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  1. Art and Culture 493
    1. Architecture 12
    2. Cinematography 23
    3. Classical Music 8
    4. Contemporary Art 42
      1. Dance 0
      2. Music 30
        1. Bands and Artists 18
        2. Record Companies 1
        3. Web Rings 2
      3. Galleries 1
    5. Cultural Institutions 42
    6. Literature 33
    7. Museums 65
    8. Organizations 1
    9. Traditional Arts 120
      1. Bamboo 0
      2. Calligraphy 5
      3. Ceramics 3
        1. Maneki Neko 0
      4. Dolls 1
      5. Origami and Washi 3
      6. Performing Arts 23
        1. Geisha 1
        2. Music 12
          1. Instruments 7
        3. Theater 8
          1. Bunraku 1
          2. Kabuki 2
          3. Noh 3
      7. Tea Ceremony 8
      8. Textiles 8
    10. Traditional Music 20
    11. Visual Arts 73
      1. Photography 47
      2. Ukiyo-e 18
      3. Paintings 3
  2. Business and Economy 998
    1. Advertising 8
    2. Automotive 91
      1. Parts and Supplies 8
      2. Sales 36
    3. Banks and Financial Services 69
    4. Construction and Engineering 46
      1. Architects 8
    5. Consulting 37
    6. Economic Institutions 36
    7. Energy and Utilities 9
    8. Entertainment 3
    9. Food Processing 12
    10. Health and Beauty 8
    11. Home and Garden 3
    12. Industries 156
      1. Agriculture 1
      2. Apparel 4
      3. Food and Related Products 15
      4. Logistics and Transport 1
      5. Manufacturing 116
        1. Chemicals 27
        2. Materials 5
          1. Paper 3
        3. Optics 0
        4. Pharmaceuticals 7
      6. Mining 1
      7. Retail 4
      8. Steel 5
      9. Telecommunications 8
        1. Companies 2
          1. KDDI 1
          2. NTT 0
    13. Insurance 3
    14. Jobs and Recruitment 54
    15. Manufacturing 86
    16. Marketing 13
    17. Oil and Gas 11
    18. Opportunities 2
    19. Organizations 44
      1. Chambers of Commerce in Japan 4
      2. Chats and Forums 1
      3. Japanese Labor Unions 7
      4. Stock and Commodity Exchanges 2
    20. Public Utilities 7
    21. Publishing 9
    22. Real Estate 45
    23. Retailing 74
      1. Online Shops 51
    24. Sales and Distribution 9
    25. Services 74
      1. Legal Services 20
      2. Shipping and Relocation 9
    26. Shipyards 6
    27. Shopping 26
      1. Books 2
      2. Food 3
      3. Traditional Goods 15
        1. Ukiyo-e Dealers in Japan 2
    28. Telecommunications 14
    29. Trade 9
    30. Venture Capital 1
  3. Computing and Internet 325
    1. Computers 9
    2. Discussion Forums 12
    3. Internet 30
    4. Internet Cafes 0
    5. Internet Service Provider 155
      1. A to E 37
      2. F to K 34
      3. L to Q 35
      4. R to Z 37
    6. Internet Telephony 0
    7. Search Engines 11
    8. Software 35
    9. Web Design 8
    10. Web Hosting 1
    11. Webcams 10
  4. Education 386
    1. Academic Institutions 16
    2. JET Program 18
      1. JET Alumni Associations 5
    3. Schools and Colleges 84
      1. Alumni 4
      2. International Schools 37
      3. Junior High Schools 2
    4. Teaching Resources 4
    5. Universities 236
      1. A to E 25
      2. F to K 72
      3. L to Q 45
      4. Law Faculties 3
      5. R to Z 83
  5. Gastronomy 146
    1. Bakeries 1
    2. Beer 6
    3. Restaurants and Bars 35
      1. Cafes 1
      2. Fast Food 11
    4. Sake 29
      1. Sake Breweries 8
    5. Sushi 10
    6. Tea 16
    7. Wine 3
  6. Government and Politics 276
    1. Armed Forces 10
      1. US Forces 4
    2. Embassies 116
      1. Foreign Missions 38
      2. Japanese Missions 75
    3. Government 14
    4. Law and Regulation 32
    5. Ministries and Agencies 39
    6. NGOs 25
    7. Political Parties 10
  7. Language 330
    1. ELT 9
    2. English Language Schools 17
    3. Japanese Language Schools 98
    4. Online Resources 89
    5. Translation Services 57
  8. Lifestyle and Society 262
    1. Animals and Pets 5
    2. Cars 10
    3. Classifieds 5
    4. Entertainment 23
    5. Fashion and Trends 27
    6. Health 28
      1. Hospitals 8
    7. Motorbikes 1
    8. Nikkei Resources 13
    9. Penpals 11
    10. Social Institutions and Counselling 25
    11. Society 72
      1. Cultural Exchange 6
      2. Customs 2
      3. Environmental Issues 3
      4. Ethnicity and Multiculturalism 14
        1. Nikkei 7
          1. News and Media 1
      5. Expatriate Life 19
      6. Folklore 2
      7. LGBT 2
      8. Humor 2
      9. Organizations 13
      10. Youth 5
    12. Women 13
  9. News and Media 275
    1. Magazines 5
    2. Newspapers 35
    3. Online Media 10
    4. Radio 140
    5. Streaming Radio 13
    6. Television 33
  10. Personal Homepages 164
    1. Blogs 79
    2. Cosplay 1
    3. Podcasts 4
  11. Pop Culture 126
    1. Anime 28
    2. Games 4
    3. JPop 29
