The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. The Goethe-Institut promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange.

English-Icelandic and Icelandic-English dictionary of technical terms

The Internet Grammar of English is an online course in English grammar written primarily for university undergraduates. However, we hope that it will be useful to everyone who is interested in the English language. IGE does not assume any prior knowledge of grammar.

Japan's principal agent for cultural relations between Japan and overseas countries. The Japan Foundation maintains 24 overseas branches in 23 countries, including the UK (London).

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. Printed stories from The Japan Times are archived online. The Japan Times English-language daily content includes: News (domestic and world news), Opinion (Editorials, Op-eds, and Letters to the Editor), Features (life and style, etc) Entertainment (film, art, festivals) and Sports (domestic and overseas sports news).

The Mainichi Shimbun (in English "Daily News") is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. In addition to the Mainichi Shimbun, which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called The Mainichi. Follow the link to find the website.

Information regarding French-administered territories outside the European continent. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all (except those with no permanent inhabitants) have representation in both France's National Assembly and Senate, which together make up the French Parliament.

Special interest

The official tourism website for France includes information about France, practical information, destination information, ideas for 'what to do' in France, and region specific information.

The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.

The Story of Electronics explores the high-tech revolution's collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. Host Annie Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard recycling shops in China where many end up. The film concludes with a call for a green 'race to the top' where designers compete to make long-lasting, toxic-free products that are fully and easily recyclable.

A website devoted to raising the profile of the German language among speakers of English through a series of events and projects. To promote the German language and the culture of German-speaking countries the Think German Network (TGN) initiative has been established by German Departments at universities across the United Kingdom in collaboration with the German, Austrian and Swiss Embassies and numerous British and German as well as Austrian and Swiss institutions.

For national and international news.

Fashion magazine

Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as TFM) is a radio station in Tokyo, Japan. Great resource for learning about Tokyo and Japanese culture in general. Programmes include: Japanese lifestyle, culture, music, and travel. Content available in a variety of languages including Japanese and English.

TV Asahi began life as an educational television channel. By the 1970s TV Asahi had become a general-purpose television station, and aired a variety of shows including anime and foreign movies. TV Asahi currently airs a range of sports, news, children and teens, and variety programmes.