, and publishes selected books and articles. The IIC community of scholars and students is committed to collaboratively engaging the culture, art, language, politics and historical legacy of Korea, examining its relevance to the present and envisioning its prospects for the future, to include issues of particular interest to Korean Americans.
  www.iic.edu/Main/frame_About.html - February 21, 2005

• Keimyung University , Keimyung University
  Keimyung University was founded in 1954 to provide Christian higher education for the southern part of Korea. Its immediate task was to nurture young minds for the reconstruction of a war-torn country. A sense of dedication  to excellence, whether in scholarship or service, has been the motivating force behind the founders and other dedicated people at Keimyung University. Today, Keimyung University proudly continues to cultivate the minds of future international leaders and experts who can contribute to the world peace and welfare. We constantly develop and renew academic partnerships with foreign institutions in order to enhance our international programs. The University offers unique courses to help foreign students capture the flavor of Korean culture, history, and society and gain practical knowledge of the Korean language, economy, and business.
  www.kmu.ac.kr/e_kmu/index.shtml - February 15, 2005

• Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) , Government of Korea
  The KEEI was established as a government-affiliated research institute in order to contribute to the national energy policy-making by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information on the issues pertaining to energy security.
  www.keei.re.kr/keei/main_eng.html - February 9, 2005

• Korea Institute , Harvard University
  The Korea Institute is Harvard University's only non-departmental entity for the support and development of Korean Studies at Harvard. Originally established in 1981 as part of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, it became a completely autonomous organization in 1993.
  www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea/index.html - February 15, 2005

• Korea Studies Program , University of Washington
  The University of Washington maintains one of the oldest programs in the United States providing undergraduate and graduate training in Korean studies in a variety of disciplines. Courses are offered in Korean language, literature, history, social organization, and politics. The language program consists of three years of modern language and advanced reading. The history courses cover the full range of the Korean experience, from the origins of the Korean people in the archaeological record to contemporary times. Undergraduate and graduate courses on Korean history and society cover the period under Japanese colonial rule in the first half of the twentieth century, the liberation of Korea after 1945, the Korean War, and the political, economic, social, and cultural development of both South Korea and North Korea. Graduate seminars provide opportunities for research in Korean and other non-Western languages on a variety of topics in the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of the country. Regular course offerings are supplemented by visiting faculty from political science, economics and economic development, law, folklore, and literature. The objective of the program is to provide students at the BA and MA degree levels with a broad background for use in a variety of professions.
  jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/easc/KoreaStudiesProgram.html - February 15, 2005

• Korean Studies Institute , University of Southern California
  USC College¡¯s Korean Studies Institute, established in 1995, is quickly becoming one of the nation¡¯s premier Korean studies programs. Already, the Institute is among only a small number of elite academic institutions to have developed a major Korean studies program and the Institute¡¯s Korean Heritage Library is one of the nation¡¯s preeminent research collections in Korean language materials.
  www.usc.edu/schools/college/east_asian_studies/ksi/ - February 17, 2005

• Korean Studies Program , University of Michigan
  The Korean Studies Program (KSP) is a unit of the International Institute within the University of Michigan. As a program devoted to the study of Korea, our goal is to foster teaching and research across disciplines and to use the academic resources of the university to promote an economic, political, and cultural understanding of Korea. The KSP provides funding for public programs (art exhibitions, film festivals, lectures, and conferences), individual faculty research, development of new courses, and the expansion of the Asia Library’s Korea collection. It maintains an active colloquium series, bringing eminent Korean Studies scholars from around the world to lecture on a diverse set of issues. The program also sponsors Korean events on campus including undergraduate and graduate initiatives and cultural activities. Major financial support from the Korea Foundation helped establish a senior professorship in Korean Studies. These activities and programs have raised awareness and appreciation of Korean culture across U-M and in the surrounding community.
  www.umich.edu/%7Eiinet/ksp/ - February 15, 2005

