This is a list of useful links, divided by category. If you have any links to add, please revise this list!
Also, if you find that any of these links do not work, please remove them.
JET Specific Links JET Programme http://www.jetprogramme.org/ National AJET http://www.ajet.net/ Gunma AJET Feed http://ajet.net/modules/weblinks/singlelink.php?lid=9 JET Links (may be dated) http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~tc9w-ball/KI/feet/JETlinks.htm Jetset Japan http://www.jetsetjapan.com/ JET Alumni Association http://www.jet.org/mos/index.php Yahoo Groups GAJET Forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gajetforum/
Health If you're going to the doctor alone, this might help. http://www.pref.nagano.jp/eisei/imu/medicalq/english.pdf
News and Weather Mainichi Daily News http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/ Japan Times http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ ELT News http://www.eltnews.com/home.shtml Weather http://weather.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:19738 Yahoo Weather (Gunma) http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/10/
Travel/Transportation Hyperdia Train and Plane Timetable http://www.hyperdia.com/ Jorudan Train Route Finder http://www.jorudan.co.jp/ Flight Finder Japan http://www.flightfinderjapan.com/ffj_home.html Google Maps of Japan in English (searchable) http://diddlefinger.com/
Mobile Phones, Telephones, Phone Calls from Japan World Link http://www.worldlink-tel.com/eintro.html
Taxes IRS Guide for Americans living abroad http://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/index.html Forms you need: 1040 [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf ], Forms you need: 2555-EZ [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2555ez.pdf ], Forms you need: 4868 (for 1st-yrs; file this one by 4/15) [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf ] Instructions for 1040 [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040.pdf ] Instructions for 2555EZ [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2555ez.pdf ] The U.S. Embassy's website on taxes: http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-7126b.html How to fill out American tax forms http://www.sarcenet.org/taxes/ How to fill out American tax forms http://www.pref.niigata.jp/seisaku/kokusai/cir/jet/index.html Californians: forms you need: 540 [ http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/07_forms/07_540.pdf ], Californians: forms you need: 540CA [ http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/07_forms/07_540ca.pdf ] Californians: Instructions: 540 [ http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/07_forms/07_540a_540ins.pdf ] Californians: The FTB on Residency: [ http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/07_forms/07_1031.pdf ] They make it complicated.
Gunma Links Gunma Prefecture http://www.pref.gunma.jp/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture Gunma-in-the-Box Newsletter http://www.pref.gunma.jp/a/07/inthebox/ Summer Festivals http://www15.wind.ne.jp/~welcome-gunma/event/index.htm
Japanese: Kanji/Dictionary Links http://www.alc.co.jp/ (Great!!) Drill Japanese Kanji http://www.japanese-kanji.com/ Java Kanji Flashcards http://nuthatch.com/java/kanjicards/ Jim Breen Japanese Dictionary Server http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
Japanese: Study Links Learning Japanese Games/Software http://www.okayamaajet.org/modules/wfdownloads/viewcat.php?cid=4 Meguro Language Center http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/ Tom’s Links http://www.grandgent.com/tom/j/ Kantango Word List Site http://www.kantango.com/
Japanese: Podcasts Japanese Pod 101 http://www.japanesepod101.com/
Japanese: Spaced Repetition Systems http://nihongoperapera.com/mnemosyne-anki-review.html http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/what-is-an-srs http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/ http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/khatzumemo-like-supermemomnemo... http://ichi2.net/anki/
Natural Disaster How to leave a message using your cell phones. http://www.pref.niigata.jp/seisaku/kokusai/cir/jet/index.htmlhttp://www....
Speech Making and Presenting Basic Suggestions for Speech Preparation http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/ebarnes/all-classes/speech-basics.htm Speech Preparation as a Process http://www.ljlseminars.com/speech.htm Toast Masters http://www.toastmasters.org 10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/NeedHelpGiv...
Art Events Design Festa http://www.designfesta.com
Health and Cooking Recipe Book from 2006 Recontracting Conference http://www.jetprogramme.org/documents/conference/recontract/2006_rjtokyo/Living%20Well%20in%20Japan%20(doc).pdf
Haircuts http://www.fujet.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid...
JET Blog Lists JET Blag http://www.jetblag.com/ JET Blag Blog List http://www.jetblag.com/extra.php?externalblogs
Blogs of Current JETs (Gunma) Odelia Bay (Ota) http://go-genkiodelia.blogspot.com/ Sean Barry (Agatsuma) http://seanpblog.multiply.com/ Beth http://www.hana-grafix.com/beth/files/Beths_BlogRSS.php http://jandra-ume.blogspot.com
Blogs of ex-JETs (Gunma) Bahia Simons-Morton http://bahiaportfolio.wordpress.com/ Kristine Tyson http://kristineinjapan.blogspot.com/ Lauri (Finland) http://leka.wordpress.com/ Paula Commerford (Niiharu) http://minakamiblonde.blogspot.com/ Vanessa Oguchi http://photobotic.blogspot.com/ Scott Boyd (Shibukawa) http://scottboyd.blogspot.com/ Megan http://stillroundthecorner.blogspot.com/ Deb http://gunmamama.blogspot.com/ Name Unknown http://jetjournal.blog-city.com/ Annie http://agtoro.livejournal.com/tag/kato+shigeaki Neomarxisme http://www.pliink.com/mt/marxy/ Simon Blog http://simoninjapan.manicfish.com Grant Barton http://grantpgranthm.blogspot.com
Articles about or by JETs/ex-JETs Susan (Gunma JET, 1999) http://www.hawaii-arukikata.com/diary/1999/loco1014.html JET Program in Gunma and Life After http://working.in-japan.jp/2007/03/jet_program_in_gunma_and_life.html Gunma Flower Park http://sightseeing.in-japan.jp/2007/05/gunma_flower_park.html JET Experience Directory http://www.eltnews.com/eltdirectory/Teaching_English_in_Japan/JET_Progra...
Academic (and Psuedo Academic) Articles Early Childhood ALTs in the JET Program http://www.davidenglishhouse.com/en/resources/snakespdfs/summer2003/feat... Total Physical Response http://www.tcp-ip.or.jp/~ume3/papers/introduction.html
Other Voting from Abroad http://www.sagajet.com/resources/information-for-americans-voting-from-o... 101 Cool Things to do on JET http://genkienglish.net/101coolthings.htm Myspace JET Program http://groups.myspace.com/jetprogram Fucked Gaijin http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/ Big Daikon http://www.bigdaikon.com/ ESID Comic http://www.angelfire.com/comics/esid/ Nissen http://www.nissen.jp/ http://www.amazon.co.jp/
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