Enjo Kosai: Teen Prostitution, A Reflection of Society's Ills - Editorial critical of a moral void in Japan, and looks at while the politicians, media, parents, and teachers show outrage at teen prostitution, they themselves helped create a materialistic culture that spawned it in the first place. - http://www.weekender.co.jp/LatestEdition/980904/oped.html
I Want a Pair of Nike Shoes - Describes the difficulty in addressing the topic of enjo kosai as well as various reactions to it. - http://www.mmjp.or.jp/amlang.atc/tutor/enjo.htm
She's Only a Little Schoolgirl - An article on teen prostitution in Japan, interviewing the girls who did it and why. - http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/sex/sexenjo.html
Asahi - Survey Disputes 'Enjo-Kosai' Hype - A survey says far fewer girls engage in accepting money from middle-aged men for dates than the media hype suggests. - http://www.ishipress.com/enjoko-2.htm
Kids Web Japan - nature and climate, region, tradition and culture, economy and industry, school life, and language. - http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html
Social Capital Theory in the Context of Japanese Children - A theoretical discussion of popular American based theories of social capital in the context of Japanese children. - http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Bassani.html
Resources and Mobilization & Learning at Mother's Knee - Examines how the Japanese intense commitment to children mirrors the nation's conception of its past, present, and future. - http://www.gened.arizona.edu/harrison/confucianasia/readings/jpnschildren.htm
Forbes - High-Fliers - Article on how some hallucinogenic plants are legal and for sale in Japan. - http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2001/0319/184.html
Parasite Singles: International Perspective and Analysis - Gives several theories on youth living with their parents longer than the past, as well as challenges and subject resources. - http://academic.csuohio.edu/makelaa/history/courses/his373/ParasiteSingles.htm
Gynecologist Takes Sex Crusade to Roppongi Streets - Japan Times article on rising numbers of sexually transmitted diseases in the Roppongi district of Tokyo. - http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010304b1.htm
Japan's Biker Gangs - Gives history and activities of errant Japanese youth joining motorcycle gangs and violence. - http://www.jingai.com/badboso.html
US-Japan-China - Discussion forum for socio-political and economic issues concerning the U.S., Japan, and China. - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/US-JAPAN-CHINA/
Kids' Space - Web page "of kids, by kids and for kids", bringing out the creativity in kids of all ages around the world. Available both in English and Japanese - http://www.kids-space.org/
Kids' Park Japan - Place to find pen pals of Japanese kids and correspond with them in English, as well as learn about Japan. - http://happygold.com/kidspark/
The Japan Forum - Shows a day in the life of a typical elementary student, photos, language classes in Japan and China, and students at school and in after school activities. - http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/indexe/indexe.htm
Japan Thru Young Eyes - Living traditions, survival information, and young Tokyo. - http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/001/