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Works[edit]
Language[edit]
History[edit]
- Shinto: The Way of the Gods (1905), by William George Aston
- Kojiki (712), numerous translations
- Nihongi (720), translated by William George Aston
Literature[edit]
- Aino Folk-Tales (1888), by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- The Diary of a Japanese Convert (1895), by Uchimura Kanzo
- The Narrative of a Japanese (1895), by Joseph Heco
- The Voice of the Valley (1897), by Yone Noguchi
- A History of Japanese Literature (1899), by William George Aston
- Five Short Stories (1904), by John Luther Long
- Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904), by Lafcadio Hearn
- Botchan (1906), by Natsume Sōseki, translated by Yasotaro Morri
- The Dragon Painter (1906), by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
- The Praises of Amida (1907), by Kanai Tada, translated by Arthur Lloyd
- The Japanese Fairy Book (1908), by Iwaya Sazanami, translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki
- Three Years in Tibet (1909), by Kawaguchi Ekai
- The Spirit of Japanese Poetry (1914), by Yone Noguchi
- Tales from Old Japanese Dramas (1915), by Asataro Miyamori
- Four Japanese Tales (1919), by Jan Havlasa
- Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan (1920), translated by Annie Shepley Omori and Kochi Doi
- Through the Torii (1922), by Yone Noguchi
- The Tale of Genji (1925), by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Arthur David Waley (transcription project)
- A Daughter of the Samurai (1925), by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
- Japanese Literature (1955), by Donald Keene (transcription project)
- Anthology of Japanese Literature (1955), by Donald Keene (transcription project)
- Modern Japanese Literature (1956), by Donald Keene (transcription project)
- Tayama Katai and His Novel Entitled Futon (1971), by Motoko Reece
Mathematics[edit]
- A History of Japanese Mathematics (1914), by David Eugene Smith and Yoshio Mikami (transcription project)
Art[edit]
- A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design (1880), by Thomas W. Cutler
- Japanese Wood Engravings (1895), by William Edwin Anderson
- The Art of Japan (1901), by Francis Brinkley
- A History of Japanese Colour-Prints (1910), by Woldemar von Seidlitz
- Japanese Flower Arrangement (1913), by Mary Averill
- The Spirit of Japanese Art (1915), by Yone Noguchi
Play[edit]
- Japanese Plays and Playfellows (1901), by Osman Edwards
Music[edit]
- Art Songs of Japan (1917), by Gertrude Ross (transcription project)
Culture[edit]
- Japanese fragments (1860), as serialized in Once a Week
- Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (1880), by Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop
- Jinrikisha Days in Japan (1891), by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
- Occult Japan (1894), by Percival Lowell
- Japan: Its History, Arts, and Literature (1901), by Francis Brinkley
- Japanese Physical Training (1903), by H. Irving Hancock
- Japanese Chess (Shō-ngi): The Science and Art of War or Struggle (1905), by Suzuki Choyo IA
- Things Japanese (1905), by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- The Awakening of Japan (1905), by Okakura Kakuzō (transcription project)
- The Book of Tea (1906), by Okakura Kakuzō
- The Game of Go (1908), by Arthur Smith
- Child-life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories (1909), by Matilda Chaplin Ayrton, translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- Myths and Legends of Japan (1912), by Frederick Hadland Davis IA
Articles[edit]
- "Treaty between Japan and Corea" in Littell's Living Age, 139 (1890) (1878)
- "The People's Rights in Japan" in Littell's Living Age, 151 (1949) (1881)
- Japanese Topsyturvydom (1896), by Emily S. Patton IA
- Däi Nippon (1905), by Florence Earle Coates
- Japan: a lecture (1916), by Rabindranath Tagore
- "The Japanese recoginition" in The Bohemian Review, 2 (10) (1918)
Articles in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan[edit]
Articles in Popular Science Monthly[edit]
- "Health-Matters in Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 12 (January 1878)
- "Traces of an Early Race in Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 14 (January 1879)
- "Dolmens in Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (March 1880)
- "A Japanese Typhoon" by in Popular Science Monthly, 18 (January 1881)
- "A Study of the Ainu of Yezo" by in Popular Science Monthly, 33 (June 1888)
- "Ainu Houses and their Furnishing" by in Popular Science Monthly, 33 (August 1888)
- "Ainu Family-Life and Religion" by in Popular Science Monthly, 34 (November 1888)
- "Moral Life of the Japanese" by in Popular Science Monthly, 43 (July 1893)
- "Shinto, The Old Religion of Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 46 (December 1894)
- "The Fishes of Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 60 (November 1901)
- "A Visit to the Japanese Zoological Station at Misaki" by in Popular Science Monthly, 65 (July 1904)
- "Chinese and Japanese Immigration" by in Popular Science Monthly, 66 (December 1904)
- "Recent Advances in Meteorology and Meteorological Service in Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 68 (February 1906)
- "The Great Japanese Volcano Aso" by in Popular Science Monthly, 71 (July 1907)
- "Account of a Trip in Southernmost Japan, with Early Records of its Discovery" by in Popular Science Monthly, 74 (February 1909)
- "Relations of Japan and the United States" by in Popular Science Monthly, 80 (February 1912)
- "The Imperial Universities of Japan" by in Popular Science Monthly, 80 (March 1912)
Law of Japan[edit]
Encyclopedias[edit]
- "Japan," in The Nuttall Encyclopædia, (ed.) by James Wood, London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. (1907)
- "Japan," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Japan," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Japan," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Japan," in The World Factbook, (ed.) by CIA (1982)
- "Japan," in The World Factbook, (ed.) by CIA (1990)
- "Japan," in CIA World Fact Book, (ed.) by CIA (2004)
Government of Japan[edit]
- Protest against the Attack of a New-Type Bomb by American Airplane (1945)
- Press Release on a Comment from Gen. MacArthur on the Draft Constitution of Japan (1946)
- Japan-North Korea Pyongyang Declaration (2002)
- Agreement on Consular Relations Between Japan and The People's Republic of China (2010)
- The Basic View on the Sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands (2012)
- Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use (Version 2.0) (2015)
- Regarding the incident of an ROK naval vessel directing its FC radar at an MSDF patrol aircraft (December 28, 2018)
- Regarding the incident of an ROK naval vessel directing its FC radar at an MSDF patrol aircraft (January 21, 2019)
- Background and Position of the Government of Japan Concerning the Issue of Former Civilian Workers from the Korean Peninsula (2019)
- Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (2021)
- U.S.-Japan Joint Leaders' Statement: "U.S.-Japan Global Partnership For A New Era" (2021)
- U.S.-Japan Climate Partnership on Ambition, Decarbonization, and Clean Energy (2021)
Economy of Japan[edit]
- "The Social Problem in Japan" (1911)