Japan

Comparing crime rates - (can choose variables to compare) - http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_rap_percap-crime-rapes-per-capita

http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,3746,en_32252351_32235731_46567613_1_1_1_1,00.html

Japanese History -

===Japanese Colonization prior to WWII ===



Japanese Art in the Edo Period

 * Step 1.** Watch a woodblock artist - ([|link])


 * Step 2**. [|Link] for trying your own woodblock print.


 * Step 3**. Working with a partner/small group, choose one image in each of the following categories (1-Mt. Fuji or any other nature-themed landscape or print, 2-man, 3-woman, 4-Japanese architecture/building) and create a short keynote with one slide per image. Be ready to explain why you chose each image. Here are some online galleries for Japanese woodblock prints - [|Gallery 1], [|Gallery 2], [|Gallery 3].

Art Representing Japanese and American Views of Commodore Perry's Arrival in Japan
[|MIT - Visualizing Cultures link] - click on **Visual Narratives** button and use slider bar at bottom to scroll right.