Japanese Language

September/11/2023

日本語を使う子どもを育てる (参考：オーストラリア, サイト：国際交流基金シドニー)

国際交流基金シドニーでは、「オーストラリアで日本語を使う子どもを育てる」をテーマに、 ニューサウスウェールズ大学と共催のもと、 セミナーシリーズを展開し、「バイリンガル子育ての課題」など、過去15回以上にわたるセミナーをオンディマンドでご視聴いただけます。

また、日本語や文化関連団体の情報は、 こちらです。

 

Japanese Language Class

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

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

"Japanese in Anime & Manga" Website

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

 

Prizes and Commendations

2023 Ambassador's Prize Ceremony

On 15th March 2023, the Embassy held the Ambassador's prize ceremony for Japanese language students from Massey University and Victoria University. Details

 

2020 Ambassador's Prizes

On 23 July 2020, Ambassador Kobayashi presented the Ambassador's Prizes to Mr Finnian Galbraith from Victoria University of Wellington and Ms Savannah Thompson de Mello from Massey University. More details here.

 

2020 Ambassador Commendation Ceremony

Ambassador Hiroyasu Kobayashi presented Certificates of Commendation to eight people on 15th July 2020. Click here for more details.

 

2019 Ambassador's prizes

For the details of our ambassador's prize information, click here.


2019 Ambassador's prizes to two students.

 

2019 The Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays

Yushi Ito, Former Head of the Japanese Programme of Victoria University of Wellington was bestowed the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays, on Thursday 30th May 2019, at a Conferral Ceremony of the 2019 Spring Imperial Decorations held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. More details here.

 

2018 The Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette

Edwina Palmer, Former Associate Professor and Head of the Japanese Programme of Victoria University of Wellington was bestowed the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, on Monday 17th December, at a Conferral Ceremony held at the Official Residence of the Ambassador of Japan to New Zealand. More details here.

 

2018 Foreign Minister's Commendation Ceremony

Foreign Minister's Commendation to Dr Yushi Ito, the former Japanese programme director of Victoria University of Wellington.

2018, 2019 Ambassador Commendation Ceremonies

Ambassador Hiroyasu Kobayashi presented Certificates of Commendation to six people on 19th March 2019. Click here for more details.

Ambassador Commendation Creremony 2018

January 23 2018, Ambassador Toshihisa Takata presented Certificates of Commendation. Click this for the details.

 

Speech Competitions

 

Groups for Japanese language education

  • 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: Hidemi Fuke (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: http://www.jsanz.org
    Main events: Japanese Language Speech Contests for secondary school and tertiary students

 

Japanese National Language Advisor

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.

 

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