• Korean Studies Program , the University of Michigan
  The Korean Studies Program (KSP) is a unit of the International Institute within the University of Michigan. As a program devoted to the study of Korea, our goal is to foster teaching and research across disciplines and to use the academic resources of the university to promote an economic, political, and cultural understanding of Korea. The KSP provides funding for public programs (art exhibitions, film festivals, lectures, and conferences), individual faculty research, development of new courses, and the expansion of the Asia Library¡¯s Korea collection. It maintains an active colloquium series, bringing eminent Korean Studies scholars from around the world to lecture on a diverse set of issues. The program also sponsors Korean events on campus including undergraduate and graduate initiatives and cultural activities. Major financial support from the Korea Foundation helped establish a senior professorship in Korean Studies. These activities and programs have raised awareness and appreciation of Korean culture across U-M and in the surrounding community.
  www.umich.edu/%7Eiinet/ksp/ - February 17, 2005

• Koreanists , Korea Foundation
  The Koreanists web site offers a free online database of Korean studies scholars and students. It has been constructed to provide users with easy access to up-to-date information about scholars of Korean studies around the world.
  www.koreanists.net/index.asp - February 21, 2005

• North Korea WWW Virtual Library , Han, M.Y.
  The site is the central clearing house of links to high quality online resources on the society, cultures, economy, politics, language, education, history, religion, demography, tourism and other Social Sciences subjects concerningÊNorth Korea.
  www.skas.org/ - February 9, 2005

• Republic of Korea National Education Center , Far Eastern National University
  The center was established in 1995 in accordance with the agreement on cultural cooperation between Republic of Korea and Russia. The center holds seminars and conferences for faculty and students, supplies 34 educational institutions offering courses in Korean with teaching materials. In 2000, for the first time in Russia, the center administered Korean Proficiency Test.
  www.fenu.ru/?a=page&id=398 - October 4, 2004

• South Korea WWW Virtual Library , Han, M.Y.
  The site isÊthe central clearing house of links to high quality online resources on society, culture, economy, politics, language, education, history, religion, demography, tourism and other Social Sciences subjects concerningÊSouth Korea.
  www.skas.org/ - February 9, 2005

• The Kyushu Univeristy Korean Studies Center , Kyushu University
  The Kyushu University Korean Studies Center is the product of a public-private partnership, and was opened in December 1999 as the first unique institution to study in direct connection with Korea.The fourÊdepartments of the CenterÊinclude Social Networks, Political-Economic Systems, Humans and the Environment, and Planning.
  rcks.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e-rcks/gaiyo.html - February 17, 2005

• The People's Korea , DPRK government
  The People's Korea, a semimonthly on Korean affairs, is a Tokyo-based unofficial source of information on the DPRK Government's perspective. Since its inauguration on January 1, 1961, The People's Korea has been providing news and analyses from the DPRK perspective on international and domestic affairs as well as on Korea's national reunification, and information on Korean people's living, politics, economy, military, culture, history, customs, laws and regulations, festivals, sports, business, free trade zone, religions, tourism, etc. in its eight-page edition. The People's Korea, which has its branch office in downtown Pyongyang, has been committed to the cause of one Korea, enjoying an international readership in more than 120 countries and regions, including the United States and Tanzania. This PK web site (opened on July 20, 1997) is an abbreviated version of the original paper, and is updated weekly.
  210.145.168.243/pk/main.htm - February 21, 2005

• The Society of Korean-American Scholars , Duke University
  Society of Korean-American Scholars (SKAS) is a private, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to engender intellectual exchanges in the global Korean community with a view to enlightening and empowering individual members of the community. It promotes scholarship and fellowship among its members and seeks to foster leadership among young Korean-Americans.
  www.skas.org/ - February 9, 2005

• UCLA Center for Korean Studies , University of California, Los Angeles
  The UCLA Center for Korean Studies was established in 1993 to coordinate development of UCLA's burgeoning programs in this field of research. Despite its short history, the Center now presides over the biggest Korean Studies program on the mainland of the United States, with the most specialists dedicated to Korea on its faculty and the largest number of students studying Korean subjects, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
  www.isop.ucla.edu/korea/ - February 15, 2005

