Science and Environment

Encyclopedia of Japanese Reptiles - Catalog of all snakes native to Japan with their names and photos.
homepage3.nifty.com/japrep/englishtop.htm

Environmental Web Sites in Japan - Directory of organizations, research institutes, NGOs, government environmental information, and other science and environment sites.
www.apec-vc.or.jp/ewldweb/ewebsite.htm

Friends of the Earth Japan - Environmental advocacy group based in Tokyo.
www.foejapan.org/en/

Geological Survey of Japan - Geological survey and links.
www.aist.go.jp/GSJ/

The Japan CS Project - Japanese Scientific and Technical Information. The JapanCS Project is dedicated to increasing the visibility and availability of Japanese science and technology information related to computing and computer science.
www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/japan.html

Japanese Scientific and Technical Information Search Broker - A specialized search engine that supports queries over information from selected web sites that contain Japanese Scientific and Technical Information.
www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/JSTI/query-glimpse.html

The Landforms and Geology of Japan - Descriptions and maps of the country's major geologic and tectonic features, with more detailed discussions of the characteristics of specific regions.
glgarcs.lad.jp/

Landslide Map Database - Data and maps on the distribution of landslides and landsliding risk in Japan.
lsweb1.ess.bosai.go.jp/jisuberi/

Forbes - Pipe Dreams - Documents how hemp, used and smoked in Japan until the end of World War II, is once again being grown and promoted for agricultural purposes by a licensed advocate. <small>(October 6, 2003)</small>
www.forbes.com/global/2003/1006/038.html