    4. JRock 8
    5. Manga 13
    6. Talents 28
  12. Recreation and Sports 164
    1. Baseball 20
    2. Cycling 7
    3. Diving 1
    4. Fishing 4
    5. Hockey 1
    6. Martial Arts 62
    7. Outdoor 10
    8. Shogi 7
    9. Skiing and Snowboarding 5
    10. Soccer 11
    11. Sumo 9
  13. Reference 180
    1. Books 17
    2. Country Guides 36
    3. Directories 6
    4. History 75
      1. Ancient Cultures 14
        1. Ainu 8
        2. Jomon 2
        3. Ryukyu 1
    5. Maps 7
    6. Weather 8
  14. Regional 1K
    1. Prefectures 1K
      1. Aichi Prefecture 63
        1. Aichi 42
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 8
          3. Government 4
          4. Travel and Tourism 14
      2. Akita Prefecture 14
        1. Akita 5
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      3. Aomori Prefecture 13
        1. Aomori 2
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      4. Chiba Prefecture 30
        1. Chiba 17
          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 6
      5. Ehime Prefecture 14
        1. Ehime 4
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      6. Fukui Prefecture 21
        1. Fukui 8
          1. Education 4
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      7. Fukuoka Prefecture 30
        1. Fukuoka 22
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 9
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
            2. Junior High Schools 2
          3. Government 1
          4. Travel and Tourism 5
      8. Fukushima Prefecture 31
        1. Fukushima 14
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 3
      9. Gifu Prefecture 22
        1. Gifu 9
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      10. Gunma Prefecture 12
        1. Gunma 2
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
        2. Travel and Tourism 1
      11. Hiroshima Prefecture 24
        1. Hiroshima 16
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 5
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          3. Government 3
      12. Hokkaido Prefecture 64
        1. Hokkaido 44
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 7
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          3. Government 6
          4. Society and Culture 1
          5. Travel and Tourism 17
      13. Hyogo Prefecture 48
        1. Hyogo 29
          1. Education 14
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 4
          3. Science and Environment 3
            1. Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 1995 3
      14. Ibaraki Prefecture 64
        1. Ibaraki 53
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
          3. Localities 48
            1. Gozenyama 1
            2. Hitachinaka 2
            3. Kasama 1
            4. Kashima 1
            5. Kita-Ibaraki 1
            6. Mito 7
              1. Arts and Entertainment 1
              2. Society and Culture 4
                1. Religion 0
            7. Moriya 1
            8. Satomi 1
            9. Tokai 1
            10. Tsuchiura 1
            11. Tsukuba 28
              1. Education 2
              2. Guides and Directories 1
              3. Science and Environment 13
              4. Society and Culture 5
              5. Travel and Tourism 3
            12. Ushiku 1
      15. Ishikawa Prefecture 29
        1. Ishikawa 10
          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          2. Government 1
      16. Iwate Prefecture 16
        1. Iwate 3
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      17. Kagawa Prefecture 19
        1. Kagawa 7
          1. Education 5
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 1
      18. Kagoshima Prefecture 14
        1. Kagoshima 3
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      19. Kanagawa Prefecture 62
        1. Education 7
          1. Colleges and Universities 2
        2. Government 5
        3. Hadano 0
        4. Hakone 2
        5. Hiratsuka 1
        6. Kamakura 7
        7. Kawasaki 1
        8. Odawara 4
        9. Sagamihara 0
        10. Yokohama City 13
          1. Religious Organizations 1
          2. Restaurants and Bars 3
          3. Travel and Tourism 4
            1. Lodging 1
        11. Yokosuka 2
          1. Travel and Tourism 1
      20. Kochi Prefecture 14
        1. Kochi 6
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      21. Kumamoto Prefecture 18
        1. Kumamoto 9
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 3
      22. Kyoto Prefecture 60
        1. Kyoto 41
          1. City Guides 9
          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 11
          3. Transportation 0
          4. Travel and Tourism 8
      23. Mie Prefecture 16
        1. Mie 5
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 2
      24. Miyagi Prefecture 20
