JREF Bulletin V/04

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JAPAN REFERENCE BULLETIN V/04 - August 03 2004
The Bimonthly Newsletter of Japan Reference
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Contents

I. Site News
II. Japan Forum Updates

I. SITE NEWS
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o JAPANESE-ENGLISH-JAPANESE DICTIONARY
15 dictionaries in 1 ! All technical terms for business, sciences,
classcial Japanese, proper names, place names, etc.
=> http://www.jref.com/

o TAKE THE POLLS !
=> http://www.jref.com/polls.shtml
o - NEWS from Japan
All the latest news from the leading Japan-realted newspapers and websites in English
=> http://www.jref.com/practical/news.shtml

o New articles :

- JAPAN SIGHTSEEING GUIDE
Complete guide to the most interesting areas of Japan.
Don't miss it. You don't need to buy a guidebook anymore.
New places listed include : Izu, Mount Fuji, Narita, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, Nara, Ise Jingu, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Shimonoseki, Fukuoka/Hakata, Nagasaki and Okinawa
=> http://www.jref.com/practical/sightseeing.shtml

GLOSSARY
Explanation of Japanese terms, names, history and culture.
=> http://www.jref.com/glossary/

SOCIETY

- Discrimination in Japan
=> http://www.jref.com/society/discrimi...in_japan.shtml

- Foreign criminality in Japan
How bad is foreign crime in Japan ? What kind of crimes do foreigners commit ? Where are foreign criminals from ?
=> http://www.jref.com/society/foreign_...in_japan.shtml

POLITICS

- Japan's backward legal system
Those strange laws that make Japan look like developing country.
=> http://www.jref.com/society/japanese...l_system.shtml

- Japanese attitude to health and environmental issues
=> http://www.jref.com/society/japan_he...t_policy.shtml

- Japan's political system
=> http://www.jref.com/society/japan_po...l_system.shtml

ECONOMY

- Guide to Japanese companies by industry
=> http://www.jref.com/society/japanese_companies.shtml


II. JAPAN FORUM UPDATES
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- Plenty of new pictures of Japan in the GALLERY. Make sure yours are there too.
=> http://www.jref.com/gallery/

- Members with at least 20 posts can now download for free the new Japan Reference Wallpapers in the Entertainment Gallery
=> http://www.jref.com/entertainment/ga...ry.php?cat=518

- New "Orange" style
=> YOU CAN CHANGE THE FORUM STYLE IN THE USER CP OPTIONS
OR AT THE BOTTOM-LEFT OF ANY PAGE.

Threads posted most recently

o How do modern Japanese feel about Koreans?
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9446

o How much do you like Anime&Manga
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4846

o What is so special bout FF7???
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8411

o Need some advice for courting a Japanese exchange student
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10260

o What do you want to do with your body after you die ?
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10555

o EU vs US
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10350

o Tell us about you
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6319

o Quick question...quick answers about your country!
=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7264

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