Japanese Language

Japanese Language Class

The online classes are held weekly with support from a Japanese teacher.
See the details here for more information.

Japan Foundation's Japanese Language Support link

Minato

'Minato' (literally meaning 'Harbor') is a place where you can study the Japanese language with online courses, and interact with people from all over the world via online communities. From this 'Minato', or 'Harbor', each person can embark on a voyage of study that suits their own personal needs, later returning to port and repeating the journey as often as they wish. In this way, 'Minato' provides a place of learning and a place for meeting new, like-minded friends.

Marugoto

Marugoto encompasses both language and culture, features real-life communication, and allows you to experience the lifestyle and culture behind this communication.

Challenge with Erin !

The Japan Foundation has released this mobile app for young people to study Japanese and test their ability more easily and in a more engaging way. You can use it to study beginner-level vocabulary and expressions through card games, manga and quizzes, and to check how much you retained. The app teaches Japanese from complete beginner up to early intermediate level, and there is no need to be able to read Japanese to use it! Click HERE for more information.

Japanese in Anime & Manga

e-learning site that offers a fun way to learn a number of character/genre-based Japanese expressions that appear in anime and manga.

The aim of the website is to give Japanese learners and anime/manga fans from all over the world an opportunity to learn Japanese in an enjoyable way, using the anime/manga they enjoy as a gateway to their studies. They hope to deepen learners' understanding of the Japanese language and culture, and to give an added incentive to study.

NHK World - Easy Japanese

"Easy Japanese" is a program of Japanese language lessons produced by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN. You can learn basic grammar and useful expressions through lessons designed in audio-drama style. You can download audio and texts for the lessons free of charge.

Website for Foreign Nationals as Residents to Learn Japanese
from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs has created a website to help non-Japanese speakers learn language skills that will directly help their life in Japan! If you're looking for useful and relevant Japanese to use in daily life, have a look at the website below!

©Japanese Language Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs

Live and On Demand TV/Streaming programmes

Learn Japanese Live 24/7 - Three Youtube based programmes provide live streaming for Everyday Life, JLPT Study and Daily Conversations.

海外向け日本語サービス News7 - live streaming, Good morning Japan news - On Demand (In Japanese)

JapaNews24 is the live news (24 hours) channel (In Japanese).

FNNプライムオンラインLive News channel - フジテレビ系列28局のデジタルニュースメディア「FNNプライムオンライン」のYouTubeチャンネル (In Japanese)

TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN TBS/JNNのニュースを配信 Live News (in Japanese)

Sakura TV shows Japanese culture, tourism, food nature. arts and much more about Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

Other Useful Japanese Language Links

• New Zealand Association of Japanese Language Teachers
• Kids Web Japan Language Lab
• Association for Japanese Language Teaching
• The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
• Study in Japan - A Comprehensive Guide

• New Zealand Association of Japanese Language Teachers (NZAJLT)
  It is an organisation that supports the teaching and learning of Japanese, promoting the language, and providing resouces for teachers and sharing relevant information about teaching Japanese.
  https://nzajlt.com
  Main events: Secondary School Trivia Quiz Evening
• Wellington Association of Japanese Language Teachers
  President: Mr Daiji Kataoka (Queen Margaret College, Wellington)
  Tel: (04) 473 7160
  Main events: Wellington Regional Japanese Speech Competition
• Japanese Studies Aotearoa New Zealand (JSANZ)
  JSANZ is an advocacy network for Japanese language education and Japanese studies at tertiary level in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  President: Penny Shino (Massey University, Palmerston North)
  Website: https://jsanz.org
  Main events: Japanese Language Speech Contests for secondary school and tertiary students

Ms Chisato Yoshioka

Japanese language teaching support at Tui Tuia Learning Circle - having close relationships with the New Zealand Association of Japanese Language Teachers (NZAJLT) and working closely with the Japan Foundation.