Youth
Absent Fathers, Feminized Sons, Selfish Mothers and Disobedient Daughters: Revisiting The Japanese Ie Household
Examines the changing traditional family paradigm and growing up in modern Japan today.
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.
Costume Play: From Underground Trend to Mainstay of Subculture
Shows the growing popularity of costumes and costume parties among the young.
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 mat…
Forbes - High-Fliers
Article on how some hallucinogenic plants are legal and for sale in Japan.
Gynecologist Takes Sex Crusade to Roppongi Streets
Japan Times article on rising numbers of sexually transmitted diseases in the Roppongi district of Tokyo.
I Want a Pair of Nike Shoes
Describes the difficulty in addressing the topic of enjo kosai as well as various reactions to it.
Japan's Biker Gangs
Gives history and activities of errant Japanese youth joining motorcycle gangs and violence.
Kids Web Japan
nature and climate, region, tradition and culture, economy and industry, school life, and language.
Kids' Park Japan
Place to find pen pals of Japanese kids and correspond with them in English, as well as learn about Japan.
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
Kittenish-Love
Cute Japanese girls fashions; ganguro, uniforms, parapara, and print club.
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.
Real Japan
Japanese pop music, slang Japanese, high school life, Harajuku fashion and Q&A.
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.
She's Only a Little Schoolgirl
An article on teen prostitution in Japan, interviewing the girls who did it and why.
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.
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.
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