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FamilySearch - Japan Genealogies, 850-2012 ^FREE

A collection of Japanese clan genealogies from Japan, arranged by family. Dates and localities will vary. All records from this collection are housed at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo.

História da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil - NippoBrasil

History of Japanese Immigration to Brazil.

Japan Children

Technically an adoption information site, but contains useful legal information which is helpful to genealogists.

Meiji-Portraits

The project Meiji-Portraits (i.e. biographical details, not photos) presented here aims to register all persons who have influenced the Meiji era in Japan. After a seclusion policy of more than 200 years the so-called "Meiji Restoration" of 1868 had to organize the political, economical and scientific-technical development of Japan.

OGASAWARA Clan Genealogy

Genealogical information of the descendants of OGASAWARA Jiro Nagakiyo (b.1163-d.1242) who descended from the 56th Japanese emperor, Emperor Seiwa (b.849-d.880).

Stuart TERASHITA's Japanese-American Genealogy Home Page

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Includes helpful "how-to" information on Japanese genealogical research.

The Imperial Family of Japan

Biographies and information for the emperors and their families since 1850.
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