Steps in Japanese for Beginners3 Part1 (edX)

EdX

Waseda University,WasedaX

Steps in Japanese for Beginners1 Part1 (edX)

Languages & Literature

Learn basic Japanese expressions to survive in Japanese. Andy, an exchange student who as just arrived in Japan, is making greetings and introducing himself through his life in a university dormitory. He learns the taste of the foods he becomes to like by eating with Mr. Sato and Mr. Ono, two upperclassmen in his dormitory. He also orders a hamburger and coffee at local shops as he goes about his daily business.

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Self-Paced

Japan Japanese Language Steps in Japanese for Beginners XSeries

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EdX

Waseda University,WasedaX

Invitation to The Tale of Genji: The Foundational Elements of Japanese Culture (edX)

Languages & Literature

Explore the world's oldest novel written in the eleventh century and develop the perspective to understand Japanese classical literature and the foundation of Japanese culture. The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a long-form narrative composed in Japan at the beginning of the eleventh century. It depicts relationships both harmonious and discordant among a wide cast of the men and women of the Heian court. These revolve around the many love affairs of the main character, the Shining Genji (Hikaru Genji).

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Self-Paced

Literature Japan Novel

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Coursera

University of California, Irvine

Conjunctions, Connectives, and Adverb Clauses (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

This is the second course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will learn about a lot of different ways to join ideas to make more complex and interesting sentences. You'll learn about two types of conjunctions, many other types of connectives, and adverb clauses. You'll also learn about how to punctuate all of these expressions and the types of sentences they create. All of this is grammar you must know to have a high fluency in English.

Aug 31st 2026

4 Weeks

English English Grammar Learning Languages

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Coursera

University of Naples Federico II

English Intermediate B1.2 (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

Welcome to the second and final course in our B1 program! English is the most important international language for the workplace and for study, and this second course will help you improve your language skills even further to reach the convincing intermediate level you need to work, study or travel abroad. The varied learning activities will enable you to communicate on a variety of more complex topics like the digital university, the climate and the environment, and looking after your health.

Sep 14th 2026

5-12 Weeks

English English Language Learning Languages

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EdX

The University of Tokyo,UTokyoX

Contemporary Japanese Society: What Has Been Happening Behind Demographic Change? (edX)

Social Sciences

Learn basic knowledge of contemporary Japanese society, focusing on demographic change and social stratification after the Second World War.

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Self-Paced

Japan Japanese Japanese Culture

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EdX

HarvardX,Harvard University

Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print (edX)

Humanities Art and Culture

This course expands the definition of the “book” to include scrolls and albums, focusing on the reading experience of a variety of formats in Japan. You will begin by examining rare and beautifully preserved manuscripts in the Harvard Art Museums in an introduction exploring the material properties of Japanese books and scrolls, binding techniques, and important terminology.

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Self-Paced

Literature Storytelling Japan

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EdX

Waseda University,WasedaX

Steps in Japanese for Beginners2 Part1 (edX)

Languages & Literature

Learn casual expressions which are used among people who know each other well and the small talk which helps build personal relationships. The exchange students Andy gets to know more people and has more opportunities to use small talk and talk about himself with these people. He also finds out that the language he uses with his friends and the polite language and expression he needs to talk with strangers and older people are different. Andy's seminar classmate, Saori falls in love with Andy's dorm mate Mr. Ono.

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Self-Paced

Japan Japanese Japanese Language

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EdX

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,HKPolyUx

Cantonese Language and Culture for Beginners (edX)

Languages & Literature

The course aims to enable students to master the sounds of Cantonese and conduct basic conservations in Cantonese. It is suitable for learners of the following 3 categories: (1) People from Hong Kong who may be expatriates, international students, ethnic minorities; (2) People from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) who may be expatriates; (3) People from all over the world who may be heritage speakers of Cantonese, plan to study/work in Hong Kong/ the GBA, tourists… etc. In fact, anyone who is interested in learning Cantonese are welcomed to join this course!

Self Paced

4 Weeks

Languages Cantonese Language Learning Languages

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EdX

The University of Tokyo,UTokyoX

Transnational Studies - Japan and the World (edX)

Humanities Social Sciences

Learn to think ‘transnationally’ and understand the border-crossing flows of people, things and ideas. In this course, you will gain foundational knowledge about how to think transnationally. An initial module which introduces key concepts and approaches in transnational studies will be followed by four modules that use concrete case studies centered on Japan to spotlight how the transnational can be fruitfully employed across different disciplines, from history to sustainability studies. In doing so, the course offers foundational knowledge in how to navigate the complexities of our globalized world.

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Self-Paced

Japan Transnational Studies

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EdX

Tokyo Institute of Technology,TokyoTechX

Basic Japanese Civil Law 2 (edX)

Law

This course is in succession to the TokyoTechX "Basic Japanese Civil Law," which covered legal concepts common to many countries, such as sovereignty, constitution, separation of three powers, basic human rights, and personal safety. This course considers current issues in Japan, such as those faced in daily life from a legal perspective based upon laws and related methods. This course teaches Japanese civil law in more detail related to contemporary problems. The course starts with a review of the civil code and covers canceling of contracts, intellectual property, internet-related legal issues, cashless transactions, bankruptcy, torts, and protection of the elderly.

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Self-Paced

Law Japan Japanese

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EdX

The University of Tokyo,UTokyoX

Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 2 (edX)

Humanities Social Sciences

Identify the geopolitics historically involved in the practice of “visualizing postwar Tokyo.” The history of postwar Tokyo reveals an essential feature of the modern city, i.e., the city as a place of visualities. In postwar Tokyo, countless gazes fell upon others; gazes from and upon Americans and the Emperor, gazes going up skyscrapers or rushing aggressively through the cityscape, and gazes twining and wriggling among classes, genders, and ethnic groups in downtown Tokyo.

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Self-Paced

Japan Tokyo Postwar Tokyo

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Coursera

The University of Tokyo

Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan (Coursera)

Film & Audio

In their ambition to capture “real life,” Japanese painters, poets, novelists and photographers of the nineteenth century collaborated in ways seldom explored by their European contemporaries. This course offers learners the chance to encounter and appreciate behavior, moral standards and some of the material conditions surrounding Japanese artists in the nineteenth century, in order to renew our assumptions about what artistic “realism” is and what it meant.

Sep 7th 2026

4 Weeks

History Art Art History

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