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LGL : since 2004
xxxxxThis site first came on-line in early 2004 covering topics about life in Japan and pages for
Japanese students of English. Later that year, the bbs was set up.
The bbs has forums on most major languages,
and we always welcome new members, so if you're interested in languages then please register! You will find people ready to help you with any questions you have. The more enthusiastic people who join, the better it will become. At the beginning of 2006, the
main site got its first major renewal - the focus has moved from exclusively Japanese
& English, to cover a
wider range of languages, particularly those included in the bbs.
The linguist links database is a project which provides an inter-active database of language-related sites of interest
to users of the bbs - this is a fairly unique project on the web and will get better and better the more people that use and contribute to it. Members can search the database for relevant sites by language or type, submit new entries and rate submitted sites for quality. You can get an overview of the contents of the database at the stats page.
xxxxxAnother focal point of this site,
apart from the bbs and linguist links, is the
learning Japanese page where you will find tests and lessons covering kanji, hiragana, katakana and vocabulary as well as some
useful grammar lessons; I made this part of the site while I was studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test and so it may be useful for others who are preparing for that test.
xxxxxFor Japanese students of English, there is Ben-sensei's Eikaiwa Page and the UK English Blog.
xxxxxAdded in October 2007 is the Sushi page, a searchable database of fish and sushi pictures, which will be useful for non-Japanese who have an interest in this traditional japanese cuisine.
xxxxxComments or suggestions for this site are welcomed - please leave your message in the appropriate
forum on the bbs - you do not have to register to post, you can do so as a guest though some forums will not be
accessible - or use the private message system there. Alternatively, if you would like to send me mail : benbt(dot)japan(at)gmail(dot)com.