Dec.13,2023Materials

We correct typographical errors and omissions when reprinting Marugoto.
The list of corrections for each printing is available at Intermediate 1 (B1) of Resources for Teachers.
The number of printings can be found on the last page of the book.

Nov.28,2023General

There is new information on "Marugoto Intermediate 2 B1" Chinese edition at Overseas Edition page.
For more details on how to buy, please contact the publisher (外语教学与研究出版社).

Oct.24,2023Materials

Indoneseian version of the Translations of Listening Scripts and Text in the Textbook for Intermediate 1 (B1) is now available at Download Materials.

Oct.24,2023General

Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin (Japanese-Language Education News) featured our efforts to promote "Marugoto" in Indonesia. Here you can find examples of the support we have provided for the introduction of "Marugoto".
https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/japanese/teach/tsushin/report/202308.html

Oct.19,2023General

We correct typographical errors and omissions when reprinting Marugoto.
The list of corrections for each printing are available at Starter (A1) Katsudoo, Elementary 1 (A2) Rikai and Elementary 2 (A2) Katsudoo of Resources for Teachers.
The number of printings can be found on the last page of the book.

Oct.17,2023General

There is new information on "Marugoto Intermediate 1 B1" Chinese edition at Overseas Edition page.
For more details on how to buy, please contact the publisher (外语教学与研究出版社).

Aug.16,2023General

Typographical errors and omissions have been corrected in the reprints of "the Intermediate 2 (B1)".
The list of corrections for each printing are available at Resources for Teachers.
The number of printings can be found on the last page of the book.

Aug.16,2023General

We have modified the Digital audio files of Topic 5 “5_12 and 5_16” for "the Intermediate 2 (B1)".

Aug.15,2023General

We have updated our web address on August 15, 2023.
For the time being, access to the current address will be automatically forwarded to the new address. However, we recommend that you kindly update your “Favorites” and “Bookmarks” to the new address.

In the new website, Facebook login is currently undergoing maintenance. We will inform you as soon as it becomes available.

(Previous) : https://www.marugoto.org
(Current) : https://www.marugoto.jpf.go.jp

Aug.09,2023General

We will update our web address effective August 15, 2023.
For the time being, access to the current address will be automatically forwarded to the new address. However, we recommend that you kindly update your “Favorites” and “Bookmarks” to the new address.

(Current) : https://www.marugoto.org
(New) : https://www.marugoto.jpf.go.jp

Jun.12,2023General

JF Can-dos for the B1 level have been added to the "Minna-no Can-do" site! The newly added Can-dos correspond to the learning objectives of Intermediate 1 and 2 (B1) of "Marugoto: Japanese language and culture". For details, please visit the "Minna-no Can-do" site.

May.26,2023For Teachers

We have added a new section called "How to teach with Marugoto" to the "Teachers' Page".

Mar.09,2023Materials

Khmer version of Word book for Starter (A1) Katsudoo/Rikai, Can-do Check for Starter (A1) Katsudoo, Elementary 1 (A2) Katsudoo/2 (A2) Katsudoo and Pre-Intermediate (A2/B1) are now available at Download Materials.

Mar.09,2023Materials

Arabic version of Can-do Check for Starter (A1) Katsudoo is now available at Download Materials.

Mar.07,2023General

There is new information on "Marugoto Pre-Intermediate A2/B1" Chinese edition at Overseas Edition page.
For more details on how to buy, please contact the publisher (外语教学与研究出版社).

Feb.22,2023Materials

「We have revised the English version of Vocabulary indexes in “Download Materials” sections. For details, please check the revision history in each Vocabulary Index in "Resources for Teacers".

Feb.20,2023For Teachers

We have revised the Japanese and English version of Vocabulary indexes in "Resources for Teacers" sections. For details, please check the revision history in each Vocabulary Index.

Feb.08,2023General

Thank you for visiting the "Marugoto" website.

Due to our website system maintenance, there is expected to be a downtime, which may cause some difficulties in viewing and using the website services. We strongly encourage you to download audio files, supplemental materials, and/or teacher resources in advance.

Time window: 9:00 am to 9:30 am February 17, 2023 (JST)
* Estimated downtime is approximately 30 minutes.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Sincerely,

The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, Urawa

Feb.07,2023General

The file names of the Supplementary Materials listed on the “Download Materials” page have two alphabetic characters at the end of the file names, indicating the language of the material.

Example: Starter (A1) Katsudoo > Supplementary Materials > Wordbook
For Korean, the country code "KR" is at the end of the file name, and for Indonesian, it is "ID".
https://www.marugoto.org/assets/docs/download/starter_a/MarugotoStarterWordbook_KR.pdf
https://www.marugoto.org/assets/docs/download/starter_a/MarugotoStarterWordbook_ID.pdf

We have recently changed the last two characters of the file names as follows. Please note that the contents remain the same, even if the file names have been changed.

※ For English, EN is used.
※※ CNT is used for Chinese (Traditional).