Web Directory

» Amnesty International - Japan
   Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
   http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/japan

» Amnesty International USA - Japan Human Rights
   News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years.
   http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/japan/page.do?id=1011178

» Ana Bortz's Law Suit and Minority Rights in Japan
   Article on Japanese 20th century immigration, influx of migrants, Japanese reactions, and a discrimination lawsuit filed to protect civil rights from racial prejudice.
   http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp88.html

» Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute
   Information aimed to eliminate discrimination, particularly for the Buraku problem in Japan.
   http://www.blhrri.org/index_e.htm

» Fathers' Rights In Japan
   A bulletin board for fathers to discuss denied visitation or custody of their Japanese children and to advocate changes to Japanese family law.
   http://www.frij.net/

» Human Rights Watch - Japan
   Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.
   http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/japan

» Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU)
   Independent, non-profit organization which aims to protect and promote human rights for all persons regardless of beliefs, religion, or political opinion.
   http://www.jclu.org/index_e.shtml

» Mitsubishi Lawsuit
   Details of a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit in Japan.
   http://www.kamalsinha.com/mitsubishi/

» The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site
   Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners.
   http://www.debito.org/otarulawsuit.html

» US State Department - 2004 Human Rights Report: Japan
   2004 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
   http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41644.htm

» US State Department - 2008 Human Rights Report: Japan
   2008 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
   http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119041.htm