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Resources
Main website and social media
The Japan Foundation provides a wealth of information and resources online, including information about our programs and upcoming events, how to apply to participate in various programs on the Japan Foundation website, Japanese-language learning materials, past survey reports, and links to our overseas offices.
- The Japan Foundation official website
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/
The Japan Foundation official social media
Web magazine
- Wochi Kochi Magazine
- https://www.wochikochi.jp/english/
Program-specific websites
Arts and Cultural Exchange
- Performing Arts Network Japan
- https://performingarts.jpf.go.jp/
- Worth Sharing - A Selection of Japanese Books Recommended for Translation
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/culture/publication/supportlist_publish/worth_sharing/index.html
- Japanese Book News
- This newsletter provided overseas publishing companies, editors, and translators access to the latest information on publishing trends and new publications in Japan.
- Japanese Literature in Translation Search List Search
- https://jltrans-opac.jpf.go.jp/
- Japanese Film Database
- http://jfdb.jp/en/
The Japan Foundation China Center
- Heart to Heart
- http://www.chinacenter.jp
Japanese-Language Education
- Survey on Japanese-Language Education Abroad
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/survey/result/
- Search for institutions offering Japanese-language education
- https://jpsurvey.net/jfsearch/do/index
- Country and Regional Information
- https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/survey/area/index.html
- The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Education Bulletin
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/teach/research/report/
- Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
- http://www.jlpt.jp/e/index.html
Support for Japanese-language teachers
- "Let's teach Japanese in the world!"
- https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/japanese/teacher/teacher_top.html
- Minna no Kyozai Website
- http://minnanokyozai.jp/kyozai/home/en/render.do
- Minna no Can-do Website
- http://jfstandard.jp/cando
- JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education
- http://jfstandard.jp
- Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/teach/tsushin/
Support for Japanese-Language learners (e-learning)
- "JF Japanese e-Learning Minato"
- https://minato-jf.jp/
- "Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese"
- https://hirogaru-nihongo.jp/en/
- NIHONGO-e-NA
- https://nihongo-e-na.com
(iOS: https://nihongo-e-na.com/ios)
(Android: https://nihongo-e-na.com/android)
- Nihongo de Care-Navi
- http://nihongodecarenavi.jp
(Smartphone: http://nihongodecarenavi.net/sp)
- Japanese in Anime & Manga
- http://anime-manga.jp
- Erin's Challenge! I can speak Japanese. (online version)
- http://erin.ne.jp/
- Challenge with Erin –Japanese Language Test–
- https://app.erin.ne.jp/
- Marugoto: Japanese language and culture
- http://marugoto.org/en/index.html
- Marugoto+
- http://marugotoweb.jp/
- MARUGOTO Words
- http://words.marugotoweb.jp
(Smartphone: http://words.marugotoweb.jp/sp)
- HIRAGANA/KATAKANA Memory Hint
- https://minato-jf.jp/Home/JapaneseApplication
- KANJI Memory Hint 1&2
- https://minato-jf.jp/Home/JapaneseApplication
The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
- The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/cgp/e/
- Abe Fellowship Program
- https://www.jpf.go.jp/cgp/e/fellow/abe/index.html
- JOI Program
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/cgp/fellow/joi/index.html
- CGP Grant Program
- http://www.jpf.go.jp/cgp/e/grant/
- CULCON (US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange)
- http://culcon.jusfc.gov/
The Asia Center
- The Asia Center's Official Website and SNS
- https://asiawa.jpf.go.jp/en/
- https://www.facebook.com/jfasiacenter/
- https://twitter.com/jfasiacenter
- "NIHONGO Partners" Program (Official Facebook)
- https://www.facebook.com/jfnihongopartners/
The Japan Foundation Library
The Japan Foundation Library has a highly specialized collection of materials related to international cultural exchange and Japanese culture. The collection includes about 38,000 books, 500 periodicals, and 800 audio-visual materials. The library staff works conscientiously to help researchers and the general public find the information and materials they need.
Open: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, the last day of each month, year-end and New Year's period, inventory-taking days
Contact: lib@jpf.go.jp
(When sending an e-mail, please enter a half-width character "@" instead of a full-width character "@").
History of the Japan Foundation
1972 · The Japan Foundation established
1973 · The Japan Foundation Awards established
1984 · Japanese-Language Proficiency Test launched
1989 · The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa established in Saitama Prefecture
1991 · The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership established
1997 · The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai established in Osaka Prefecture
2003 · The Japan Foundation became an "incorporated administrative agency"
2006 · The Japan Foundation China Center established
2014 · The Japan Foundation Asia Center established
2016 · Secretariat for JAPONISMES established