jmblum, Author at Yookoso!

I am a digital nomad and entrepreneur specializing in the curation of online information focused on the fields of business and travel. I run numerous websites, including MBA Depot, MBA Boost, Management Ideas, dado que and Lengthy Travel. I received my MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

ChannelJ

ChannelJ is a broadband Internet television station focused on Japanese politics, economy, culture. It’s available in both Japanese and English.

Source: ChannelJ Co. Ltd. | Subjects: Multimedia, Video / Audio

Japanize

Japanize is a Firefox plugin which translates popular English websites into Japanese. [Hat tip to Nihongojouzu.com]

Source: 31tools.com | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Software / Tools

Lynne’s Site

This site from Lynne Fiona Donaldson is a bit dated, but offers detailed diary-like entries of her JET experience. The site also has some other articles/pages that would be useful for those planning to live or already living in Japan (e.g What to take).

Source: Lynne Fiona Donaldson | Subjects: Blogs, Expat Life

Denshijisho research

Lynne Fiona Donaldson offers her analysis and thoughts about selecting an electronic dictionary. It mostly covers Canon models and was written several years ago I think, but it seems to be still relevant and useful.

Source: Lynne Fiona Donaldson | Subject: Miscellaneous

Japanzine

There’s not really an About Us section to go by for this site and I haven’t used it much, but a quick glance indicates it is both an online (and free I think) magazine for foreigners in (or interested in) Japan and also a general purpose website for reviews, resources, classifieds, etc.

Source: SeekJapan.jp | Subject: News / Magazine

Kansai Scene

Kansai Scene is a monthly bilingual free magazine (now in its sixth year) packed with articles, reviews, listings and classifieds for both the resident and visitor to Kansai.

Source: P&K Inc. | Subject: News / Magazine

Tokyo Journal

Source: NeXXus Communications K.K. | Subject: News / Magazine

Kodomo News (こどもニュース)

NHK’s news site for Japanese children. It’s all in Japanese but being crafted for children may make it more useful than regular NHK news for intermediate students.

Source: NHK | Subject: News / Magazine