2007-07-27

putting Japanese on Windows-based computers

site for simple step-by-step instructions to install Japanese facilities on all versions of Windows.
http://www.nihongo-ok.com/OldArticles.aspx

2007-07-20

"Creative Japan": A New Web Pamphlet on Contemporary Culture

 ... created by the Embassy of Japan in the U.K... (courtesy of  MOFA)...contemporary culture such as fashion, anime and manga, architecture, design and technology.
 
"All over the world, people are focusing their attention on contemporary Japanese culture. From the 1990s onwards, in manga, anime, gaming, art, architecture, design, literature, food and fashion there was a burst of cultural energy among the population at large. This has now blossomed into contemporary Japanese popular culture whose influence is reverberating around the globe and continuing to fascinate many people, mostly the young generation."

2007-07-11

online Japanese links

well-done site uncluttered by advertising, http://japanese-phrases.sakura.ne.jp/
includes (pro/actress) audio, romaji and Japanese in GIF images.

you can sign up for "you've got mail" audio files by the same voice actor
http://voice-drop.chu.jp/sozai_old.html  (e.g. 4 versions of "Ame ga furisou yo, ....)

2007-07-06