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Learn Japanese Online

JOI is an online Japanese school. Take small-group classes or private lessons, and learn real Japanese from professional Japanese teachers. Learning Japanese online at JOI is easy:
step 1 Connect your headset (webcam optional).
step 2 Log in to our classroom. See and talk to your teacher live.
step 3 Learn Japanese live, online!

Get started with 3 lessons for $9 (or 900 yen). Choose your level:

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2010-03-07   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog An appreciation of 。。。, submitted by JOI instructor Iwaki-sensei.
2010-03-01   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog Female History Lovers, provided by Ikuta-sensei.
2010-02-22   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Matsusaka-sensei. blog Love letters
2010-02-20   Please welcome our newest online Japanese teacher, Mai Mimura. Mimura-sensei will offer FlexLessons and private Japanese lessons at the Introductory, Beginner 1, and Beginner 2 levels. Mimura-sensei starts March 1.
2010-02-15   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog Polite prefixes and suffixes, submitted by JOI instructor Takase-sensei.
2010-02-07   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog A nearby fantasy world, provided by Shimada-sensei.
2010-02-01   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Arase-sensei. blog Buying in bulk (an adults dream)
2010-01-24   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog Hot sweet potatoes, submitted by JOI instructor Fujinawa-sensei.
2010-01-17   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog A Trip to Atami, provided by Nakamura-sensei.
2010-01-12   new Low Intermediate Grammar (incl. JLPT N3), our newest FlexLessons class, starts in February. This is an easy step up if you've just finished beginning Japanese classes, or if you are planning to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N3.
2010-01-11   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Ikura-sensei. blog New Year's gifts
2010-01-01  
Happy 2010 Akemashite omedeto-gozaimasu! Happy New Year! Here's a New Year's video to help you learn Japanese words related to the new year's holiday. Thank you for studying at JOI!
2009-12-25   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog New Year's cards, submitted by JOI instructor Itaya-sensei.
2009-12-21   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Mizuno-sensei. blog The year-end big clean-up
2009-12-13   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog The year's Kanji , submitted by JOI instructor Inamoto-sensei.
2009-12-09   No classes will be held December 31, 2009, through January 3, 2010 (Japan time). Classes resume on January 4, 2010. Customer support, new enrollments, and lesson purchases will be handled without interruption.
2009-12-06   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Momii-sensei. blog JOI's Osaka Summit 2009
2009-12-06   In late November, JOI staff and teachers had a get-together (we call it a "summit" in Japanese) in Osaka. Teachers came from all over the country to meet their fellow JOI teachers and enjoy some superb sushi! Please have a look at our video from the event: New JOI video JOI's Osaka Summit 2009.
2009-11-29   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog Hotel buffet lunches, submitted by JOI instructor Noritomi-sensei.
2009-11-26   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog Whether you read them from the front, or read them from the back..., provided by Lilly-sensei.
2009-11-15   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Jabali-sensei. blog Aizuchi
2009-11-08   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog Favorite Japanese words , submitted by JOI instructor Igarashi-sensei.
2009-11-08   New Japanese study video! Take a look at our newest YouTube video: New JOI video JLPT 2 vocabulary: personalities
2009-11-01   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog Tea, provided by Ichoda-sensei.
2009-10-26   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Ikeda-sensei. blog Mothers' Volleyball Teams
2009-10-19   Here's a free JOI video to help you learn Japanese online: New JOI video A Japanese poem: 「千羽鶴」 A Thousand Cranes
2009-10-18   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog Influenza, submitted by JOI instructor Sakude-sensei.
2009-10-13   New video to help you learn Japanese online! Take a look here: New JOI video JLPT 1 & 2 vocabulary: yamato kotoba
2009-10-12   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog Group gymnastics in Japan, provided by Seno-sensei.
2009-10-04   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Iwaki-sensei. blog Rainbows
2009-09-28   Here's a free JOI video to help you learn Japanese online: New JOI video JLPT 2 Kanji and vocabulary
2009-09-27   Be sure to catch our newest Japanese lesson blog: blog Blood Types, submitted by JOI instructor Ikuta-sensei.
2009-09-21   Here's a free JOI video to help you learn Japanese online: New JOI video JLPT 3 vocabulary: public order
2009-09-20   Try reading Japanese with our latest lesson blog: blog A tip, provided by Matsusaka-sensei.
2009-09-14   New video to help you learn Japanese online! Take a look here: New JOI video JLPT 4 vocabulary: family
2009-09-14   New Japanese study video! Take a look at our newest YouTube video: New JOI video JLPT 4 vocabulary: nature
2009-09-13   Learn new Japanese phrases with this new lesson blog from Takase-sensei. blog Haunted Houses
Student VoicesFrom Our Students
“As a working mom I am really happy to be able to fit Japanese lessons in my busy schedule. I don't have to spend time to commute to language school, and I am able to study late at night when everybody at home is sound asleep. I can sit down with a nice cup of tea and enjoy the lessons in a relaxed atmosphere.”
Barbara N.
“After trying unsuccessfully to take classes at JOI a year ago (connection problems with the old classroom software), I had a try a few weeks ago with the new software and was enthusiastic about it: straightforward; nothing to install, no more compatibility problems with antivirus, and so simple to use!”
Jean-FR
“In my city we don't have japanese schools, therefore the only choice were CD-Rom and Textbooks or a Private Teacher. With the cost of 1 hour of a Private teacher I can take 4 online lessons! That's a Great value! Thank you!”
Dave-ch
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