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http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/120

This paper by Lucien Ellington of the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education provides a summary of the Japanese education system, including a discussion of contemporary educational issues and reforms.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=chinas-three-gorges-dam-disaster

An article from Scientific American in opposition to the Three Gorges Dam in China.

http://www.ctgpc.com/

The official Web site of the China Three Gorges Dam Corporation details its construction history and benefits, including its role as a tourist draw. The site is available in either English or Chinese.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm

One of a series of sites on world religions, this offering of the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance describes the history, beliefs, sacred texts, and schools of one of East Asia’s foundational belief systems.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/inside.china/profiles/mao.tsetung/

This CNN special from the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China surveys Mao Tse-tung’s (Mao Zedong) life and work.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1116810/

This article from the British Medical Journal surveys the provisions and outcomes of China’s one child policy.

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.htm

Japan’s official Statistics Bureau site has information on many topics, including the aging of the population.

http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/127

This paper by Paul Watt of the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education provides a summary of major Japanese religions, including Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/

This site, also available in Chinese, contains official government statistical data for China.

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/

This is the United States site of the China Daily, China’s official English language newspaper. It has information about the country in general, as well as world news from a Chinese perspective.

http://tibet.net/

This official site of the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile) contains information about the country, key issues impacting Tibetan citizens, and the status of Chinese-Tibetan relations.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/north-korea

This page of the UK’s Guardian provides up-to-date news regarding the political climate and events in North Korea today, as well as links to other Korean resources.

http://www.korea.net/

Managed by the Korea Culture and Information Service, this official Web site of South Korea contains news and information for citizens and others.

http://www.taiwan.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=999

This official Web site of the Republic of China on Taiwan contains news and information about government activities, places to visit, and other aspects of the island.