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Online orientation for anyone who will be doing a homestay in Japan.

Website from the Japan Foundation that provides karaoke-style music videos with lyrics in kana and romaji. Sort by children's/traditional songs or "indie" music, difficulty of language, and theme.

Collection of online resources for learning Japanese from the Japan Foundation. Includes online courses in basic Japanese, learning hiragana and katakana scripts, discussion forums, and games.

Multimedia "journals" about Alice's travels to locations in Indonesia and Japan. The journals include language games.

List of resources for Japan language, culture, geography, history, news, products, etc.

Articles from the Japan Times (English newspaper) transformed into simpler English. Japanese translations also available. Audio recordings available for the English versions of the articles.

Test your knowledge of the provinces of Japan in Japanese

Compare the sizes of countries and US states.

Travel site available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Indonesian. What makes this interesting for Japanese learners is the option to choose an "Easy Japanese" version.

A selection of Japanese short stories translated into English for your reading pleasure. Links to the original Japanese are included at the bottom of each story.