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Jim Breen's Japanese Page
Jim Breen
Monash University
Melbourne
URL: www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html
Last visited October 2010
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Keywords Electronic media, Japan
Review DOI 10.1108/09504121111114397
Jim Breen first developed his Japanese Page in the mid-1990s and from that time it has been an excellent starting point for information on "Things Japanese" but especially for information relating to Japanese computing.
The home page has an old-fashioned feel: the only graphics are a photograph of the author and the crest of Monash University. Otherwise it consists of long lines of links divided into broad categories with very brief descriptive text. This site is not trying to sell you anything, either literally or metaphorically, and this gives it a feel of authority. Breen's contact details are clearly provided on the first screen with a chatty self-introduction, and the impression is given throughout that these are personal choices, all critically assessed. Breen's background is in...