Let’s Learn Japanese

Let’s Learn Japanese is a video-based Japanese language study course for English speakers produced by The Japan Foundation. It consists of 52 video lessons, divided into two parts (Basic I and Basic II). Each part consists of 26 episodes, and the episodes explain grammatical structures, new words and cultural information about Japan.

According to Wikipedia, the first part (Basic I) was made in the mid 1980’s, … [ Read more ]

JLPT Communication Square

The Japan Foundation has put together this site for those interested in the JLPT. Includes general information about the test and statisitcal numbers for past exams (including how many people took it, how many passed, numbers by location, etc.). It also offers downloadable .pdf files with sample questions (by level).