Japanese Resources

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Japan Related Organizations

National Level

• Japan Information Network
• Japan Forum
• Japanese Language and Culture Network (JP Net)
• The Japan Foundation and Language Center / Japanese Language Proficiency Test
• JETRO's home page
• Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations)
• Japan Business Information Center (E), Keizai Koho Center (J)
• Japan Export and Trade Consultants (JETC)
• Exchange: Japan
• Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan
• The Globe Trotter On-Line Travel Guide (in Japanese)
• Opinions in Japan
• The Japan-America Student Conference
• Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai (in Japanese)

In Georgia/Southeast, USA

• Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese (GATJ)
• South East Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ)
• The Japan America Society of Georgia (JASG)
• Consulate General of Japan at Atlanta
• Georgia Japanese Language School (GJLS)
• JET-AA S.E. chapter

At Georgia Tech

• The Japan Project
• Conversation Partners
• US-JAPN Intercultural Society
• Anime-O-Tekku

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Language Testing & Research

• Online Japanese Proficiency Test (JAST + others)
• Japanese Language Proficiency Test
• Japanese Language Proficiency Test Communication Square
• Kanji Kentei Test (in Japanese)
• Japanese SAT
• Business Japanese Test (JETRO)
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• National Foreign Language Resource Center

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Online Language Tools

Online Language Tools

• WebCT at GT, (FYI: WebCT Assistance)
• Free Image Resources for Instructors of Japanese
• Workshop for Web-based Japanese Language Exercises
• Workshop for Writing Web Pages (in Japanese)

• Keiko Schneider's Bookmarks (Great collection of links!)
• Ken Ijikevich Ujie's Home Page
• Materials Come Alive: Dynamic Activity Templates (DATs)
• Virtual CALL Library

• Hot Potatoes Homepage, Tutorial (in Japanese)
• HP Kaizou Kouza (Javascript Lessons) (in Japanese)
• Tomuyan-kun no Javascript Kouza (in Japanese)
• Nihongo to Mojiko-do (in Japanese)
• Language Learning and Technology
• Office XP Tool: Global IME, IME Enhances Mircosoft IE

Online Dictionaries

• Chinese-Korean-Japanese-English Dictionary Database
• E-J/J-E Dictionary
• Japanese WWW Page Viewer
• Jeffrey's Japanese-English Dictionary
• Jim Breen's WWWJDic Server
• On-Line J-E/E-J Bidirectional Dictionary

Online Tutorials

• Friends of Nakama
• Irasshai/GPTV Program
• Japanese Language Education System for Speech on an On-demand Network (LESSON/J)
• Japanese Language Program (Online Lessons)
• Kanji Games
• Nihongoweb
• Teach Yourself Japanese
• Zatsugaku site (miscellaneous studies) (in Japanese)
• Japanese: Spoken Language (Interactive CD)
• Learn to speak Japanese (Online Lessons)
• Japanese On-Line

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Opportunities and Scholarships

• (Feb., 2003) Monbukagakusho Scholarship---The deadlines for the 2004 applications have been set and applications for the Japanese studies and teacher training scholarships are now available at the Consulate office in Atlanta. The applications for the graduate scholarship and senshu gakko will be available soon. All those interested in receiving an application (in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) should send Jessica Cork [cork@cgjapanatlanta.org] an email with their mailing address and which application they would like.
• (Feb, 2003) Study in Japan---Comprehensive Guide
• Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ) describes scholarships to study abroad in Japan.
• Bridging Scholarships for those who would like to study in Japan for an entire semester at a university of your choice! The Bridging Scholarship program administered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese will award 30 scholarships to American students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan that begin in Spring 2003. (Spring 2003 programs are those beginning between January and April 2003 and continuing for at least three months. Summer program participants are not eligible. Students planning to study abroad in Japan beginning in Fall 2003 should apply in April 2003 for the Fall 2003 / 2003 Academic Year scholarships.) Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study and attending any recognized exchange or independent program in Japan are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Recipients of Bridging Scholarships receive stipends ranging from $2,500 to $4,000, depending on the length of their study programs in Japan. The scholarships are funded by donations to the US - Japan Bridging Foundation from U.S. corporations and private foundations. The deadline for applications is October 3, 2002. Successful applicants will be notified by November 30. Selection will be based on academic potential and financial need. Information on the Bridging Scholarships and downloadable application forms are available at ATJ's Web site.
• EAGLE-Japan Program. This program offers an intensive 6-week Japanese language and culture course designed for undergraduate engineering and science students at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan. REQUIREMENTS: One year of Japanese language study or its equivalent and a major in engineering or science. Contact: scott.clark@rose- hulman.edu.
• Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. The participants in this program will work in Japan, either as Assistant Language Teachers teaching English in Japanese public high schools and junior high schools, or Coordinators for International Relations working in the local government offices.
• Japanese Government (Monbu-kagakusho) Scholarship. Government of Japan offers scholarships to foreign students who wish to pursue Japanese studies.
• Fukuoka University Exchange Program. For the details, contact Dr. John McIntyre at jmcintyr@mgt-sun2.gatech.edu.
• Online Study Abroad Directory
• Study abroad. The American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation is providing students of the University System of Georgia $1,000 scholarships to participate in any study abroad program, starting next winter or spring quarter. For more details, contact the International Coordinator on each campus or the Council for International Education at 404-651-2950.
• CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange. 205 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10017-5706. For more infomation, contact Fay Ju at "FJu@ciee.org" or 212-822-2756. For general info, email to "info@ciee.org".
• Campoamor Scholarships for students wishing to study abroad. All applicants for the Campoamor Awards must have been accepted into the IISP Program or into our LBAT summer program. Application forms are available from the School of Modern Languages. OLD CE. (404) 894-7327.
• Board of Regents Scholarships. The Board of Regents will offer $1000 scholarships each quarter breginning in January, 1997. These scholarships are open to students in all fields of study for all of our study abroad programs. For more information, contact Regents Study Abroad Scholarship, c/o Vice Chancellor for Student Services, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, 244 Washington St., S.W., Room 357, Atlanta, GA 30334 or fax (404) 651-5190.
• Japan-related fellowships for engineering, science, and management students is offered by the Japan Technology Management Program, University of Michigan. These fellowships cover one year of Japanese language and area studies training at the Univeristy of Michigan. One academic year of tuition plus a $9500 stipend is provided. For more information contact jtmp@umich.edu.
• International Exchange in Japan (Osaka International University)

