See also:

• Regional: Asia: Japan: Society and Culture: Cultural Exchange  (25)
• Regional: Asia: Society and Culture: Expatriate Life  (2)
• Society: People: Expatriates: Japanese  (1)

• Angels With Fur - An expatriot animal lover's group that helps through providing information on pets, adoption, English speaking vets, and other concerns.
• APC-Japan - Group for expats in Japan who are also members of Adoptive Parents China.
• Bytes of Japan - Information about teaching English in Japan, observations and photos of festivals, sights and people in Japan.
• Democrats Abroad Japan - Includes guide to American Democratic events in Japan, articles, weblogs, and photo albums.
• Eritrea Japan - Group includes people related to the "Law School Project" and "Guide Book Project", and acts as a communication bridge between Eritrea and Japan.
• F*cked Gaijin - A community weblog and forum for foreigners in Japan, covering the gaijin experience and bizarre news from Japan.
• Filprof Japan - A group for Filipino professionals currently working in Japan.
• Frugal Japan - Learning to live economically in one of the world's most expensive countries.
• Gaijin Scientist - Chapter by chapter guide on finding a job, university and company work, and life in Japan.
• Hirokim House - Introduction of Japan and Japanese culture for Filipinos living in Japan.
• Japan - Sri Lanka - Yahoo group for anyone related to or interested in the two countries.
• Japan Bloggers - Mailing list for people in Japan keeping a weblog.
• Japan Brats - Dedicated to the history and heritage of military brats and expats in Japan.
• The Japan FAQ: Know Before You Go - Important information for anyone visiting or relocating to Japan.
• Japan Window - Guide for living in or moving to Japan with Tokyo-Yokohama information and pictures.
• Japanable.com - A communication site about Japan with a forum to bring people together to talk about common issues on life in Japan.
• JapanNewbie - An informational community site for those interested in Japan, and the Japanese language.
• Kansai Time Out - Largest Kansai area ex-pat magazine.
• Living in Japan - Provides some basic pointers for recently arrived foreigners to Japan.
• Mama-san's Babies - An Englishwoman's experience of being a bar hostess in Japan.
• The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site - Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners.
• A Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Japan - Focusing on working for a science-related firm or teachers of sciences.
• Procedures on Registration of Marriage to a Japanese National - Step by step procedures on registering a marriage in or out of Japan.
• Vegan Guide to Japan - Information and advice for vegans and vegetarians living in Japan.
• Vietnam Japan - A mailing list for Vietnamese in Japan.
• Wanderlust - Crooning the Expat Blues - Article by author Karl Taro Greenfeld on visiting the land of his birth and self-identity.

• San Francisco Chronicle - Japan gets tough on visa violators - Article on Japan's crackdown on illegal visa overstays, with just a 1-day overstay resulting in jail time and then a 5-year banishment. (May 10, 2004)
• Washington Post: Divorced From Their Children - Article on the dearth of paternal rights to see their children in the case of divorce or abduction. (July 23, 2003)