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Language Links: Japanese
- Asahi
- Yomiuri
- Sankei
- Mainichi
- Nikkei Business
- Newsweek Japan
- Kyou no Kenkou (health magazine)
- Magazine catalogs
- JAL (airline)
- ANA (airline)
- Narita International Airport
- Kansai International Airport
- Tokyo Subway
- Western Japan
- Tokyo area
Kanji Flip
iPhone, iPad ($5.99)
Kanji Flip is a learning tool similar to flashcards, but with an intelligent progress tracking system that helps you learn faster.
Ikana touch
iPhone, iPad ($3.99)
If you are studying Japanese then you will need to learn the two phonetic scripts called hiragana and katakana. iKana touch will make learning these much easier and more fun than traditional methods!
Human Japanese
iPhone, iPad,
Android (Light version free, $9.99 for full)
The goal of Human Japanese is not just to turn out students capable of repeating canned phrases, but to lay the foundation for real linguistic and cultural understanding.
Japanese Phrases
iPhone, iPad (free, light),
Android ($1.50)
Interesting and culturally relevant lessons that allows users to learn to speak Japanese naturally, perfect their pronunciation, and build their Japanese vocabulary.
Japanese 24/7
iPhone, iPad (free, light)
24/7 Tutor Japanese provides a set of engaging, interactive study tools that help users really learn the language.
Kanji practice (Tool)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~kanji/
This website provides access to over 300 kanji.
For each one, the learner can look at a video clip illustrating the stroke order, audio clips and sample sentences.
Kanji Alive
http://kanjialive.lib.uchicago.edu/main.php?page=overview&lang=en
This website provides a serachable database fo 1235 kanji.
Students will learn how to read but also write kanji.
Scrolls of the Mongol Invasion of Japan
http://www.bowdoin.edu/mongol-scrolls/
It gives a side by side comparison of 4 versions of a scroll depicting the Mongol Invasion. It is an excellent illustration of the possible contribution of technology to art, history, and literature. 
Japanese Text Initiative
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/index.html
This is a searchable database of texts sponsored by the University of Virginia and the University of Pittsburgh.
The goal is to make Japanese Classical Literature available.
The texts can be used in class or as homework.
Traditional Japanese short stories
http://life.ou.edu/stories/
This website presents 17 traditional Japanese short stories and their English translations.
The texts can be used in class or as homework. 