where can i get free japanese classes?
online or at a school?
Livemocha.com
Genki is a great free program as well.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) offers free shortwave broadcasts, as well as some podcast stuff.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/
About.com : Japanese It is a good all around site, with links to programs, etc.
Somehow all of my bookmarks got dumped, so I can’t find the others. Just Google free Japanese language programs and you’ll come up with a ton of them.
Commercial programs are also good. Rocket Japanese has a very novel approach…for about $169…and, of course, there is also Rosetta Stone.