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Aozora Bunko/青空文庫E-booksFiction and Non-FictionWeb BrowserIntermediate to Advanced; junior high and aboveNativeFreeVariousA collection of thousands of copyright-free fiction and non-fiction authentic Japanese books. Searchable by title and author.
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Aozora Roudoku/青空朗読Audio BooksFiction and Non-FictionWeb BrowserIntermediate to Advanced; junior high and aboveNativeFreeVariousA database of Japanese literature accompanied with audio recordings. Searchable by author, title, genre, or length of recording.
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Bilingual News/バイリンガルニュース英会話ポッドキャストPodcastWorld and Local NewsApple Podcast, SpotifyIntermediate, Adults and olderNative, Non-Native Free60-120Bilingual News is a free English and Japanese news podcast. Casual and unedited colloquial language learning experience through a weekly review of relevant news topics! バイリンガルニュースでは、世界で話題のニュースを、独自のバイリンガル会話形式でゆるーく無料配信しています！収録は台本なしの一発本番なので、リアルな英会話をお楽しみいただけます。Sometimes includes topics not suitable for children, best for college aged learners and older.
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Erin's ChallengeVideo-based LessonsDaily Life of High School Exchange Student to JapanWeb Browser with Flash PlayerBeginner to Lower-Intermediate, Junior High and upNon-NativeFreeVariousThe excellent "Erin's Challenge" online course, developed by the Japan Foundation in 2006, will be downsized in Summer 2020 to only the video portions, as browsers supporting Flash Player are discontinued.
So, before July 31, make the most of all the manga-style illustrated dialogues, language-learning games, and so on, centered around an exchange-student named Erin attending high school in Japan. https://www.erin.ne.jp/　
「エリンが挑戦！にほんごできます。」のWebサイトは、Adobe社のFlash技術サポートが終了するため、2020年7月31日をもちまして閉鎖することになりました。閉鎖後も引き続き当Webサイトの動画を教室活動や学習にご活用いただけるよう、新しく動画提供Webサイトを立ち上げ、8月より公開予定です。		posted to FB 2020.5.18
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NHK Easy NewsVideo/Audio/TextReading/ListeningWeb BrowserIntermediateNative, Non-NativeFreeVarious
新聞やニュースは教材になりますか？勿論！
You can read, listen to, and watch videos of the most recent news in Japanese or English, in an "easy to read" form on these sites!
For Japanese learners, NHK provides daily updates in a condensed, simplified format, with the option of furigana on all kanji, and audio/video support for each article.
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News in Levels for English learnersVideo/Audio/TestReading/ListeningWeb BrowserIntermediateNative, Non-NativeFreeVarious
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NHK for SchoolSet of videosall school subjectsWeb BrowserK-12NativeFreevariousExcellent series of TV shows, grouped by subject and grade level. They include scenes of life in Japan and written scripts in kanji/kana for each scene.
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春がやってきた/Spring Is HereVideoScience, NatureWeb Browser4th grade, elementaryNativeFree10Video from NHK for School. Great introduction to Japanese flora, such as the つくし ("field horsetail") rarely seen in Michigan, and the spring hatching of baby frogs (カエル) from eggs and praying mantis (カマキリ) from egg sacs on branches. 大人に取っても面白くて、勉強になると思います！ https://www.nhk.or.jp/rika/fushigi4/posted on FB 2020.5.2
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どっちが広い？/Which is Bigger?VideoMath, GeometryWeb Browser4th-5th grade, elementaryNativeFree15Uses examples from everyday life to contrast perimeter (まわり / 周囲長) and area (広さ / 面積).posted on FB 2020.4.30
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がんばる/Idioms for Hanging in ThereVideoJapanese language artsWeb Browser3rd-6th grade, elementaryNativeFree15
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未来広告ジャパン！/Japan of the FutureVideoSocial studiesWeb Browser5th grade, elementaryNativeFree10
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おうちでまなぼう/Learning at HomeSet of videosall school subjectsWeb BrowserK-12NativeFreevariousNow that "remote learning" is taking place in Japan as well, NHK for School has created a special おうちで学ぼう portal, for which teachers and other education experts have selected approx. 9000 short videos for children from pre-K through high school. They are organized in "playlists" by grade level and subject, intended to help teachers, parents, & students.
The site includes study hints about pre-viewing activities (like predicting what the video will be about) and post-viewing activities (like writing a summary about the video and describing it verbally to a parent/someone else).
Please check it out! 9000本のビデオの中でお役に立つのが見つかるでしょうね！		posted on FB 2020.5.8
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TREEShort written works, in Japanese and EnglishReading & TranslatingWeb BrowserIntermediate to Advanced; High school and aboveNative, Non-nativeFreeKodansha Publishing has just announced the posting of 50 short works, in both Japanese & English, on their literary site, TREE. Readers can focus on one or the other language, compare the two versions, or even try their hand at translating a paragraph or two and then comparing theirs to the pros' version! 読書にも翻訳の練習にも役に立つTREE編集部！
日：https://tree-novel.com/…/56b29b872d9162b106944778419a486f.h…
英：https://tree-novel.com/…/8afc163032cd84182a298eaa9bb432e0.h…
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Yoshimin Sensei　よしみん先生)Set of videosall school subjectsWeb Browserelementary & junior highNativeFree10
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