Education: * indicates "Japanese-only" sites.
| WSU Sites |
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| A-Z Index | For searching WSU by the alphabetical-order links. |
| Bookie | You know where this is. |
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| InfoNet | Network ID, E-mail forwarding, Unix acount, and so on. |
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| International Programs | The officcial site for WSU international programs. |
| Metro | For registering for classes, seeing schedules, and etc. |
| Online Phone Book | Looking for friends' phone number? |
| Student Information Center | Metro, student payment, account info, and etc. |
| Student Payment | On-line payment for the miscellaneous. |
| Writing Portfolio | Have you finished the portfolio? |
| Embassies |
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| The United States Embassy in Tokyo | Homepage of the United States Embassy Tokyo Japan. For information about other nations' embassies in Japan, click here. |
| Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C. | Homepage of the Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C. For information about Japanese embassies in other nations, click here or here for English. |
| Research |
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| Microsoft Encarta | A Useful on-line encyclopedia for research. |
| On-line Dictrionary Site Link | Some links for English, French, and German on-line dictionary, and also for some technicall terms. |
| On-line Dictrionary Site Link 2 | More links for English, French, German, Chinese, and Spanish on-line dictionary, and also for technicall terms. |
| WSU Griffin Catalogue | For WSU library research. |
| WSU On-line Writing Lab | Great help for international students. Something that is always beneficial. |
| Miscellaneous |
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| Daiji's World Clock* | Wanna know what time it is in other countries? Just click here and chose the country of which you wish to know the time. |
-- Entertainment -- * indicates "Japanese-only" sites.
| Sports |
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| Boston Red Sox | The official site of the Boston Red Sox. |
| Nikkansports* | Nikkansports' Homepage. |
| MLB | The official site of Major League Baseball. |
| NBA | The official site of National Basketball Association. |
| Seattle Mariners | The official site of the Seattle Mariners. |
| Sports Hochi * | Sports Hochi's Homepage. |
| Ticketmaster* | For Mariners tickets, Sonics tickets, etc. |
| Movies and Music |
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| Eiga no Susume* | Let's hear people's voice about movies. |
| Oricon Entertainment Site* | Information about the recent sales of Japanese music scene. |
Public Services:
| ISP [Internet Service Provider] available in Pullman |
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| Microsoft Network | Dial-up and DSL connections are available. |
| Verizon | Dial-up and DSL connections are available. |
| WSU Student Computing Services | Only dial-up connection is available. Slow, but free connection for all students. WSU network ID is required. |
| Mass Communication |
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| Asahi Com | Asahi TV's Homepage. |
| Fuji News Network | Fuji TV's Homepage. |
| Nikkansports* | Nikkansports' Homepage. |
| Nikkei CNBC | Let's just keep an eye on the Japanese economy. |
| NHK Online | The official Japanese broadcasting station. Nippon Housou Kyoukai. |
| Sports Hochi * | Sports Hochi's Homepage. |
| TBS News i | TBS' Homepage. |
| Yomiuri Online | Yomiuri TV's Homepage. |
| Phone Companies |
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| AT&T | Various services, but prettey much the same as the Verizon |
| NET | 9C /minute to Japan. |
| MCI | Various services, but prettey much the same as the Verizon |
| SPRINT | Various services, but prettey much the same as the Verizon |
| Verizon | 14C/ minute to Japan. |
| Transportation |
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| Link Transportaion Systems | Provides transportation, express freight from Spokane to Moscow, Pullman, Colfax and between Moscow, Pullman, Colfax and the Spokane International Airport. Pickup service is available for passengers. |
| Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport | The local pullman airport. |
| Pullman Transit | Provides transportation around WSU campus |
| U-Save Auto Rental | Rent-a-car company, located downtown. |
| Wheatland Express Bus | A little more reasonable price than the Link Transportation. |
| Travel Agencies |
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| Gateway Holiday | Instant estimate for regular and yobiyose tickets are available on-line. Japanese customer representatives are also available by phone. |
| TV Cable Companies |
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| Adelphia | Local adelphia office is located on the Professional Mall in Pullman. |
| Directv | Free installation is available on 1-800-308-8885. |
-- Software --
* indicates "Japanese-only" sites.
| Chat and Communication |
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| CHOCOA* | One of the easy-to-use IRC clients. |
| ICQ Doujou* | Include both ICQ and ICQ Japanization Utility. |
| MSN Messenger | A popular messaging freeware. A Hotmail account is required. If you do not know what MSN Messenger is, visit here. |
| Multimedia |
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| Macromedia Flash | Seamlessly view content created with Macromedia Flash, the professional standard for producing high-impact, vector-based Web experiences. |
| Macromedia Shockwave | For multimedia games, learning applications, and product demonstrations on the Web, using exciting new 3D technology. |
| Media Player | A standard multimedia player for PCs. |
| Quick Time | A standard multimedia player for PCs and Mac. |
| Real Player | A standard multimedia streaming tool. Can be upgraded to a more sophisticated shareware version.. |
| Winamp | The most famous freeware to listen to the *.mp3-format files. |
| Winamp Japanization Utility* | "Japanize" the winamp so that you do not have to worry about complicated English dialogue. |
| Miscellaneous |
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| Gethtml* | Allows you to save the whole websites in your local hard disks to view them off-line. |
| Iria* | Useful to download relatively large numbers or size files with resuming. More useful customization than Reget can be arranged. |
| Lhasa* | For *.lzh and *.zip |
| Reget | Useful to download relatively large numbers or size files with resuming. |
| Susie* | Very easy and practical freeware that allows you to create thumbnails and slideshow of a variety of images. With plug-ins, almost all kids of images can be applicable. |
| Vector* | A large community to distribute freeware and shareware. |
| Windows Forest (Madono Mori) | Another large community to distribute freeware and shareware. |
| Winzip | The most common file commpression tool in the world. |