Japan - A Country Study

Overview of Japanese life, history, and culture by the US Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html

CIA World Factbook -- Japan

Broad overview of Japan's people, geography, government, economy, communications, transport, military, and international issues.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html

MSN Learning and Research Plus: Japan

Overview to Japanese land, society, culture, economy, government, and history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761566679

Japan Introduction 2000

Introduction to Japan's economy, geography, climate, natural resources, demographics, political system, immigration, and maps.
http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/japan/japan_introduction.html