As well as the latest news, weather and sport from Japan there is a wealth of information and entertainment in the following sites, ranging from politics and economics to shopping and cartoons. Much of the best content is in Japanese, so your computer must be able to display Japanese text (see our Japanese Language section for information) but there are also English language versions of some sites.

Asahi Shinbun
News, sport and business categories. My Town feature with regional news and sport from all areas of Japan. Pop-up news facility, international links. English Language version available.

Japan Times Online
Categories include news, travel, classifieds, What's On, techno section, news archives. Sports section with extensive sumo coverage. English Language only.

Chunichi Web Press
Includes news, sport, events, culture, lifestyle, books. Japanese Language only.

Osaka News
National and local news from Japan's second city, stock information. Japanese Language only.

Daily Yomiuri
News, weather and sport. Economy, society, crime, science and lifestyle sections. Visions of Japan photo feature. Pera Pera Penguin's Japanese Class. English Language version available.

Kyoto Shinbun
Local news and features from the city that was Japan's capital until 1868. English Language version available but with very limited content.

Tokyo Weekly
News archive covering Tokyo, national news, sport, politics, economics, culture. English Language only.

News On Japan
News, archives, shopping channel. Resource Channels section provides huge number of links to Japan-related web sites in English. English Language only.

Kyodo News
News with searchable database. Japanese Language only.

Tokyo Shinbun
Local and national news from the capital. Japanese Language only.

Nikkei Net Interactive
Concentrates on business and economy. English Language version available.

Mainichi Interactive
Includes news, sport and weather. Travel, restaurants, entertainment, art, community. English Language version available.

Japan Echo
Translations of articles, essays and interviews on topics of interest in Japan. In English with French and Spanish versions also available.

Doshin
All the local news of the northernmost of Japan's 4 main islands from the Hokkaido Shinbun Press. In Japanese with an English summary of the headline news.

Okinawa Times
Local news from the small island of Okinawa in the far south of Japan. English Language version available.

Japan Today
Online news, politics, crime, business, sport, technology and discussions. English language only.