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Websites and Social Media
Websites
- The Japan Foundation Official Website
- https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/
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 applicable programs, Japanese-language teaching materials, past survey reports and links to our overseas offices.
Online Contents (videos, reading materials)
The Japan Foundation offers videos of performances, exhibitions, lectures, seminars and other events that can be enjoyed online as well as such other online content as interviews with and contributions from people who are active at the frontlines of cultural exchange.
- JF digital collection https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/digital_collection/index.html
- Web magazine Wochi Kochi https://www.wochikochi.jp/english/
- Performing Arts Network Japan https://performingarts.jpf.go.jp
- Online distribution project STAGE BEYOND BORDERS https://stagebb.jpf.go.jp/en/
- Portal website Doors to Arts of Japan https://www.daj.jpf.go.jp/en/
- The Official Website of the Japan Pavilion, La Biennaledi Venezia
https://venezia-biennale-japan.jpf.go.jp/e/ - Japanese Film Website JFF+ https://jff.jpf.go.jp/
- Free Online Streaming Program JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA
https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/independent-cinema/ - Japan-China 21st Century Friendship Program ("Heart to Heart" website)
https://xinlianxin.jpf.go.jp/ - Online Japanese-Language Education Programs
https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/japanese/survey/online/ - Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Program
https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/intel/exchange/joi/index.html
Information on Japanese-Language Education
Tests
The Japan Foundation offers information about Japanese-language tests that measure and provide certification of the Japanese-language proficiency of non-native Japanese-language learners.
- Take Japanese-Language Test https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/test/
Support for Japanese-Language Teachers
The Japan Foundation provides a wide range of information on Japanese-language teacher training, Japanese-language teaching materials as well as ideas for classes and voices of people at overseas Japanese-language educational institutions.
- Teach Japanese Language https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/teach/
Support for Japanese-Language Learners
The Japan Foundation provides teaching materials for learning Japanese, e-learning sites for online learning, videos and web-based teaching materials.
- Learn Japanese Language https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/education/
State of Japanese-Language Education
The Japan Foundation provides the report entitled "Survey Report on Japanese-Language Education Abroad," which covers the entire world and information such as on the state of Japanese-language education in each country.
- Know about Japanese-Language Education Abroad
https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/survey/
NIHONGO Partners Program
The program sends people to middle and high schools in Asia to serve as partners for Japanese-language teachers and their students by acting as teaching assistants and introducing Japanese culture.
- NIHONGO Partners https://asiawa.jpf.go.jp/en/partners/
Materials / Resources / Databases
Translation/Publishing
The Japan Foundation provides information on Japanese literary works translated into foreign languages and recommended books for translation and publication.
- Japanese Literature in Translation Search https://jltrans-opac.jpf.go.jp/
- Worth Sharing–A Selection of Japanese Books Recommended for Translation
https://www.worthsharing.jpf.go.jp/en/ - Lifelong Favorites–Selections from the Bookshelves of Young Readers in Japan
https://www.worthsharing.jpf.go.jp/en/lifelong-favorites/
Films
The Japan Foundation disseminates information in Japanese and English on more than approximately 6,200 Japanese films.
- Japanese Film Database (JFDB) https://jfdb.jp/en/
Social Media
- YouTube channel
- https://www.youtube.com/user/thejapanfoundation
- The Japan Foundation Official Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/TheJapanfoundation
- Japan-China 21st Century Friendship Program Official Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/JF.Xinlianxin/
- NIHONGO Partners Program Official Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/jfnihongopartners/
- JOI Program Official Facebook
- https://www.facebook.com/JOIprogram/
- The Japan Foundation Official X
- https://twitter.com/japanfoundation
- NIHONGO Partners Program Official X
- https://twitter.com/NihongoPartners
- Japan-China 21st Century Friendship Program Official Instagram
- https://www.instagram.com/jf_xinlianxin/
- The Japan Foundation Visual Arts Official Instagram
- https://www.instagram.com/jf_visualarts/