Amnesty International Annual Report on Japan: AI's report on Japanese abuses of authority during 2002.
Ana Bortz's Law Suit and Minority Rights in Japan: Article on Japanese 20th century immigration, influx of migrants, Japanese reactions, and a discrimination lawsuit filed to protect civil rights from racial prejudice.
Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute: Information aimed to eliminate discrimination, particularly for the Buraku problem in Japan.
Children'sRights Network of Japan: Discusses marriage, children, divorce and parental abduction in Japan, as well as the lack of joint custody and enforcable child visitation rights in family law.
Fathers' Rights In Japan: A bulletin board for fathers to discuss denied visitation or custody of their Japanese children and to advocate changes to Japanese family law.
Japan - Country Report on Human Rights Practices, 2004: The annual U.S. government appraisal of Japanese laws, courts, human rights, and treatment of minorities, for 2004.
Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU): Independent, non-profit organization which aims to protect and promote human rights for all persons regardless of beliefs, religion, or political opinion.
Mitsubishi Lawsuit: Details of a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit in Japan.
Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked into Debt Bondage in Japan: Report on trafficking in women to fill Japan's sex industry, forced labor and rights violations, servitude, and practices similar to slavery.
The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site: Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners.