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Learning Japanese
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| NHK World Japanese Lessons web site NHK airs Japanese lessons for people of various languages on its international shortwave RADIO JAPAN service. On this site, you can listen to those lessons. Free Japanese Lessons This site give you the basics such as Hiragana,Katakana, Vocabulary, Grammar, Numbers, Time, Dates, Verb Conjugation, Adjectives and Adverbs. Japanese-online.com  Since 1996, Japanese-Online.com has been providing free learning. They also now provide a means for Japanese learners to find and talk to one another, as well as seek language exchange relationships with Japanese speakers. kanji-a-day You can learn Kanji(Chinese character) in accordance with JLPT Kanji lists from Level 4 to Level 1. Its completely FREE, registration takes under 1 minute to complete. Kyouno Kanji Many Japanese people as well as foreing people use this site becuase it gives you 20 Kanji everyday. If you can read Japanese, this sites must be a good training for your Kanji study. Kanji Networks Kanji Networks is an online etymological dictionary explaining 3700+ Chinese characters as used in Japan. The kanji are organized by networks of word families, an arrangement revealing the phonetic and semantic links between seemingly unrelated characters. Kanji Step This site is not dedicated to the teaching of Kanji (Chinese Characters) only but covers all aspects like reading, writing, grammar and other Japan or culture related topics. Speak Real Japanese offers free Japanese lessons, Japan news, photos, links, and more. eLanguageSchool.net (Learning Japanese Online) Learn Japanese with free online lessons. Charles Kelly's Online Japanese Language Study Materials These are free-to-use online materials that Charles Kelly have developed to help people study Japanese. There are quizzes, flashcards and kanji study activities on the website. A Japanese guide to Japanese grammar This site explains Japanese grammar in a systematic step-by-step process. And it's explanation is clear, good for beginners specially. Visualizing Japanese Grammar This page provides links to 66 Flash animations of various grammatical structures in Japanese and 12 downloadable appendices. |
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Yahoo dictionary English-Japanese / Japnease-English / Japanese-Japanese Exicite dictionary English-Japanese / Japnease-English / Japanese-Japanese POPjisho.com This one is great! POPjisho.com is a web based pop-up dictionary for Japanese and othere languages. Read Japanese web sites with pop-up hints by moving the mouse over words you want to lookup! Wadoku German-Japanese / Japnease-German |
| Computing in Japanese |
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E-NIHONGO.NET This site explain; Display Japanese Font on Your Computer, How To Install Global IME 5.02, "Japanising" Windows 2000, How to write Japanese on Windows XP, How to display Language Bar on Windows XP, etc. How to read Japanese letters with Hotmail / Yahoo mail If you use Hotmail and/or Yahoo mail and it sometimes don't allow you to read Japanese email by garbled letters, please try with this manual. |
| JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) |
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official website of the JLPT This is the official website of the Japanese- Language Proficiency Test, administered by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. JLPT Level3 - Grammar Correspondence Course  excellent programme for Japanese language learners who are planning to take JLPT Level 3 exam. The aims of "J-OS Intensive Grammar Course for JLPT Level 3" are to build up and improve learners reading, writing and comprehensive skills. You can study grammar, vocabulary and Japanese script (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji) to the level required to pass the JLPT Level 3 exam. Jgram Great for grammar explanations of all JLPT levels. JLPT Kanji Project A resource to aid the learning of Japanese Kanji. Included in this site is a listing of the full Jouyou Kanji, classified into JLPT levels, with a lookup of vocabulary for each JLPT level. Including printable kanji lists (Example list), save kanji and vocab to your folder, and kanji and vocabulary level marks to indicate JLPT level. JLPTStudy.com The JLPT Study Page is a resource of study materials for JLPT Levels 2, 3 and 4. JLPT Forums JLPT Forums with general discussion about JLPT. JLPT vocabulary lists These are the complete JLPT vocabulary lists in UTF-8 format, as printed in the official specification book (Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Test Content Specification, The Japan Foundation and Association of International Eduation, 1994-1997): JLPT Vocab lists Japanese Language Proficiency Test Vocabulary Lists. Level 4 Vocab A list of vocab from the 4th level. |
