Useful Links for Language Learning
Japanese (Video) News
NHK News Web EASY (video, audio, and text): http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
NHK News (video and text): http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/
FNN News (video and text): http://www.fnn-news.com/
Matcha: https://matcha-jp.com/en/news
Japanese Tests
SAT Subject Test (Japanese): http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-subject-test-preparation/japanese-with-listening
AP Japanese: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/37222.html
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) 日本語能力試験: http://www.jlpt.jp/e/
Kanji Kente 漢検: http://www.kanken.or.jp/
Quiz: Nihongo no ki: https://www.nihongo-pro.com/free-jlpt-n2-quizzes
Reading Japanese Literature in Japanese
Aozora Bunko http://www.aozora.gr.jp/
Japanese Culture through Rare Books https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/japanese-rare-books-culture
JP Net - https://web.mit.edu/jpnet/
Authentic reading materials:
Read Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors http://www.amazon.com/Read-Real-Japanese-Essays-Contemporary/dp/4770030576/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284315948&sr=1-1
Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers http://www.amazon.com/Read-Real-Japanese-Fiction-Contemporary/dp/4770030584/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-into-Japanese-Literature-Classics/dp/4770028997/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c
Exploring Japanese Literature: Read Mishima, Tanizaki, and Kawabata in the Original
http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Japanese-Literature-Tanizaki-Kawabata/dp/477003041X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c
My First Japanese Kanji Book (Tuttle) http://www.amazon.com/My-First-Japanese-Kanji-Book/dp/4805310375/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259106684&sr=1-2
Social Media:
Japanese Web Magazine (ハッチスタジオ)
http://newyork.hatchstudioinc.com/
Hiragana Learning Tools:
Mnemonics
http://japanese.gatech.edu/WebCTVista/JAPN1001/contents/Lesson02/hiragana/mnemonic-hiragana.html
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Sounds
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese/Hiragana.htm
Writing
http://easyjapanese.org/write_hiragana.html
https://app.kanjialive.com/%E5%B1%B1