Culture and News
The Tokyo News.net Provides the latest news from
Tokyo and all over Japan. Also has links to the Japanese Newspapers sites (English), sports,
travel, events, etc.
Japan Today Provides the latest news from Japan
such as politics, business, and technology, as well as fashion. You can also join the
discussion by posting your opinion.
Japan Information Network Information on society,
culture, education, and other aspects of Japan. Also serves as a central hub to provide links
to the best sites for finding Japan-related information.
JET Program (The Japan
Exchange and Teaching) Information on JET Program that sends college graduates to Japan
for one-year assignments as Assistant Language Teachers or Coordinators for International
Relations.
Japan National Tourist Organization
Planning a trip to Japan? Visit this site for helpful hints.
YesJapan.com Culture Center
Has information about daily life in Japan
Hanami This
site describes what Hanami is like.  It also has beautiful pictures of cherry
blossoms taken in Kyoto, Japan.
Cherry Blossom Festival One of
the biggest cherry blossom festivals, which is to be held in Macon, GA, from March 21
to 30.
Hanami for Windows Would
you like cherry blossom on your computer?  Here is a cherry blossom screen saver
download.
Language
Language Institute of Atlanta This is the
homepage of a school in Atlanta that teaches many different languages.
Japanese-Online Has beginners'
Japanese lessons in kana
Learn Japanese for Fun Publishes an e-zine that gives Japanese phrases and their
translations from anime productions
Jim Breen's
Japanese Page Contains an on-line dictionary and lots of links to Japanese
related pages
For Fun
Baka Neko Great site that teaches how to
draw anime/manga characters ^_^
Shogi Variants Provides a free computer
program to play different variants of Shogi.  Shogi is a Japanese game that derived from the same
origins as Chess.
Panda Net Go Server Go is a game of strategy played in Japan that looks similar to Reversi.  This site provides client software and a Go server so you can connect and play Go against other people on the Internet.
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