| Materials / Text book |
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Japanese Materials / Textbook list How to Master Japanese : 23 Points for Mastering Japanese Language (eBook)  Have you been wanting to master Japanese, but haven't really known the right way? Its really not as hard as you may think.What you need to do to master Japanese are only; (1) Understand how Japanese is learned, (2) Master the proper method for studying Japanese (3) Master how to continue studying (4) Take action However, no Japanese school, no textbook explain about these points. Even well experienced Japanese teacher doesn't because they think in the place of a teacher. This eBook talks about learner's experiences from a learner's point of view. |
| Japanese schools |
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Kyoto Minsai Japanese Language School Kyoto, where our school is located, is a city of culture, a city of many universities, and a city in the center of hi-tech enterprises. The school was founded within this city as a new institution of learning. Genki Japanese and Culture School Study Abroad in Fukuoka. Genki Japanese and Culture School (GenkiJACS) is an NPO (Non-Profit Organization) Japanese language school that offers short-term study abroad courses, located in Tenjin, the heart of Fukuoka City, in Kyushu, South Japan. |
Japanese Culture
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Hiragana Times Japanese-English bilingual magazine and website for finding information about Japan, such as travel (hotels), living, jobs, housing, visas, international parties and finding friends. Their articles are always useful and interesting! You can make your knowledge richer with them. CHOPSTICKS NEW YORK  The Most Convenient and Comprehensive Resource for All Things Japanese in New York! |
| Foods and Drinks |
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Urban Sake.com You can learn a lot about Japanese Sake (Nihon-shu) here. |
| Fashion |
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Tokyo Street Style Japanese fashion and lifestyle culture to Asia and the world through weekly photographic updates of what is happening on Japanese leading fashion streets. |
Work in Japan
JapanCareer Japan Career Employment Support Service introduces you the Japanese companies looking for the students and recently graduates all over the world by free. It will make possible for students to make the most out of the merits received employment. GaijinPot The Japan Jobs, Japan News, Apartments Resource. All Japan Insider Info. Find Your Teachers(FYT) Actually, you don't need to be in Japan. If you would like to teach someone online, this service will be ideal for you! FYT introduce your profle to students who want to do online lessons. They have lots of visitors who are looking for teachers from all over the world. With FYT, you can introduce your details for free. You can set up your own price and schedule. All you have to do is complete the online registration form, and wait for student's to contact you. |
Trip to Japan
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Japan National Tourist Organization official site with comprehensive travel guide including accommodations, eating out, festivals, and tourist attractions in Japan. JTB SUNRISE TOURS  "Sunrise Tours," japan's Top prearranged package tour brand for visitors to Japan, have been enjoyed by more than six million tourists and business people. H.I.S. Experience Japan Travel and guide information for Japan: Cultural programs, tours packages and accommodations for English speakers by H.I.S. Japan Guide(Japanese Lifestyle) Guide to Tokyo & Japan - Japanese culture, Japanese Art, kimono and Japan pictures. Plus Tokyo Japan Hotels, Tokyo Map, Tokyo Hotels, Kyoto Hotels and Map of Japan. Travel to Tokyo, Japan essential travel planning for Japan, suggestions in finding accommodations in Tokyo and in the surrounding areas of Tokyo; Tokyo tourist attractions; how to rent a Go Mobile phone rental in Japan , and they also provide geographic and transit maps of Tokyo and Japan. Japan Hopper Japan Guide by bloggers. Please post your travel reports on what you saw, heard, and experienced during your visit in Japan! about AKihabara You can find the latest information on Akihabara and detailed tourist map. Hello Tokyo Taxi fares and delux survice. Interpretation service is also available. Sawanoya Ryokan The most well-know Japanese style ryokan(inn) among foreign tourists. If you are interested in Japanese culture, I recommend you to stay Sawanoya Ryokan, you can sense a taste of old Japan there. WA-ZAKKA SHIBUYA MARUARA WATANABE offer selected Japanese-style items embedded with the essence of Kyoto and Edo. Tokyo Cultural Experience by IJCEE They provide Japanese cultural exchange and experience for forien people in Tokyo and one day trip from Tokyo. |