        1. Miyagi 12
          1. Education 6
            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          2. Government 3
          3. Guides and Directories 1
      25. Miyazaki Prefecture 12
        1. Miyazaki 3
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      26. Nagano Prefecture 30
        1. Nagano 3
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      27. Nagasaki Prefecture 18
        1. Nagasaki 11
          1. City Guides 1
          2. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          3. Government 1
      28. Nara Prefecture 11
        1. Nara 4
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
      29. Niigata Prefecture 19
        1. Niigata 8
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
      30. Oita Prefecture 18
        1. Oita 11
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      31. Okayama Prefecture 15
        1. Okayama 8
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
          3. Travel and Tourism 2
      32. Okinawa Prefecture 35
        1. Okinawa 15
          1. Business and Economy 1
          2. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          3. Government 2
          4. Guides and Directories 3
          5. News and Media 0
          6. Society and Culture 3
          7. Travel and Tourism 4
      33. Osaka Prefecture 52
        1. Osaka 39
          1. City Guides 6
          2. Education 18
            1. Colleges and Universities 8
          3. Government 4
          4. Travel and Tourism 6
      34. Saga Prefecture 6
        1. Saga 4
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      35. Saitama Prefecture 26
        1. Saitama 6
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 1
      36. Shiga Prefecture 27
        1. Shiga 4
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      37. Shimane Prefecture 13
        1. Shimane 5
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      38. Shizuoka Prefecture 22
        1. Shizuoka 5
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 1
      39. Tochigi Prefecture 14
        1. Tochigi 4
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 0
          3. Nikko 2
            1. Travel and Tourism 2
      40. Tokushima Prefecture 7
        1. Tokushima 2
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      41. Tokyo Metropolitan 166
        1. City and Ward Offices 21
        2. Tokyo 126
          1. Arts and Entertainment 11
            1. Music 0
          2. Business and Economy 13
            1. Restaurants and Bars 9
          3. Education 35
            1. Colleges and Universities 22
            2. Elementary Schools 1
            3. Senior High Schools 2
          4. Government 3
          5. Guides and Directories 8
          6. Health 1
          7. Recreation and Sports 2
          8. Society and Culture 6
            1. Computer Related 1
          9. Transportation 0
          10. Travel and Tourism 46
            1. Lodging 27
              1. Hotels 20
          11. Volcano Islands 0
          12. Wards 0
      42. Tottori Prefecture 6
        1. Tottori 1
      43. Toyama Prefecture 15
        1. Toyama 4
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      44. Wakayama Prefecture 9
        1. Wakayama 3
          1. Education 2
            1. Colleges and Universities 1
          2. Government 0
      45. Yamagata Prefecture 12
        1. Yamagata 1
          1. City Guides 1
          2. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          3. Government 0
      46. Yamaguchi Prefecture 11
        1. Yamaguchi 4
          1. Education 1
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
      47. Yamanashi Prefecture 16
        1. Yamanashi 4
          1. Government 0
    2. Regions 50
      1. Chubu 2
      2. Chugoku 5
      3. Hokkaido 5
      4. Hokuriku 1
      5. Kansai 6
      6. Kanto 2
      7. Kinki 9
        1. Business and Economy 1
        2. Restaurants and Bars 0
      8. Kyushu 5
      9. Okinawa 3
      10. Shikoku 7
      11. Tohoku 4
  15. Religion 202
    1. Buddhism 98
    2. Christianity 20
    3. Shintoism 66
  16. Science and Technology 152
    1. Archeology 2
    2. Astronomy and Space 6
    3. Biology 4
    4. Chemistry 4
    5. Environment 3
    6. Institutions 59
    7. Medicine 25
    8. Physics 4
    9. Technology 27
    10. USJIMT Centers 1
  17. Travel and Tourism 379
    1. Accommodation 148
      1. Guest Houses 29
    2. Hot Springs 13
    3. Japanese Tourism 6
    4. National Parks 2
    5. Phone Rentals 10
    6. Touristic Resources 34
    7. Transport 85
      1. Airports 9
      2. Ports 8
      3. Railways 33
      4. Subways 12
    8. Travel Services 40
      1. Tour Operators 15
      2. Travel Agents 20
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