• University of Hawaii Korea Collection , University of Hawaii at Manoa
  Founded in 1943, the Korea Collection was the first in the United States. It supports the largest program of Korean Studies outside Korea. It has been developing collections in the arts, humanities, business, and social sciences. Since 1994, the collection has participated in the cooperative collection development program of the Korean Collections Consortium of North America funded by the Korea Foundation, Seoul, Korea. The University of Hawaii's responsibilities in this resource-sharing program are to build a comprehensive collection on Cheju-do, architecture, urban planning, urban studies, modern social conditions, and traditional music. Another responsibility as a part of this program is the acquisition of foreign language publications other than Chinese, English, and Japanese.
  www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/korea/korea.htm - February 21, 2005

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• Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads , Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads
  The web-site contains information on the activities, research projects, and opportunities offered by the Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. The center is primarily concerned with research in archeology and ethnography.
  www.csen.org/FieldWork_Announcement%20/2005_Announcement_Page.html - February 8, 2005

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• Carnegie Moscow Center , Carnegie Moscow Center
  In spring 1993, the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace established the Carnegie Moscow Center. The Center accommodates foreign and Russian researchers collaborating with Washington staff on a variety of topical areas and policy-relevant projects. Carnegie Associates work independently on their own research in areas covering a broad range of contemporary policy issues - military, political, and economic. They are encouraged to write and speak freely on the subjects of their work. The Center has developed and continues to expand working relationships with Russian specialists and scholars, educational and research organizations, as well as governmental and non-governmental institutions in order to consider critical domestic and international problems. These relationships take a variety of forms, including workshops, study groups, conferences, visiting lecturers, mailing and publication projects.
  www.carnegie.ru/en/ - December 2, 2004

• Center for European and Russian Studies , Carleton University
  The site contains information on the research and academic activities, events and courses offerec by the Center for European and Russian Studies. 
  www.carleton.ca/eurus/ - February 8, 2005

• Center for Russian Studies , Center for Russian Studies
  Since its establishment in June 1984, the Center for Russian Studies has been concentrating on comprehensive research regarding the former Soviet Union, CIS countries and Eastern Europe by organizing research projects with the participation of researchers and scholars from universities and other research institutions both in Japan and overseas. Historic changes such as the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the reunification of East and West Germany, the establishment of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the disintegration of Yugoslavia, and the turmoil under the Yeltsin government in Russia have underlined the importance of the research activities carried out by the Center. Beginning in 1992, the Center has been inviting a small number of scholars and researchers each year from the former Soviet Union and countries in Central and Eastern Europe in order to enhance intellectual exchange with these countries.
  www.jiia.or.jp/index-en.html - November 23, 2004

• Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies , Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
  The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) at Stanford was established in 1969. Its mission is the promotion and support of interdisciplinary study of the nations and peoples of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. CREEES is designated one of 19 US Department of Education-sponsored National Resource Centers for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As part of our commitment to graduate and undergraduate training, research, and public outreach, CREEES runs interdisciplinary MA and undergraduate minor programs; sponsors over one hundred public programs each year (including lecture series, seminars, conferences); hosts distinguished visitors and visiting scholars; organizes teacher education workshops and resources; provides research travel support for Stanford faculty and graduate student researchers; and coordinates teaching and research at Stanford relating to this part of the world.
  www.stanford.edu/dept/CREES/index.html - November 30, 2004

• Economic Research Institute , Economic Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
  Web site of the Economic Research Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, in Khabarovsk, Russia.
  www.ecrin.ru - October 5, 2004

• Eurasia Foundation Russia Far East Reagional Office , Eurasia Foundation
  Russia Far East Regional Office serves the Russian Far East, including Sakhalin, Buryatia, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Eurasia Foundation Vladivostok office supports local initiatives in the region extending from Russia\'s Pacific coast to Lake Baikal. The web-site contains useful information regarding the programs and grant opportunities in the Russian Far East.
  www.eurasia.org/russian-fareast.html - March 7, 2005

• Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation , Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation
  The Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC) is a non profit organization founded in 1989 to foster expanded economic ties between Russia and the United States, with a special focus on building bridges between the Russian Far East and U.S. West Coast. Originally focusing efforts to assist U.S. companies to conduct business in Russia, FRAEC has expanded its reach to a broad range of sectors, including economic development, civil society, and social services, among others.
  www.fraec.org/About.htm - March 7, 2005

• Graduate Program in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies , Stanford University
  The one-year, internsive program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (AMREEES) program is designed to provide intensive study for serious students who have already built a strong background in Russian and East European Studies (CREEES). This one-year M.A. program offers advanced training in area studies through an interdisciplinary course of study. Program requirements combine language and area courses within social science and humanities disciplines. Students with sufficient background to meet admissions requirements find room for flexibility in their course of study. Students can tailor the one-year course program to fit individual needs and interests. AMREEES students include those seeking careers in government, journalism, NGO and relief organizations, and business; those who hope to pursue a Ph.D. but first want intensive area studies and language training; those who pursue this degree before or concurrently with professional degrees in law, business or public policy; and those who are not yet decided on a career but who want to deepen their understanding of Russia, the former Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe.
  www.stanford.edu/dept/CREES/AcademicPrograms.html - November 30, 2004

• Institute for Law and Public Policy , Institute for Law and Public Policy
  The mission of the Institute for Law and Public Policy (ILPP) is to promote the universal liberal-democratic values and principles of the rule of law, the ideals and principles of pluralistic democracy and genuine equality of individuals. Main Goals and Purposes of the ILPP are: Facilitating the establishment, maintenance and development of scientific, social and political ties on the inter-regional and international levels; Promoting a liberal-democratic political and legal culture in society; Forming a new generation of specialists in the field of law and public policy; Strengthening the legal framework of public policy; Building up the information infrastructure in constitutional and legal development; Broader use of new information technologies in political and legal procedures; Facilitating Russia’s integration into the international legal space and the increasingly globalized world;    Promoting cross-fertilization of different legal systems and cultures.
  www.carleton.ca/eurus/ilpp/about_institute.html - February 8, 2005

• Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideaology, and Policy , Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideaology, and Policy
  Web-site contains various on-line publicationsÊanalyzing current Russian politics and security issues.
  www.bu.edu/iscip/index.html - March 7, 2005

• Russian Far East Advisory Group , Russian Far East Advisory Group
  ÊSince 1991, the Russian Far East Advisory Group has been providing authoritative business information on the Russian Far East, one of the most dynamic regions in Russia\'s changing economy. Between 1991 and 1999, The Advisory Group published a monthly report, the Russian Far East Update(including over 100 specialized maps), and four editions of The Russian Far East, A Business Reference Guide. In 1998, the Group introduced a new quarterly report, the Pacific Russia Oil and Gas Report now published by the Anchorage-based Pacific Russia Information Group. The Reference Guide, all maps, and all back issues of the Russian Far East Update through February 1999 are always available for purchase through the Advisory Group. For a list of our maps, please contact us at contact information below. Current activities of the Advisory Group include consulting and, in particular, expert witness work for litigants involved in commercial disputes between foreign and Russian partners.
  www.russianfareast.com/ - March 7, 2005

• Saint-Petersburg State University , Saint-Petersburg State University
  The web-site contains information on academic programs research projects of the institution. The russian part of the site can be a valuable reference for students looking for opportunities to study in Russia.
  www.spbu.ru/e/ - February 8, 2005

• Slavic Research Center , Hokkaido University
  The home page of the Slavic Research Center (SRC) at Hokkaido University. It is the only research institute in Japan for comprehensive Slavic-Eurasian studies. Thus it functions, being attached to Hokkaido University, as the national center to lead and coordinate academic activities in this research area. The web site contains information on the Center's activities, publications, reasech projects and fellowship/scholarship opportunities. The site will be extremely useful for researchers, educators and students interested in historical, political, economical, and security issues pertaing to Russia and the countries of the Former Soviet Union.
  src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/index-e.html - September 28, 2004

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• Asia for Educators , Columbia University
  This site contains a multitudeÊof information and primary sources on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean histories and cultures. The resources cover the period from pre-history to present.Ê
  afe.easia.columbia.edu/ - January 27, 2005

• Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies , The Brookings Institution
  CNAPS website provides information on the center's scholars, events, projects, employment and analysis and commentary on Northeast Asian issues.
  www.brookings.edu/fp/cnaps/center_hp.htm - August 6, 2004

• Center for Northeast Asian Studies , Jilin University
  nasc.jlu.edu.cn/han1/index.php - September 30, 2004

• Global Energy Network Institute , Global Energy Network Institute
  Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) is a nonprofit organization in the United States of America. It conducts research and educational activities related to the international and inter-regional transmission of electricity, with a specific emphasis on the interconnection of renewable energy resources.
  www.geni.org/errordocs/404page.html - March 23, 2005

• Human Flows Project , Center for East Asian Studieds
  Description of research project "Cross-border Human Flows in Northeast Asia: A Human Security Perspective" (2001-2004) at the Center for East Asian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, with downloadable research reports.
  www.miis.edu/rcenters-ceas-hmnflows.html - July 14, 2004

• Human Flows Project , Center for East Asia Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
  Research project at the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), at the Monterey Institute of International Studies: "Human Flows Project"- examining human migration in Northeast Asia.
  www.miis.edu/rcenters-ceas-hmnflows.html - July 17, 2004

• Institute for International Economics , Institute for International Economics
  The Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely, objective analysis and concrete solutions to key international economic problems. The Institute attempts to anticipate emerging issues and to be ready with practical ideas to inform and shape public debate. Its audience includes government officials and legislators, business and labor leaders, management and staff at international organizations, university-based scholars and their students, other research institutions and nongovernmental organizations, the media, and the public at large. It addresses these groups both in the United States and around the world. In addition, the publications and research of the institute cover the issues related to the countries in Northeast Asia.
  www.iie.com/homepage.htm - March 24, 2005

• Institute for Science and International Security , Institute for Science and International Security
  ISIS is a non-profit, non-partisan institution dedicated to informing the public about science and policy issues affecting international security. Its efforts focus on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, bringing about greater transparency of nuclear activities worldwide, and achieving deep reductions in nuclear arsenals. ISIS\'s projects integrate technical, scientific, and policy research in order to build a sound foundation for a wide variety of efforts to reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons to U.S. and international security.Since its inception in 1993, ISIS has produced internationally recognized technical assessments of proliferant-state efforts to get nuclear weapons. It has often been at the forefront of efforts to solve complex national and international security problems. It has worked regularly in the U.S. and abroad to unite government officials, independent experts, scientists, and the public in efforts to find credible strategies to solve U.S., regional, and global security problems. Throughout its history, ISIS has maintained a commitment to the wide dissemination of its major findings.A large section of publications produces by the Institute covers issues related to North Korea and other Northeast Asian countries.
  www.isis-online.org/ - March 23, 2005

• International Atomic Energy Agency , International Atomic Energy Agency
  The IAEA is the world\'s center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world\'s \"Atoms for Peace\" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.It is a valuabel resource for energy and atomic security issues in Northeast Asia.
  www.iaea.org/About/index.html - March 23, 2005

• International Energy Agency , Internationa Energy Agency
  An international forum for countries committed to advancing global energy security, policy and technology through co-operation. The organization places a signifficant accent on cooperation with non-OECD countries in Northeast Asia. The site contains a multitude of information sources on developments pertinent to energy sector in Northeast Asia.
  www.iea.org/Textbase/subjectqueries/nmc/northeastasia.asp - March 22, 2005

• Office of Fossil Energy , Office of Fossil Energy
  The Energy Department\'s Fossil Energy organization is made up of about 1000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. Its headquarters offices are in downtown Washington, DC, and in Germantown, Maryland. The organization also has field offices in Morgantown, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Tulsa, Oklahoma; New Orleans, Louisiana; Casper, Wyoming; and Albany, Oregon.The Office of Fossil Energy is responsible for several high-priority Presidential initiatives including implementation of the Administration\'s $2 billion, 10-year initiative to develop a new generation of environmentally sound clean coal technologies, the $1 billion FutureGen project to develop a pollution-free plant to co-produce electricity and hydrogen, and the nation\'s Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, both key emergency response tools available to the President to protect Americans from energy supply disruptions.ÊThe site contains a large amount of various studies and strategic assessments of the energy-related situation in the countries of Northeast Asia. Ê
  www.fe.doe.gov/aboutus/index.html - March 23, 2005

• Papers and Primary Sources , Indiana University
  An excellent resource for primary documents (e.g., treaties, communiques, etc.) pertaining to relations amongst the countries in Northeast Asia.
  www.indiana.edu/%7Eeasc/security_issues/index.html#papers - January 27, 2005

• The Center for Northeast Asian Studies , Tohoku University
  The home page of the Center for Northeast Asian Studies (CNEAS)at Tohoku University. The center works on development of new methodologies to implement regional Studeis on Japan, North Asia and East Asia; conducts academic studies to understand and clarify regional circumstances; and creates a database in order to share the research results with a wider community. The site contains information on research projects and conferences, publications and databases developed by the Center. It is a valuable resourse for researchers, academics and students.
  www.cneas.tohoku.ac.jp/index_e.html - September 28, 2004

• World Energy Council , World Energy Council
  The World Energy Council (WEC) is the foremost global multi-energy organisation in the world today. WEC has Member Committees in over 90 countries, including most of the largest energy-producing and energy consuming countries. The 81-year-old organisation covers all types of energy, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and renewables, and is UN-accredited, non-governmental, non-commercial and non-aligned. The web page contains a large number of publications on the issues related to energy in the countries of Northeast Asia.
  www.worldenergy.org/wec-geis/wec_info/about_wec/about_wec.asp - March 23, 2005

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• Center for East Asian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies , Center for East Asian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
  The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) sponsors research, lectures, and seminars on subjects relating to East Asia. Currently the Center is examining cross-border human flows in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia; economic and environmental cooperation in the region; and the prospects for Northeast Asia's regionalism. The projects include research, conferences, and curriculum material development. In these projects the Center collaborates with researchers and research institutions in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, and the U.S. The Center also invites scholars, diplomats, government officials, and journalists to lecture on a wide range of East Asian topics. It also hosts visiting fellows who conduct research on topics of interest to the Center.
  www.miis.edu/rcenters-ceas.html - September 30, 2004

• East Asian Institute, Columbia University (EAI) , Columbia University
  Background/Scope: Since its establishment, the institute has been a center for training and research on the modern Asia-Pacific, covering China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and the countries of Southeast Asia. Its mission is to train new generations of Asian experts in the humanities, social sciences and the professions, and to enhance the understanding of Asia in the wider community. The US Department of Education has, since 1960, designated the institute as a National Resource Center in East Asian Studies. Areas of Research: Education, regional studies, foreign relations, political issues, security and defense.
  www.constanze.com/1269.htm - January 6, 2005

• East Asian Studies , Bryn Mawr College
  The Bi-College Department of East Asian Studies links rigorous language training to the the study of East Asian, and particularly Chinese and Japanese, culture and society. In addition to our intensive programs in Chinese and Japanese languages, departmental faculty offer courses in East Asian philosophy, linguistics, literature, religion, and social and intellectual history. The East Asian Studies program also incorporates courses on East Asia by affiliated Bi-College faculty on East Asian anthropology, cities, economics, philosophy, and sociology, as well as additional courses on East Asian culture and society by faculty at Swarthmore.
  www.brynmawr.edu/eastasian/ - February 17, 2005

• East Asian Studies at Brown University , Brown University
  This multidisciplinary concentration is designed to serve undergraduate students wishing to attain reasonable fluency in Chinese and Japanese and specialized familiarity with selected East Asian subjects. The concentration serves students with two different types of professional and academic interests: those who wish to pursue active professional careers related to the East Asian region; and those who will continue their education at the graduate level in the humanities or social sciences with special emphasis on China or Japan. The website contain information on Japanese, Chinese, and Korean studies, scholarship information, courses, faculty, and links.
  www.brown.edu/Departments/East_Asian_Studies/ - January 20, 2005