http://www.suteki.nu/translator

Rikai: Pop up dictionary   http://www.rikai.com/
 

http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/KanjiWiki/

To see how to write kanji:
    1. Go to the calligraphy page at  http://www.nisk.jp/search/
    2. Find the kanji search box (the left bottom box).  Do a search by typing the reading of kanji in hiragana, katakana, or even in Romaji and click the blue （実行）button right next to it. 
    3.  You will see the selections of kanji which reads as you type in the search.  Select the kanji you want to see how to write.

Also this site is available (but it does not work on my computer so I am not sure it works on yours...) Click on the kanji to view how to write it.
http://www.nihongoweb.com/J1AKanji.html
 

A lot of cultural information: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e691.html

Good summary of Japanese grammar with images   http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0002/

Good site for grammar and Hiragana, etc.:  
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/index.html#contents
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/hiragana.html

(Japan Foundation)

You can check out Japanese video, audio, books for pleasure and learning from this organization and its Nihongo Libraray http://www.jflalc.org/?act=tpt&id=292
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http://www.nihongo-ok.com/method/011113_winxp1.htm  (This site will show you step by step.)  or also you can view the following text below for instructions.

How to install a program  (free) to be able to type in Japanese using Microsoft XP  
Or go to the Microsoft site for instructions. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/downloads/recommended/ime/default.mspx

Here is a free site where you can type in Japanese without installing anything into our computer.
http://ajaxime.chasen.org/

Click here for the key sequences for some letters.

UNCW has an exchange program with Nagoya Gakuin University in Nagoya, Japan for you to study one or two semesters in Japan but if you want to find scholarships to go to Japan and a Study Abroad programs in Japan, you can also find different programs at:
http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/abroad.html

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp  This is an comprehensive guide for study abroad in Japan.

http://www.japantravelinfo.com  This organization will send you travel tip guidebook, maps, etc if you say that you are going to visit Japan.  http://www.jnto.go.jp

http://people.uncw.edu/kanoy/jpn202/project/

The UNCW students enrolled in the fourth semester Japanese created a web site about Wilmington and clothing fashion comparison between U.S. and Japan.

If you are interested in teaching English in Japan after you graduate, look at this site.  This one is to teach as an assistant teacher.  http://www.jetprogramme.org/
If you want to teach independently (In JET program, you become an assistant teacher, which may be nice if your main teachers are good; otherwise, it may not be so fun and they send you remote/rural locations), you can also look into private English schools called AEON, ECC, Geos, etc. to have an experience of living in Japan by teaching English in Japan.  Their schools are located in cities.  You can do a search on Google for those private schools. Although, JET program does pay better, you need to think about what you want to do in Japan.

Also, you can find English teaching job and more in Japan as well as in the world at a web site such as:
Dave's ESL Cafe    http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Jobs/Asia/Japan/index.html
Japan Career site     http://www.japan-career.jp

Metric: http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm