Web Directory

» AJALT
   Association for Japanese Language Teaching. Offers private, group, and online lessons.
   http://www.ajalt.org/

» Alessandro's Home Page
   Japanese grammar written in English and Italian (intended for manga translation).
   http://web.tiscali.it/jlesson/index.htm

» Charles Kelly's Web-based Japanese Language Study Materials
   Free online quizzes, flashcards and word lists. Covers romaji, hiragana, katakana, kanji, Japanese newspaper words, and reading signs.
   http://www.manythings.org/japanese/

» Communicating With the Japanese
   Offers examples of how English influenced contemporary Japanese.
   http://www.culturalsavvy.com/Japan_part_1.htm

» CosCom Japanese Language School
   Offers introductory study materials including audio files and grammar lessons. Also has books, e-books, and picture cards for sale.
   http://www.coscom.co.jp/

» Elementary Japanese Language Course - Nihongo Shoho
   Full course (34 lessons) based on the book Nihongo Shoho, with mp3 files, vocabulary trainer, word and kanji index, and other resources. Some free lessons, most content requires purchase.
   http://i33www.ira.uka.de/~bgarz/nihongoshoho/

» Griffith University: Basic Japanese Resources
   Features an introduction to 400 basic kanji and basic grammar information.
   http://www.gu.edu.au/school/lal/japanesemain/JP_Res/JP_Res_home.html

» Japan Culture Study Group
   Several Japanese lessons and explanations made by Japanese instructors.
   http://www014.upp.so-net.ne.jp/nbunka/

» Japanese Language Learning for Mobile Phones
   Japanese-language learning for small screen devices, as well as computers. Also enables students to create their own lists of kanji and vocabulary for study via a database.
   http://ii-kanji.com

» Japanese Podcasting Lessons
   Learn basic Japanese through video podcasts.
   http://learn-japanese.podomatic.com/

» Japanese Verb Conjugator
   Provides a conjugation table for the dictionary form of Japanese verbs. Includes a list of basic verbs.
   http://www.japaneseverbconjugator.com/

» Japanese for the Western Brain
   A series of articles outlining the basic parts of Japanese speech from an English-speaker's perspective.
   http://kimallen.sheepdogdesign.net/Japanese/index.html

» Japanese-Online
   Free Japanese language lessons and translated math story problems from Japan's jr. high math placement tests.
   http://www.japanese-online.com/

» Japanesepod101.com
   Daily podcasts that teach Japanese from beginning to advanced levels. Requires registration. Only some content is available free.
   http://japanesepod101.com

» Joyo 96
   Free online resources, advice, and links to recommended books and other study aids. Also features a Japanophiles email list.
   http://www.joyo96.org/

» Kana
   Downloadable program from Purdue University which teaches hiragana and katakana through visual and verbal mnemonics. Includes flash cards and guessing games.
   http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//Kana/Kana.html

» Kana Flashcards
   Kana online learning tool.
   http://www.zompist.com/flash.html

» Kanji Clinic
   A column appearing every third Friday in The Japan Times aiming at providing practical advice to non-Japanese adults striving to become literate in Japanese by learning the 1,945 general-use kanji. It is written by Mary Sisk Noguchi, associate professor a
   http://www.kanjiclinic.com/

» Kanji Game
   Free online game with multiple levels of difficulty, matching kanji characters to their meanings or hiragana and katakana characters to their pronunciations.
   http://www.msu.edu/~lakejess/kanjigame.html

» Kanji Hacks
   Mnemonics, memorization techniques, and free downloadable flash cards for learning Japanese kanji characters.
   http://kanjihacks.com/

» KanjiLearn
   Online flashcard program and dictionary of 2135 kanji.
   http://www2.gol.com/users/jpc/Japan/Kanji/KanjiLearn

» Learn How to Wow in Japanese!
   Learn interesting Japanese while having fun. Grammar, kanji, culture and a little bit of everything Japanese for free.
   http://www.thejapanesepage.com/

» Learn Japanese Online
   Introduces basic Japanese with flash quizzes that test kana and vocabulary.
   http://www.easyjapanese.org/

» Learn The Kana
   Teaches the Japanese hiragana and katakana alphabets through the use of mnemonics. Contains information on character pronunciation, stroke order and writing techniques.
   http://learnthekana.com/

» Learn-Japanese.net
   A forum dedicated to the study of the Japanese language.
   http://www.learn-japanese.net

» Lesson/J
   Java applet offering listening comprehension exercises at various levels of proficiency.
   http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/index.html

» Mainichi-Kanji
   Introduces a new kanji on each weekday, with readings, meanings and examples. On weekends the week's kanji are reviewed. The site can be viewed on any computer, no Japanese fonts are required.
   http://mainichi.incors.com/

» NHK Japanese Lessons for English Speakers
   Japan's publicly-funded broadcasting corporation offers free audio lessons.
   http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/

» Nihongo Pera Pera (Fluent Japanese)
   An introduction to computer software and study techniques for becoming fluent in Japanese.
   http://www.nihongoperapera.com

» Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese
   Covers basic grammar and vocabulary.
   http://www.learn-japanese.info/

» Pera Pera Penguin's 5-minute Japanese Class
   Offers short conversational Japanese lessons from a 15 year teacher of the language.
   http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0002/

» Real Kana
   A simple site for learning and practicing hiragana and katakana, the two Japanese syllabaries.
   http://www.realkana.com/

» Reiko-chan's Japanese for Anime-Lovers
   Web based lessons on Japanese, with links to lessons on the writing systems.
   http://physics.uwyo.edu/~brent/jal/jal-home.htm

» Rikai
   Free site that allows you to read Japanese kanji on any webpage by passing your mouse cursor over the characters.
   http://www.rikai.com/

» Teach Yourself Japanese
   Japanese course, originally prepared by Takasugi Shinji, providing a free introduction to the language.
   http://www.teachyourselfjapanese.co.cc/

» The Japanese Language
   Explains usage of some particles, grammar and vocabulary.
   http://www.math.toronto.edu/jjchew/japanese/

» The Kanji Site
   A step-by-step guide to hundreds of kanji, with random testing and a search function. Intended for JLPT study. Works on machines without Japanese support.
   http://www.kanjisite.com/

» The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese
   Webpage version of the sci.lang.japan guide to basic Japanese grammar and syntax.
   http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html

» U-biq
   Offers beginning and intermediate online textbook with corresponding tests, as well as information on different dialects and a notice board for meeting conversation partners.
   http://u-biq.org/

» Web Japanese
   Today's Kanji, daily and monthly columns for students of the Japanese language.
   http://webjapanese.com/

» infocobuild | Learning Japanese
   A collection of online resources designed to help people learn Japanese.
   http://www.infocobuild.com/language/japanese/japanese.html