Stay in Japan
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SAKURA HOUSE Tokyo apartment & guest house agency, providing accommodation exclusively for the foreign community in Tokyo, Japan since 1992. No key money, guarantor, agent fee required / All rooms furnished / Free Internet line available in most rooms / Office open 7 days a week with English, French, Korean, Chinese speaking staff. OAKHOUSE  65 guesthouses in Tokyo and Yokohama!! Single room 45,000 yen per month; Well-furnished, air-conditioned, TV, refigerator, bed and internet connection.Dormitory 29,000yen per month; Shared-room with 4 to 8 people. Free PC in the lounge room! J&F NETWORKS PLUS  J&F NETWORKS PLUS provides an abundance of information about FURNISHED apartments and Guesthouses located all over Japan. Guest house Borderless-tokyo  Do you want to have a great time living in a Guest house in Tokyo?If you are in your 20's and looking for the best accomodation, this is it! Join Guest house Borderless-tokyo and you'll make new friends and many laughable experience. Osaka English House Half of the residents at O.E.H. are Japanese.This makes O.E.H.an ideal environment for foreigners wishing to learn about Japanese language and culture. Imagining Guest Houses  Tama-plaza on Denentoshi-line, Nice Neighborhood, also Apartments available. Kyoto Apartment Furnished Apartment and Guest House in Kyoto. All rooms are well equipped. Utility expenses are included in the rent.You do not need to pay any additional money except for the rent. Dormitory room=32,000yen~ Ensuite apartment=73,000yen~. Private room=48,000yen~. 2room apartment=98,000yen~. Mondestay - Serviced Apartments in Tokyo Browse a wide variety of from budget to luxury serviced apartments in central Tokyo locations. Google map search also available. GuestHouse KOYOMIYA Clean and Cozy shared house in Tokyo ! KOYOMIYA makes an effort to keep good terms with each other.House rent covers expenses (lighting, fuel and so on).Shingle room: 59,000 - 79,000yen/month, Dormitory: 45,000 - 50,000yen/month. |
Legal consultation
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Higuchi International Law Office If you have any VISA problems, Higuchi International Law Office is for you. They will give you a proffessional support for working visa ( for Investor / Business Manager / Skilled Labor etc.), or anything like International marriage, permanent residence, overstaying etc,. Also they can help you for establishing a foreign company, opening branch office in Japan. Any legal or administrative problems, they are always reliable and efficient. |
General
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. You can ovtaion all the neccessary visa information from their wevsite. Disaster Preparedness Manual for Foreigners Refer to this Manual in making such preparations for earthquakes and other disasters. JapanCircle.com Japan directory Japan business, art, shopping, fashion, food, Finance, transport and more. J-TOWN Toronto's largest Japanese Shopping Mall Japanese Grocery, Bread, Cakes, Sashimi, Sushi, Shiseido, Kanebo, Japanese Hair Salon, Fresh Meat Japan Today Japan breaking news. Japanese national, crime, entertainment, politics, business, technology, sports news in English. Plus, features and analysis. |
Others
| Other language schools |
EnglishEverywhere- Online English Lesson From your computer, Anytime 24 hours, You can have 1:1 English conversation lesson with excellent teachers. English webpage from here. SpanishUno is a comprehensive software for learning Spanish and is considered one of the most advanced of its kind. It is designed by language education specialists and offers a complete online Spanish Language Learning System. SpanishUno webpage from here. Schools for troubled teens Military schools boarding schools teens |
| Translation Services |
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