Japan

Pittsburgh Region

Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania
http://www.us-japan.org/jasp/
a private, non-profit, non-political, charitable organization devoted to cultural, educational, business and public affairs. Founded in 1986, it serves as a forum in the region to promote understanding between Americans and Japanese through its various programs and events. Headquartered in Pittsburgh with many events in this area.

Japan Information Center
http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/eal/Services-JIP.htm
From the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library. An information service available to anyone who needs information on Japan.

Japanese Text Initiative
http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/
a collaborative effort to make texts of classical Japanese literature available on the World Wide Web by the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center and the University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library

United States

Japan: A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html
An Army Area Handbook housed at the Library of Congress. A detailed study covering history, geography, society, politics, economy, etc. January 1994.