Japanese popular culture/External Links

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Media

Newspapers

• Yomiuri Shimbun - English news from the biggest-selling Japanese newspaper.
• Asahi Shimbun - English news from the Yomiuri's main competitor.
• Japan Times - Japanese news exclusively in English.
• Pressnet - organisation representing about 150 Japanese newspapers, with English information on coverage and circulation.
• Japan Media Review - U.S.-based on-line journal covering the Japanese media industry.

Magazines

• STREET/FRUiTS/TUNE - official English website for a range of popular Japanese fashion magazines.
• Japan Magazine Publishers' Association - group covering magazine publishing in Japan. In Japanese.

Manga

• A History of Manga - by Dai Nippon Printing.

Film, television and video games

Film

• Midnight Eye - news from Japanese cinema.

Television

• NHK - official English site of the state-owned TV network.

Video games

• Pokémon - official website for the 'Pocket Monsters' franchise, owned by Nintendo, which began as a series of 1990s video games.

Anime

• Anime.com - reviews, wallpapers and other content.
• Anime Academy - fan forum with reviews and other content by enthusiasts.

Technology

Internet

• Global Voices Online: Japan - news from the Japanese blogosphere, translated into English.
• 3Yen - blog-based Japanese news in English.
• Mixi - a popular Japanese-language social networking service. Invitation-only.

Going out

Theme parks

• Tokyo Disneyland - English site of the best-known theme park in Japan.