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| Asahi Shimbun |
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International news section of the Asahi Shimbun – the world’s best selling daily newspaper. |
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| Hokkaido Shimbun |
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Hokkaido based regional paper. Local and national news as well as weather, travel ideas, cars, shopping. |
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| Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
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Japanese national quality daily. Japanese and international news, politics, economics, sports and new gadgets/products. English and Chinese versions accessible via links on the homepage. |
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| Sports Nippon (Tokyo) |
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Tokyo based sports daily. Focus on baseball, golf and soccer. |
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| The Japan Times |
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English language daily published in Tokyo. News and articles on life in Japan. |
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| Yomiuri Shinbun |
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Established quality Japanese daily. Offers news, sports, economics, nature articles, weather, science, food. |
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| Bloomberg Japan |
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Financial and business news. |
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| Channel J |
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Numerous articles on Japanese politics, economics, culture, travel, business and education. Select the category you want from the bar at the top of the page then follow the links to watch the article of your choice. |
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| Impress TV |
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Articles on technology/computer products. New articles added regularly. Click on the Windows Media Player icons to watch that article. |
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| Yomiuri Online |
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News, celebrity news, sport. Rolling news broadcast automatically streams on accessing site. Links to other stories are on same page. |
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| Ajinomoto food |
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Recipe of the day (Japanese and Japanese adapted world cuisine). Site written by a Japanese food group. |
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| All about レシピ (recipe) |
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Large site with recipes accessible via a number of categories (seasonal, quick recipes etc.). Search for recipes through sub-menus. |
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| Eat-Japan.com |
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Site in English with Japanese recipes and introduction to Japanese food. |
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| NHK |
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Site linked to an NHK cookery programme. User friendly icons allow selection of recipes by main ingredient. |
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| Yamanaya |
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Variety of Japanese and non Japanese recipes featured, some with detailed step by step photos. |
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| DB Gakken |
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Introduction to the Edo period, the last feudal era of Japan’s history, marked by economic growth and the first contacts with the West. Timeline has links to more detailed articles. |
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| Japan Guide |
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Site in English, introducing Japanese history. A time chart showing the major historical eras in Japanese history has links to more detailed articles. |
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| Tamagawa |
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Site designed to give an insight into the Jomon culture of the neolithic period in Japan. Language used on this site is relatively simple and suitable for those who are learning to read Japanese. |
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| Wikipedia |
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Overview of Japanese history, with headings for each of the major historical periods. |
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| Wikipedia |
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Account of the Showa period (reign name of emperor Hirohito), 1926 to 1989, covering the nationalist government of the 30s, the second world war and Japan’s post war economic miracle. |
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| Asahi.net |
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Origami. Click on the links to see step by step instructions for making origami animals, decorations and dinosaurs. |
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| Ejudo.com |
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Coverage of judo, including reports from competitions, video clips and introduction to top judo players. |
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| Japan football association |
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Latest news, teams and events for professional and amateur football in Japan |
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| Kyoto Love.com |
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Guide to the sites of Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. |
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| Nifty.com |
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Introduction to Ikebana – Japanese flower arranging. |
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| Today’s Japan |
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Coverage of Japanese festivals, organised by month of the year. Articles on many of Japan’s traditional festivals throughout the country. |
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| Japan Corner.com |
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Article on Japanese etiquette in English. Table manners, bowing, gift giving and business cards among topics covered |
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| Japan Guide.com |
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English guide to Japanese etiquette in everyday situations. |
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| i townpage |
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Useful advice on etiquette in business situations including polite/formal expressions for particular situations. |
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| Taka.co |
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Explanation of the usage of gift envelopes (used for presenting money to colleagues, customers, friends etc. at ceremonies). Features guidance on making the envelopes, what to write on them and who they should be given to. |
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| Wikipedia |
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General introduction to manners from a Japanese point of view in a variety of situations |
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| About.com |
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Introduction to the Japanese language with useful expressions and introduction to the Japanese writing system. |
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| Asahi |
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Basic conversations in a lesson format with recordings playable with Winamp. |
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| Bigpond.com |
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Introduction to Japanese used in judo instruction. Includes greetings, numbers and a variety of judo moves. |
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| Japan Zone |
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Useful words and phrases including colours, numbers and polite phrases |
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| Omniglot.com |
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English guide to survival Japanese. |
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| TCVB |
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Basic expressions in romaji (latin script). Selection of expressions in Janglish (Japanese English). |
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