The Foundation aims in particular to support improvements in Japanese language teaching through the training of teachers, the development of materials and assistance to professional bodies in this field.
For help with a Japanese language project you can also contact the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Centre, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH,
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/ 
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Grants from the Foundation have enabled the publication of such teaching materials as Miyoko Yamashita's books for the Japanese Language GCSE course. This book was one of the first to cater specifically for British students and teachers of Japanese.
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The Japanese language proves an extremely useful domain in which to address questions related to the relations between words' meanings and forms, in a way not possible in Indo-European languages such as English. Experiments conducted have enabled identification of the underlying meaning and sounds relationships that exist for mimetic words. They have also proven invaluable in studies on the acquisition process of mimetic words by adult language learners. The GBSF grant enabled the organisers to purchase the necessary software and recruit and pay the participants in the experiments.
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