General Links
- Web Japan
- Japan Portal
- Japan Reference
- Japan in Figures
- Highlighting Japan Magazine
- Japan Foreign Policy Forum
- Japan Spotlight
- Medical Excellence Japan
News Agencies in Japan
- The Japan News by Yomiuri Shimbun
- Asia & Japan Watch by Asahi Shimbun
- The Mainichi Newspapers
- Kyodo News
- The Japan Times
Japanese Television
- NHK World (Astro Channel 398)
Taxation in Japan
- National Tax Agency Japan
- The Japan Tax Site
- Income Tax Guide for Foreigners 2014
- Singapore-Japan Tax Treaty
Electricity
- 100 volts AC, but two different cycles (Eastern Japan including Tokyo: 50; Western Japan including Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka: 60)
- At major hotels, two outlets for both 110 and 220 volts are installed for electric razors, hair-driers, travel irons, etc.
- Generally, 2-pin plugs (flat) are used in Japan.
Japan Travel
- A Guide to Japanese Visas (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan)
- For visa enquiries, please call 222 9265 and request for the Visa Section or visit our Visa Counter at the Embassy of Japan for direct assistance.
Travel Information Sites
- Japan Welcome Guide for Muslim Visitors
- Mochi Mochi Japan
- Japan Tourism Agency
- Japan National Tourist Organization
- Japan National Tourist Organization (Singapore Branch)
- Japan Videos
- Official Tokyo Travel Guide: Go Tokyo
- Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Guide
- Kyoto Travel Guide
- Osaka Visitors' Guide
- Osaka International House Foundation
- Hiroshima Navigator
- Be.Okinawa
- Local Governments Links: Prefectures & Major Cities
- Go Japan Go
- Tokyo National Museum
- Tokyo Disney Resort
- Huis Ten Bosch (Holland Village), Nagasaki
- Sanrio Puroland (Hello Kitty)
- Nagashima Resort
- Universal Studios Japan
- Tokyo Big Sight
Customs Clearance
Accommodation
Airport Access
- Narita Airport
- Airport Limousine Buses (to and from Narita/Haneda Airports)
- JR Narita Express
- KEISEI Electric Railway
- Kansai Airport
- Haneda Airport Access Guide
- Nankai Electric Railway
Airlines
Japan Transportation
- JNTO Transportation Guide
- Tokyo Metro
- Japan Railway Companies
- Odakyu Electric Railway
- Tobu Railway
- Keio Corporation
- Tokyu Corporation
- Seibu Railway
- Nippon Expressway Companies
- Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway
Government / Policy
- The Government of Japan Website - JapanGov
- Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
- Cabinet Office, Japan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Japanese Government Internet TV
Economy / Business
- Ministry of Finance
- Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Japan Overseas Cooperation Association (JOCA)
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
- Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
- Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
- The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI)
- Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
- Kankeiren (Kansai Economic Federation)
- Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Tokyo Commodity Exchange
- Bank of Japan
- Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)
- Financial Services Agency
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)
Information / Culture
- Asia Science and Technology Portal
- Metropolitan Police Department
- ASEAN-Japan Centre
- Japan Information Network(JIN)
- Japan National Tourist Organization(JNTO)
- The Japan Foundation
- The Nippon Foundation
- Foreign Press Center(FPC)
- National Archives of Japan
- Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
- Islamic Center Japan
- Japan Meteorological Agency