Living Support Guide
Useful Website
Income Tax Return - Ito Tax Accounting NEW
www.kaikei-home.com/ito-tax-office/
We can assist in completing the 2009 Final Income Tax Return. Also supporting Business Start-up and Tax Compliance, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Social Insurance and Labor Consulting and Other Business Consulting. Please feel free to contact us.
From Ready-made to Custom-made
www.bengara.com/
To enter the shop click the noren illustration on the top page of website, which is changed seasonally. Ready-made noren are displayed. Custom-made are also available from orders of one unit and upwards. As the shop specializes in noren the staff can cope with any requests, whether for professional use or family use. It is possible to order by email or fax.
Experience High Quality Education with Cultural Diversity
aiec-net.org/
The Association of International Early Childhood or AIEC school is an international school that provides an English curriculum based on US standards.
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!
Caluculate Anything
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!
Translation Service for Major Languages
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.
Latest Fashion News
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.
Kanji Learning
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.
International Exhibition Schedules
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.
Nationwide Assistance for the International Community
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.
Medical Resources in 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.
Gourmet Navigator
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.
Japanese Language Education Information
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.
Opening the Door to Business in Japan
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.
Japan’s Leading English Language Newspaper
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.
Japanese Language Quiz
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.
Visa Information
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.
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).
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test
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.
Telephone Number Search in English
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.
Kana - Romaji converter
http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~yuichi/rest/kanarome.html
Enter a hiragana sentence in the above text box and click the “convert” button. The converted romaji will be displayed in the text box below.。
Japanese News in 22 languages
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.
Museums database in 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.
Full of Japan Tourist information
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.
Gateway for all Information about 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.
