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Japan
in Motion
www.japan-in-motion.com/
Japanese webcasts from a foreign viewpoint. We introduce
the best sights, cultural attractions and people from
across Japan through high quality video, travel diaries
and video discussions. |
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Need
to Find Your Way Around Tokyo?
www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
Never get lost again! This useful site allows you to
find the best way to reach your destination. Simply
enter the departure station and the destination station,
and the website will show you the available routes,
travel times, distance and costs! |
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Regional
Information about Japan
jin.jcic.or.jp/town.html
Have you ever wanted to explore more of Japan but were
never sure quite what is where? Well, now you can with
this very convenient town information website containing
links to official prefecture websites throughout Japan. |
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Caluculate
Anything
calculator www.calculator.com
The many calculators on this site will help you do standard
calculations, calculate percentages, currencies, temperatures,
feet/inches, areas, and even tell you the chances of
your having a successful relationship with that special
person in your life! |
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Translation
Service for Major Languages
Infoseek
Translation translation.infoseek.co.jp
Struggling to find the words in English, Japanese, Korean,
Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese?
This powerful Infoseek translation site allows you to
find just the right word when you need it. Translates
entire Web pages too. |
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Latest
Fashion News
Tokyo Street Style
www.style-arena.jp/index_e.htm
Tokyo is known around the world as a fashion capital.
Some of the famous fashions towns around Tokyo where
you are able to see the latest street fashions are Harajuku,
Shibuya, Omote-Sando, Daikanyama and Ginza. The site
is in English, Japanese and Chinese. Updated weekly. |
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Kanji
Learning
The Kanji SITE
www.kanjisite.com
This cleverly created and very useful website makes
kanji learning a breeze. It contains all the kanji necessary
for preparing for most levels of the Japanese Language
Proficiency Test (JLPT). The Kanji SITE also offers
detailed information about each of the characters as
well as very easy-to-learn kanji practice drills. |
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International
Exhibition Schedules
Tokyo Big Site
www.bigsight.jp/english/
At this website you can check schedules of exhibitions
to be held at Tokyo Big Site, the largest event hall
in Japan. It is possible to check schedules six months
in advance, and also information about past events.
Information about the events, including their schedules,
opening times, admission fees and so on, are available
in both Japanese and English. |
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Nationwide
Assistance for the International Community
Japan Helpline www.jhelp.com/en/jhlp.html
This is a non-profit Web site for Japan's international
community. Whether the concern is emergency situations
such as gas attacks on subways or just a simple question
about earthquakes or even a toothache in the middle
of the night, Japan Helpline is there to help nationwide,
24 hours a day, all year round. |
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Student
Debate Match
English-Speaking Union
of Japan www.esuj.gr.jp/index_eng.htm
This is a non-profit and non-political voluntary group
established in October 1998, to promote mutual understanding
and friendship among people throughout the world through
an internationally common language, English. This group
is active in holding student debate matches. |
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Japanese
Proverbs
David’s Japan Homepage
of Kotowaza www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5623/index.html
Japanese proverbs (kotowaza) are classified by category
and the direct translation and meanings are shown. For
instance, “iwanu ga hana.” It describes
the direct translation as “Not-speaking is the
flower” and “Some things are better left
unsaid; Silence is golden” as the meaning. This
site is concise and easy to view. |
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Medical
Resources in Japan
The Embassy of
The United States, Japan tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-7119.html
This is found in the US citizen service in the website
of the Embassy of the United States. Main hospitals
nationwide are listed by category. In the Tokyo section,
information about hospitals with English speaking staff
is added. You will also be able to access lawyer and
international school information. |
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Gourmet
Navigator
Gnavi www.gnavi.co.jp/en/?gclid=CKv8hvjkqYgCFQZJTAodwSbseA
A well-known restaurant guide. After entering the region,
you can select other restaurant information by main
train station and restaurant type. You can search for
restaurants within a specified distance from a station
and also find a specific type of restaurant such as
Japanese, Western, Chinese food, Izakaya (Japanese style
pub) and cafés. Available in Japanese, English,
Korean and Chinese. |
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Japanese
Language Education Information
The
Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, Urawa
www.jpf.go.jp/e/urawa/
This institute was established to provide human resource
development, develop and produce teaching resources,
and provide information and further assistance for Japanese
language education abroad. Plenty of information about
the Japanese language from the latest news to Japanese
teaching resources is available. |
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Opening
the Door to Business in Japan
JETRO
www.jetro.go.jp/
If you are thinking of Japan as an import source or
export market, or if you would like to bring your business
here, this is the place to start. Information about
investing in Japan, market information, business opportunity
and statistics and surveys are available. |
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Japan’s
Leading English Language Newspaper
Japan
Times Online www.japantimes.co.jp/
Japan’s most renowned news source. This site features
National News, News Features, Business, Opinion-Editorial,
Community, Lifestyle, Arts, Performing Art, Education,
Books, Sports, Film, Food, Travel, Events, and more. |
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Free
Old Sweet Japanese Music
Gonbe 007
http://www.mahoroba.ne.jp/~gonbe007/hog/warabe.html
This musical site contains the lyrics and melodies of
1,070 excellent Japanese songs, ranging from famous
Japanese folk music tunes including “Sakura,”
“Furusato” and “Koujou no tsuki,”
to pop music including “Kitaguni no haru,”
“Kuchinashi no hana” and “Kanda-gawa.”
