Japanese

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. NHK: Japanese Lessons
2. WWWJDIC: Translate words in Japanese text
3. BBC Languages: A Fan in Japan Basic Phrases
4. About.com: Japanese Language
5. The Kanji Site: Guide for students of Japanese Kanji
6. Wikipedia: Japanese language
7. Podcast: Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com  

Japanese Lessons Online

• The Daily Yomiuri: Pera Pera Penguin's 5 minute Japanese class
• George Washington University: Visualizing Japanese Grammar
• Nihongoresources: Japanese Lessons and Dictionary
• About.com: Learning Japanese - Where Do I Begin?  
• NHK: Japanese Lessons
• Tae Kim's Japanese guide to Japanese grammar
• Teach Yourself Japanese  
• Tim's Takamatsu: Japanese Lessons

Basic Japanese Phrases

• Chiron's Survival Japanese Course  
• Basic Japanese Language Phrases
• Wikitravel: Japanese Phrasebook
• BBC Languages: A Fan in Japan Basic Phrases

Japanese Lessons with Anime, Manga, and the Yakuza

• Akemi's Anime World: Japanese Lessons: Introduction
• How to Read Japanese Manga
• Introduction to Yakuza Japanese

Japanese Writing Systems Lessons

• Genki Online: Hiragana and Katakana Study Guides
• Japanese Writing Tutor
• ChipChat Japanese Training: Hiragana and Katakana Drills
• Sounds of Kana: Kanaroma Sounds
• E-Kanji: Kanji and Grammar Guide  
• 36 Kanji a day for Japanese Students
• Speedanki.com: Kanji Memorization
• Damell's Japan Program: Japanese Exercise with Kanji
• Jii-chan's Kanji Flashcards

Japanese Vocabulary Lessons

• MIT Japanese Program: Photographic Vocabulary Aid
• Japanese vocabulary and sounds: Concentration Games for Yookoso  
• English-Japanese Vocabulary Quizzes

Japanese Online Dictionaries and Writing Resources

• diku: Japanese Dictionary
• Tangorin: Online Japanese Dictionary
• The Japanese Slang Jiko
• WWWJDIC: Translate words in Japanese text

Japanese Lessons and Activities for Kids

• Web Japan: Kids Web Japan
• List of Japanese Basic Noun Words
• Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary Game: Knuckles in China Land    

Japanese Podcasts and Videos

• Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com  
• Learn Japanese @ Japancast.net
• Learn Japanese with Beb and Alex
• 読売ニュース ビデオポッドキャスト : YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）  
• YouTube & Google Video: Learn Japanese Search

Japanese Books

• Amazon.com: Let's Learn Japanese Picture Dictionary
• Amazon.com: Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Basic Japanese Writing
• Amazon.com: Japanese Phrases For Dummies
• Amazon.com Books: Learn Japanese Search
• Amazon.com Books: Japanese Dictionary Search

Japanese Communities, Blogs, and Culture

• The JapanesePod101.com Blog
• Japan for the Uninvited
• Learning Japanese through Print Ads
• Nippon VoiceBlog
• Beginning to learn Japanese
• Welcome to Engrish.com!
• TheJapanesePage.com
• Google Blog Search: [http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?q=learning%20japanese

Resources in Japanese

• こどもアサヒ　朝日学生新聞社｜受験・学習情報満載
• NHK　週刊こどもニュース
• キッズgoo
• asahi.com：朝日新聞の速報ニュースサイト
• YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）
• News i - TBSの動画ニュースサイト

Japanese Classes and Programs

• Rosetta Stone: Learn to Speak Japanese
• Pimsleur: Learn Japanese Now!

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