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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

  [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  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.
  [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]