This collection can be used for karaoke practice. |
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Japanese
Language Quiz
Charles Kelly’s
Online Japanese Language Study Material
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/
Many different quizzes about the Japanese language are
contained in this website. The majority of these mind-teasers
are word quizzes (matching English words to Japanese
words shown in romaji, kana and kanji). The words range
from names of animals and buildings, to those found
in newspapers and the Japanese Language Proficiency
Test. |
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Visa
Information
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Japan http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/
One of the most worrying problems for foreigners who
wish to stay in Japan for a long period of time is obtaining
a visa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan provides
visa information. From their website, you can obtain
all the necessary visa information and read about frequently
asked questions, Japan’s visa system, types and
categories of visas, documents to be submitted with
visa applications, and much more. |
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Best
Quotes for our daily lives
www.geocities.jp/mukku17654/remark/remark-marriage.htm
Quotes are classified by categories such as marriage,
life, business, etc. For example, “Marriage is
the lack of judgment, divorce the lack of patience,
and remarriage the lack of memory” (G. ELIOT),
and “An archaeologist is the best husband a woman
can have. The older she gets, the more interest he takes
in her” (A. CHRISTIE). |
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The
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
JEES
www.jees.or.jp/jlpt/
A test guide for people whose native language is not
Japanese to test and qualify their Japanese ability.
The examination is classified into grades from first
grade to fourth grade, and held once a year in Japan
and foreign countries. In Japanese with furigana. |
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Telephone
Number Search in English
NTT
english.itp.ne.jp/
NTT telephone number search. A search engine where users
can search by business type. Quick searches are possible
by entering the category, business name and region.
This site may be more useful for finding a specific
business than for simply finding telephone numbers.
A Japanese version is also available. |
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Contemporary
Who’s Who in Japan
Famous People
in Japan http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/famous/
Frequently updated downloadable 10-minute news bulletins.
You can listen to the same news programs in the “Daily
News” website* together with the news texts in
English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, French, Portuguese
and Russian. |
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Japanese
News in 22 languages
Radio Japan
Online http://www.nhk.or.jp/rj/index_e.html
Frequently updated downloadable 10-minute news bulletins.
You can listen to the same news programs in the “Daily
News” website* together with the news texts in
English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, French, Portuguese
and Russian.
* http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/ |
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Museums
database in Japan
Museum Information
Japan http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/icc-e.html
Approximately 1,200 museums in Japan including art museums,
galleries and
museums are listed. Clicking on the links in the index
will take you to the useum you require. New links are
highlighted with “New!” and renewed sites
are highlighted with “Modified.” This museum
information is updated regularly. |
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Full
of Japan Tourist information
JNTO
http://www.jnto.go.jp/
Japan National Tourist Organization provides a wide
range of useful information about Japan in English,
Chinese, Korean, French and German. It includes everything
from transportation, accommodation and food, to attractions,
events and other useful information. |
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Two-directional
English-Japanese dictionary
Free
Online Dictionary http://dict.pspinc.com/
Designed for learners of Japanese. Type a word in kana
or kanji in the entry box, then press the search
button. The Japanese meaning and the related Japanese
terms and English translation will be displayed. To
look up an English word, enter it into the search box.
The meaning and related terms will be shown with Japanese
translations. Furigana is also displayed with
each kanji. |
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Currency
Converter
Yahoo http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u
In this currency converter, select Japanese yen or the
currency you want to exchange, enter the amount, and
then select the currency you wish to convert to. The
converted amount will be displayed. A transaction chart
of the exchange rate on the day as well as major currency
rates against the US dollar are also shown. |
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Gateway
for all Information about Japan
Web
Japan http://web-japan.org/
The site provides highly reliable information about
Japan across many different genres including culture,
sightseeing, society, history and nature. The content
is provided primarily in English, but a portion of the
site is multilingual. Web Japan is sponsored by the
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and operated
by a Japanese non-governmental organization. |
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