U-biq - Offers beginning and intermediate online textbook with corresponding tests, as well as information on different dialects and a notice board for meeting conversation partners. NHK Japanese Lessons for English Speakers - Japan's publicly-funded broadcasting corporation offers free audio lessons. Rikai - Free site that allows you to read Japanese kanji on any webpage by passing your mouse cursor over the characters. The Kanji Site - A step-by-step guide to hundreds of kanji, with random testing and a search function. Intended for JLPT study. Works on machines without Japanese support. Kana Flashcards - Kana online learning tool. Japanese-Online - Free Japanese language lessons and translated math story problems from Japan's jr. high math placement tests. The Japanese Page - Learn interesting Japanese while having fun. Grammar, kanji, culture and a little bit of everything Japanese for free. Kanji Clinic - A column appearing every third Friday in The Japan Times aiming at providing practical advice to non-Japanese adults striving to become literate in Japanese by learning the 1,945 general-use kanji. It is written by Mary Sisk Noguchi, associate professor at Meijo University in Nagoya, Japan. Mainichi-Kanji - Introduces a new kanji on each weekday, with readings, meanings and examples. On weekends the week's kanji are reviewed. The site can be viewed on any computer, no Japanese fonts are required. Charles Kelly's Web-based Japanese Language Study Materials - Free online quizzes, flashcards and word lists. Covers romaji, hiragana, katakana, kanji, Japanese newspaper words, and reading signs. Elementary Japanese Language Course - Nihongo Shoho - Full course (34 lessons) based on the book Nihongo Shoho, with mp3 files, vocabulary trainer, word and kanji index, and other resources. Some free lessons, most content requires purchase. Real Kana - A simple site for learning and practicing hiragana and katakana, the two Japanese syllabaries. Web Japanese - Today's Kanji, daily and monthly columns for students of the Japanese language. Japanese for the Western Brain - A series of articles outlining the basic parts of Japanese speech from an English-speaker's perspective. Nihongo Pera Pera (Fluent Japanese) - An introduction to computer software and study techniques for becoming fluent in Japanese. Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese - Covers basic grammar and vocabulary. Japanese Podcasting Lessons - Learn basic Japanese through video podcasts. Learn Japanese Online - Introduces basic Japanese with flash quizzes that test kana and vocabulary. Japan Culture Study Group - Several Japanese lessons and explanations made by Japanese instructors. The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese - Webpage version of the sci.lang.japan guide to basic Japanese grammar and syntax. Japanesepod101.com - Daily podcasts that teach Japanese from beginning to advanced levels. Requires registration. Only some content is available free. CosCom Japanese Language School - Offers introductory study materials including audio files and grammar lessons. Also has books, e-books, and picture cards for sale. Japanese Verb Conjugator - Provides a conjugation table for the dictionary form of Japanese verbs. Includes a list of basic verbs. infocobuild | Learning Japanese - A collection of online resources designed to help people learn Japanese. Tagaini Jisho - A free, open source Japanese dictionary and study assistant software. Erin's Challenge! I can speak Japanese. - A website by The Japan Foundation for Japanese learners with educational videos and interactive exercises. Learn Japanese - Integrated learning solution for a learner of Japanese. Learn, review, and practice Japanese in one easy to use package, online or on the go. Skritter - Write Japanese and Chinese characters with a mouse or a tablet and get a score and suggestions on how to improve your handwriting. Japanese LinguaLift - Online Japanese textbook, SRS kanji and vocabulary review tools, and fun educational games.