Accidental Hiatus
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Also apologies to everyone. As I finished my first term of University I had a number of essays to write which took…
2014
Learning Japanese BECAUSE IT’S FUN!
Before you do anything else, please watch this video: I made a previous post about finding ways to motivate yourself. Since then I’ve come across a lot of useful videos…
Anime Japanese – I & You
Different characters speak differently in anime, and the most recognisable ones are the differences between men and women. We will discuss the full extent men and women are characterised to…
Anime Japanese – This, There, Where?
There are a lot of Japanese words that pop up regularly in anime and we are going to practice some of these using anime themselves starting with “this/there/where”. In Japanese…
Studying Anime Japanese – Basic Techniques
I mentioned last week that I was doing an Anime Japanese workshop at the University of Kent, UK. It turned out well! I’ll be following this up with a number…
Learn Japanese Grammar Using English Grammar
“Why do I need to know English grammar to learn Japanese grammar?” English grammar is a topic I could not get my head around easily when I was younger. I…
Going to Conventions in Japan
I went to London ComicCon recently (aka MCM Expo to anyone that’s been going for over 4 years) and it reminded me of the big differences between conventions in Japan…
Japan Hacks – History Nerds in Japan
If you are a bit of a Japanese history fan there are a LOT of places in Japan you should go visit. Some of these might be obvious ones, and…