While surfing the Internet we discovered many sites dealing with the topic of Japanese Language teaching but unfortunately most of these sites only cover a few aspects of the Japanese language. KanjiStep was born out of the idea to provide in-depth language study materials for all levels of students of the Japanese language on the Internet.  KanjiStep, as the name suggests, offers a step-by-step introduction to the Japanese Language. This site is not dedicated to the teaching of Kanji (Chinese Characters) only but covers all aspects like reading, writing, grammar and other Japan or culture related topics. Within KanjiStep we tried to divide the study materials into four skill levels (Step 1-4) according to the definitions of the Japanese Proficiency test. This site contains over 600 spoken sound examples as well a reading and writing materials for self-study.  KanjStep is created and maintained by the Japanese Language Resource Center (JLRC). JLRC is a group of certified Japanese teachers, offering their help to foreigners. Most of the teachers have many years of experience teaching Japanese in- and outside Japan. The technical part of the web site is created and maintained exclusively by MetaBit Systems Ltd. Japan.  The Japanese Language Resource Center has set itself the following goals when starting this project. Providing a professional Japanese language learning program on the internet. Creating a global community of people interested in the Japanese language and its culture. Providing all services for free or at a very low cost. Creating / producing Internet or Multimedia based language learning tools.  We always appreciate your comments and ideas to our web site. Please e-mail us at: Comments and Ideas: info@kanjistep.com Problems with the site: support@kanjistep.com