Japan Wide:
Japan O Files Podcasts : David Carlson’s Nagano based Podcast featuring the stories and people of Japan
The Japan Times: “The World’s Window on Japan,” English newspaper for news on Japan, buisness news, opinions, sports, entertainment and more
Outdoor Japan: Guide to travel and the outdoors in Japan
Ping Mag: Tokyo based magazine about “Design and Making things.” They recently discontinued publishing new articles, but they have an excellent archives.
Web Japan: Trends in Japan
TokyoQ: “Live in the Megalopis” Arhcitecture, Japanese Film, Design, Anime
Daruma Magazine: Japanese arts and antiques magazine
Snow Magazine: Tokyo Based Online Magazine for Fashion, Art, Music, and News in Japan
Nagano Prefecture Guides:
Nagano Precture Tourism : Comprehensive Guide to the entire prefecture’s mountains, museums, food, and activities
Matsumoto city: Information about the castle, onsens, food, and museums of Matsumoto with a monthly English calender of events
Azumino: Guides to the Daio Wasabi farm, glass blowing, soba making, and hiking of Azumino
Tokyo Magazines and Calender Resources:
Tokyo Art Beat
Metropolis Magazine
Weekender
Kansai Area:
Kansai Scene
Kyoto Journal: “Thought provoking perspectives from Asia”
JET Websites/Publications around Japan
Hiroshima “Wide Island View” JET webzine of Hiroshima features relevant articles on commerce, culture, and language in Japan
Fukushima An excellent website with articles and events in Fukushima “Your #1 source for all things Fukushima”
Hyogo Times: a Wikipedia Site featuring all of their back issues archived