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Driving

Re-entry Permit

American Taxes

Money Matters

Phone, Internet, Etc.

Living in Niigata

Cleaning

 

 


 

Jumping Into Niigata!

 

Region Guides

A Year in Niigata

Living in Niigata

JET Groups

Niigata International Charity Organisation (NICO)

Organizations & Associations

Natural Disasters

Skiing & Snow Boarding in Niigata

Welcome to Niigata (DVD handout)

 

 


Work

 

Job Description

Professionalism

Frequently Used Terms  

Workplace Culture - CO vs JET

Re-contracting

Professional Development

Jobs in Niigata

PA Presentation: You & Your Contract

Sexual Harassment

 

 


 

Health

 

Health in Japan

Culture Shock

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Health Insurance

Japanese Medical System

Medical Database

Biligual Medical Forms

Meditation

Issues Faced by Female JETs

 

 


 

 

Culture Shock

 

Culture Shock

Workplace Culture - CO vs JET

Intercultural Hotspots

Japanese/Western Intercultural Communication

Japan: Post Honey-moon Phase

PA Presentation: Potential Problems & Coping Strategies

Reverse Culture Shock

 

 


 

日本語

 

Learning Japanese

Japanese Language Classes  (Thanks to the Niigata International Association)

Proficiency Tests

 

 

Online Study Aids  

Jim Breen's WWWJDIC

 

 

This is considered the most comprehensive Japanese-English dictionary online, and allows several different types of searches, including: romaji, kana, radical lookup, kanji by stroke #, and more.

SpaceALC

 

Excellent translation resource. Type or paste words, expressions and grammar points in either English or Japanese to see a list of complete sentences containing the item

 

PopJisyo

 

Add hints to webpages or pasted block of text. Supports Japanese<-->English, as well as Eng/Jpn conversions with Korean, Chinese, German and Spanish.

PeraPera-kun

 

 

(Mozilla add-on) Firefox users can install this tool along with a dictionary file to see kanji readings and English translations as they scroll over Japanese text. VERY USEFUL! Hiragana knowledge required for kanji readings. Follow installation instructions on the website.

 

Charles Kelly's Online Japanese Language Study Materials

 Large collection of materials with quizes and vocab lists for the JLPT

 

 

 JLPT 1st and 2nd Level Study Guide

 A guide for studying for the 1-kyu and 2-kyu tests of the JLPT

 

 Skritter

A great kanji learning website with a free two-week trial. 

 The Kanji Site

 

Teaches hiragana, katakana, and kanji (up to level 2 for the JLPT). Also has online character quizzes you can take.

The Japanese Page

 

 

Great info about useful and fun vocab, grammar, and kanji. Kanji section is also divided by level for the JLPT.

 

 

Workshops

Survival Japanese: Language & Culture

by Mary Simmons & Evan Terry-Whyte 

 

Team Teaching Demo:

"Improve your skills in Japanese and see how effective TT can be in Language learning!" 

by Mary Simmons & Ms. Sakurai

 

 


 

Japanese Culture

Omiyage

Onsen

Workplace Culture - CO vs JET

Intercultural Hotspots

Japanese/Western Intercultural Communication

Survival Japanese: Language & Culture 

Culture Shock

 

 


 

Travel

Karuizawa (Nagano)

Kanazawa

Jigokudani - Money Park (Nagano)

Takaoka (Toyama)

Nozawa Onsen (Nagano)

 

 


 

 Transportation

Trains

Buses

Ferries

Expressways

Airports

 

 

 

         

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