Similar to Google in that it has a simple interface with a primary focus on searching. It also provides a simple interface for submitting your site for free. Turnaround time of 24 hours for accepting your site submission. Alcarna does not take its results from other search engine databases such as Google or Yahoo, submission is totally manual.

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (abbreviated to ABC) is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region. ABC content includes morning, youth, and sports programming. TV includes an Anime broadcast 8.30-9am on a Sunday, morning and evening shows, quiz and variety shows.

The Asahi Shimbun (literally 'Morning Sun Newspaper') is one of the five national newspapers in Japan. The Asahi Shimbun is considered a left-leaning newspaper, for example supporting the pacifist nature of Japan's post-war Constitution.

Bab.la language portal offers you dictionary translations, language quizzes & games, vocabulary lessons for learning and much more. bab.la is interactive: You can enter your own translation, create your own language test or your own vocabulary flashcards

A guide to the Japanese alphabet, explanations on kanji, radicals, hiragana, katakana, and romaji.

A list of 15 Japanese key phrases, available to download or print-out.

A chance to get a flavour of visiting Japan... without leaving your chair! Japanese challenge asks you to start by imagining you arrive at the airport, equipped with a print-out of your internet booking for your stay at a Ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn)...

BBC Languages information on key facts about the Japanese Language. On this website you can find information regarding 'where Japanese is spoken' (1) or 'Some good Japanese jokes' (5).

BIGLOBE (ビッグローブ) (combination of the words "big" and "globe") is one of the leading internet service providers in Japan, operated by NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd., a 2006 spin-off from NEC. KDDI acquired the company in January 2017.

Interactive games for learning the Japanese language. Resources for students of beginner level Japanese, tasks include kanji/hiragana/katakana quizzes, numbers, animals, colours etc.

Excite is one of the smaller search engines in Japan, it is powered by Google. Excite's Online Translation tool is popular with people in Japan. Excite's portal site aimed at women is similar to Yahoo! Shine.

Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One" ("Fuji TV 739"—sports/variety), "Fuji TV Two" ("Fuji TV 721"—drama/anime), and "Fuji TV Next" ("Fuji TV CSHD"—live premium shows) together these stations are known as "Fuji TV OneTwoNext".

Global Language Online Support System is a database of interactive language lessons from the Defense Language Institute. Lessons contain authentic audio and video texts, activities, glossaries, and links for further information on the topics.

goo is an Internet search engine (powered by Google) and web portal based in Japan, which crawls and indexes primarily Japanese language websites (before switching to Google).

Google not only operates under its own domain at google.co.jp, but also is starting to provide most of the search results for Yahoo! Japan. In addition, it provides search results for goo, Biglobe, @nifty, Infoseek, Excite and Mooter.

J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs music covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo. J-Wave's slogan is "The Best Music on the Planet." DJs are known as "navigator" (ナビゲーター nabigētā). The music format can be considered a Japanese equivalent of the Western concept of Top 40 or CHR radio.

Hundreds of simple phrases and pronunciation guides online. Resources include information relating to survival Japanese, greetings, asking for directions, ordering food, staying at a hotel, using transportation, and much more.

JOSHU (Japanese Online Self-Help Utility) means *assistant*, or *tutor* in Japanese, which is what this website attempts to be to anyone interested in learning the Japanese language. Developed by University of Texas.

Japanese pages offering a taster of Japanese culture and language. Includes introductions to the language, history, and way of life of the Japanese.

Ly­cos is a web search en­gine and por­tal, en­com­pass­ing a net­work of email, web-host­ing, so­cial net­work­ing, and en­ter­tain­ment web­sites. Use the Japanese site to ac­cess gam­ing and blog­ging net­work sites in your tar­get lan­guage.

The MSN Japan website offers a search engine (powered by bing) and a variety of news, current affairs, and media information.

Japanese edition of American NewsWeek magazine, originally founded in 1933.

NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.

NHK or 'Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai' is Japan's public broadcasting organisation, publicly owned and funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestrial television services (NHK General TV and NHK Educational TV), two satellite television services (NHK BS-1 and NHK BS Premium, and three radio networks (NHK Radio 1, NHK Radio 2, and NHK FM). NHK also provides an international broadcasting service, known as NHK World.

Weekly Japanese lessons from the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, NHK. A wide variety of lessons starting with the basics. Audio files of native Japanese speakers easily downloadable.

Complete and free Japanese online course. Website dedicated to the teaching of Japanese to speakers of English. Includes resources to aid with vocabulary study, grammar, writing, speaking and listening and more.

Nippon TV is a television network based in Tokyo, Japan. It is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as Nihon Terebi (日本テレビ) and abbreviated as "NTV". The company has close connections with Studio Ghibli, led by Hayao Miyazaki, and holds the exclusive rights to broadcast their motion pictures.

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (abbreviated as NUCB) is a Japanese private university located in Nisshin, Aichi within the Tokai region of Japan. Reflecting the needs of improved English undergraduate education in Japan, NUCB will be one of only 5 universities to offer an English track starting from April 2019 under the Faculty of International Studies, Global Business Studies.

Osaka Broadcasting Association or Radio Osaka (ラジオ大阪 Rajio Osaka) as it is commonly known, is an AM radio station of the National Radio Network (NRN) in Osaka, Japan.

Seishun Publishing Co., Ltd. (or Youth Publisher Co., Ltd. in English) is a publishing company in Japan. Mainly specializing in practical writing and self-development for young people.