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    1. Architecture 12
    2. Cinematography 23
    3. Classical Music 7
    4. Contemporary Art 44
      1. Dance 1
      2. Music 30
        1. Bands and Artists 18
        2. Record Companies 1
        3. Web Rings 2
      3. Galleries 2
    5. Cultural Institutions 40
    6. Literature 33
    7. Museums 66
    8. Organizations 1
    9. Traditional Arts 123
      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 72
      1. Photography 46
      2. Ukiyo-e 18
      3. Paintings 3
  2. Business and Economy 1K
    1. Advertising 8
    2. Automotive 92
      1. Parts and Supplies 8
      2. Sales 37
    3. Banks and Financial Services 69
    4. Construction and Engineering 46
      1. Architects 8
    5. Consulting 37
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    8. Entertainment 2
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    12. Industries 156
      1. Agriculture 1
      2. Apparel 4
      3. Food and Related Products 15
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      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
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    14. Jobs and Recruitment 55
    15. Manufacturing 85
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    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
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    22. Real Estate 44
    23. Retailing 76
      1. Online Shops 54
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      1. Legal Services 20
      2. Shipping and Relocation 9
    26. Shipyards 6
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      1. Books 2
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      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 329
    1. Computers 10
    2. Discussion Forums 12
    3. Internet 30
    4. Internet Cafes 0
    5. Internet Service Provider 156
      1. A to E 37
      2. F to K 34
      3. L to Q 35
      4. R to Z 37
    6. Internet Telephony 0
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    8. Software 36
    9. Web Design 8
    10. Web Hosting 1
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  4. Education 387
    1. Academic Institutions 16
    2. JET Program 19
      1. JET Alumni Associations 5
    3. Schools and Colleges 84
      1. Alumni 4
      2. International Schools 38
      3. Junior High Schools 2
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      2. F to K 72
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      5. R to Z 83
  5. Gastronomy 148
    1. Bakeries 1
    2. Beer 6
    3. Restaurants and Bars 36
      1. Cafes 1
      2. Fast Food 11
    4. Sake 28
      1. Sake Breweries 8
    5. Sushi 12
    6. Tea 16
    7. Wine 3
  6. Government and Politics 275
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      1. US Forces 4
    2. Embassies 116
      1. Foreign Missions 38
      2. Japanese Missions 75
    3. Government 14
    4. Law and Regulation 32
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    6. NGOs 25
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  7. Language 332
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    2. English Language Schools 17
    3. Japanese Language Schools 98
    4. Online Resources 91
    5. Translation Services 57
  8. Lifestyle and Society 259
    1. Animals and Pets 5
    2. Cars 10
    3. Classifieds 5
    4. Entertainment 23
    5. Fashion and Trends 27
    6. Health 27
      1. Hospitals 7
    7. Motorbikes 1
    8. Nikkei Resources 13
    9. Penpals 10
    10. Social Institutions and Counselling 24
    11. Society 71
      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 12
      10. Youth 5
    12. Women 13
  9. News and Media 276
    1. Magazines 4
    2. Newspapers 35
    3. Online Media 10
    4. Radio 140
    5. Streaming Radio 13
    6. Television 34
  10. Personal Homepages 165
    1. Blogs 78
    2. Cosplay 1
    3. Podcasts 4
  11. Pop Culture 124
    1. Anime 28
    2. Games 4
    3. JPop 28
    4. JRock 6
    5. Manga 13
    6. Talents 29
  12. Recreation and Sports 164
    1. Baseball 20
    2. Cycling 7
    3. Diving 2
    4. Fishing 4
    5. Hockey 1
    6. Martial Arts 60
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    8. Shogi 7
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    10. Soccer 11
    11. Sumo 9
  13. Reference 181
    1. Books 17
    2. Country Guides 37
    3. Directories 6
    4. History 73
      1. Ancient Cultures 13
        1. Ainu 7
        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 13
        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 21
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 9
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
            2. Junior High Schools 2
          3. Government 1
          4. Travel and Tourism 4
      8. Fukushima Prefecture 31
        1. Fukushima 14
          1. Education 3
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 3
      9. Gifu Prefecture 23
        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 25
        1. Hiroshima 17
          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 6
            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 63
        1. Ibaraki 52
          1. Education 0
            1. Colleges and Universities 0
          2. Government 0
          3. Localities 47
            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 0
            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 62
        1. Kyoto 43
          1. City Guides 10
          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 11
          3. Government 1
          4. Transportation 0
          5. 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 19
        1. Nagasaki 12
          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 18
        1. Niigata 7
          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 53
        1. Osaka 40
          1. City Guides 7
          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 2
          7. Recreation and Sports 2
          8. Society and Culture 6
            1. Computer Related 1
          9. Transportation 0
          10. Travel and Tourism 45
            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 52
      1. Chubu 2
      2. Chugoku 5
      3. Hokkaido 5
      4. Hokuriku 1
      5. Kansai 6
      6. Kanto 2
      7. Kinki 10
        1. Business and Economy 1
        2. Restaurants and Bars 0
      8. Kyushu 5
      9. Okinawa 3
      10. Shikoku 7
      11. Tohoku 5
  15. Religion 199
    1. Buddhism 98
    2. Christianity 19
    3. Shintoism 64
  16. Science and Technology 150
    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 26
    10. USJIMT Centers 1
  17. Travel and Tourism 376
    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 35
    7. Transport 85
      1. Airports 9
      2. Ports 8
      3. Railways 33
      4. Subways 12
    8. Travel Services 39
      1. Tour Operators 15
      2. Travel Agents 19
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