Living & Working in Japan

Map of Japan

Travel Within the Country

Entertainment

What's Coming Up in Japan?

Conversion  Factors

  • Web-Based Conversion Calculator
  • Conversion Factors (Metric/US)
  • General Conversion Factors
  • Financial

  • The "Full" Universal Currency Converter (Nicely implemented currency calculator)
  • Currency Exchange Rates
  • Historical Foreign Exchange Rate (Japanese Yen/U.S. $) - 1971 to Present
  • Historical Foreign Exchange Rate (Thai Baht/U.S. $) - 1990 to Present
  • Historical Foreign Exchange Rate (Hong Kong $/U.S. $) - 1990 to Present
  • Pacific Exchange Rate Service - Plot 365 days of historical exchange rates
  • Interactive Currency Table
  • Travel Expense Calculator
  • Olsen & Associates 164 currency converter
  • Cheat Sheet for Travellers
  • Historical Currency Table
  • Health Insurance

    Call-Back Telephone Systems

  • BayCom
  • Rapid Link
  • MiliTel
  • Shipping & Mail Services

    Miscellaneous

  • Schauwecker's Guide to Japan
  • Living in Japan
  • Japan Survival Kit
  • Living Guide to Japan
  • Japan Postal Code Search
  • Americans in Japan (AIJ) Job Listings, Personals, and Classified Ads
  • Corporate Travel Services
  • Manual for Living in Japan
  • More info on moving to and living in Japan (a FAQ written by an expat who knows)
  • Personally, I'd live in Yokohama - here's some info on what it takes
  • National Holidays in Japan
  • A Practical Guide to Working as a Scientist in Japan
  • Japanese Information
  • History of Japan
  • Sumo Wrestling Info
  • Typhoon Tracking and Weather

  • Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness (TCCOR)
  • Conversion of Knots to Miles per Hour
  • Weather Around Japan (U.S. Military Installations)
  • IMOC Japanese website - in Kanji, but the links are there when a typhoon is in the area
  • Weather Site at MCAS Iwakuni, including Tidal Data
  • Typhoon and Cyclone Storm Tracks
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