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Educational Institutions

Educational Institutions in the U.S./Canada/Australia

• AsianStudies Program @ University of Pittsburgh, PA
• Centerfor Japanese Studies @ University of California Berkeley,CA
• Centerfor Japanese Studies @ University of Hawaii, HI
• Certificatein Technical Japanese Studies @ University of Wisconsin, WI
• Chineseand Japanese Language Program @ Stanford University, CA
• CoopJapan Program @ University of Victoria, Canada
• Departmentof Languages @ Clemson University, SC
• East AsianLanguages and Literatures @ George Washington University,D.C.
• EastAsian Languages and Cultures @ Georgetown University, D.C.
• EastAsian Languages and Literatures @ Notre Dame University, IN
• EastAsian Languages and Literatures @ Yale University, CT
• EastAsian Studies @ Washington and Lee University, VA
• JapanCS Project @ University of Arizona, AZ
• JapanProgram @ Dartmouth College, NH
• JapanProgram @ MIT, MA
• JapanProject @ Purdue Univeristy, IN
• JapanStudies @ University of Kentucky, KY
• JapaneseCulture and Communication Program @ SFU, Canada
• JapaneseImmersion Program @ Seattle Schools, WA
• JapaneseLanguage & Studies Program @ DePaul University, IL
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Columbia University, NY
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Harvard University, MA
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Indiana University, IN
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Ohio University, OH
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Middlebury College, VT
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Northwestern University, IL
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ University of Southern California, CA
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ University of Georgia, GA
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ University of Iowa, IA
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ University of Michigan, MI
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ University of Maryland, MD
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ York University, Canada
• JapaneseOnline Program @ Monash University, Australia
• JapaneseProgram @ University of Arkansas, AR
• JapaneseProgram @ Cornell University, NY
• JapaneseProgram @ University of New Mexico, NM
• JapaneseProgram @ San Francisco State University, CA
• JapaneseProgram @ University of Utah, UT
• JapaneseProgram @ Tufts University, MA
• JapaneseProgram @ Penn State University, PA
• JapaneseProgram @ University of San Francisco, CA
• JapaneseProgram @ San Diego State University, CA
• JapaneseProgram @ University of Colorado, CO
• JapaneseProgram @ Washington University, MO
• JapaneseProgram @ University of Virginia, VA
• JapaneseProgram @ University of California Davis, CA
• JapaneseProgram @ Oberlin College, OH
• JapaneseProgram @ Duke University, NC
• JapaneseProgram @ University of Tennessee, TN
• JapaneseProgram @ Bowling Green State University, OH
• JapaneseProgram @ University of South Carolina, SC
• JapaneseProgram @ Wake Forest University, SC
• JapaneseStudies @ Brown University, RI
• JapaneseStudies @ Emory University, GA
• JapaneseStudy Abroad Program in Kobe @ Ohio State University, OH
• JapaneseStudies @ University of Melbourne, Australia
• JapaneseStudies Program @ Montana State University, MT
• Technicaland business Japanese @ University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
• TechnicalJapanese Program @ University of Washington, WA
• UndergraduateMajor in Japanese @ University of Michigan, MI
• Waseda-OregonSummer Program @ Waseda University in Oregon, OR

Educational Institutions in Japan

• Centerfor International Education @ Waseda University
• Centerfor Japanese Language @ Osaka University of Foreign Studies
• Centerfor Japanese Studies @ Doshisha University
• Centerfor Japanese Studies @ Nanzan University
• Foreign Studies @ Tokyo University
• IntensiveJapanese Program @ Tohoku University
• InternationalExchange Program @ Sophia University
• InternationalStudent Center @ Tokyo University
• InternationalUniversity of Japan
• InteruniversityCenter for Japanese Language Studies(Yokohama)
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Keio University
• JapaneseLanguage Program @ Obirin University
• JapaneseLanguage Special Course @ Dokkyo University
• JapaneseTraining Program @ University of Tsukuba
• Keio University (in Japanese)
• NagoyaUniversity
• RitsumeikanUniversity
• SummerCourses in Japanese @ International Christian University

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Newspapers & TV Stations

Newspapers

TV Stations

• Fuji TV (based in UK) (in English)
• GPTV Irasshai Program (in English)
• NHK (Japan Broadcasting Station) (in Japanese)
• Tameshite Gatten

• Nihon Television (in Japanese)
• TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting Station) (in Japanese)
• TV Asahi (in Japanese)
• TV Japan (in Japanese)
• TV Tokyo (in Japanese)

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Additional Resources

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