http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb291/index.htm

A collection of 11 documents related to secret agreements on nuclear weapons between Japan and the U.S. during the Cold War period. From the National Security Archive.

http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/reports/2009/125605.htm

Latest issue of an annual document which tries to promote foreign direct investment in Japan, the U.S. and globally and to oppose investment protectionism. From the State Department.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40614.pdf

Provides a general background on the types of international agreements that are binding on the U.S., discusses historical precedents as to the role that security agreements have taken, and concludes with an assessment of the oversight role that Congress plays in U.S. implementation of international agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2008/ESCAP-SYB2008.pdf

Includes data, charts, and a textual overview of more than 200 indicators of social and economic development for Asian countries. From the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=914

Discusses how military socio-cultural intelligence analysts joined forces with academic sociologists to rebuild Japan. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College..

http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SF239/SF239.pdf

Examines the economic power of the nations of East Asia whose share of world GDP grew from 26% in 1990 to 37% in 2006. Reviews U.S. commercial, cultural, and security ties with China, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Korea and the Philippines and calls for a clear understanding of U.S. interests in Asia. From the National Defense University.

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009039

Compares the education system in the U.S. with education systems in the other G-8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom according to 27 indicators. From the National Center for Education Statistics

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09317.pdf

Reviews factors affecting the economic viability of high speed passenger rail, challenges in developing and financing high speed rail systems, and the federal role in developing U.S. high speed rail. Also reviews high speed rail development in France, Spain, and Japan. From the Government Accountability Office

http://trade.gov/press/press_releases/2009/export-factsheet_021109.pdf

U.S. exports of goods and services grew by 12% in 2008, while imports Increased by 7.4%. The largest export markets for U.S. goods and services were Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, and Germany. From the International Trade Administration.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=905

Though Japanese aggression in East Asia was the root cause of the Pacific War, the author argues that the road to war in 1941 was built on American as well as Japanese miscalculations, and that both sides suffered from cultural ignorance and racial arrogance. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0804058s/tn0804058s.htm

Explores the main industrial relations developments in the European Union, Japan, and the U.S. in the 2006-2007 period. Charts similarities and trends in industrial relations including differences in basic structures and an overview of working time regulation and management such as overtime hours, flexible work schedules, weekend work, and parental leave provisions. Also incudes references to emerging economics such as China and Brazil. From the European Union