January 2014 - Japanese Talk

Learning Kanji – From Beginners to Advanced

January 25, 2014

Kanji is an interesting part of Japanese that is not to be taken lightly, but not to be intimidating either. There are 2136 official regularly used (常用 / じょうよう) kanji,…

Motivation Tips & Tricks

Motivation Studying Japanese

January 22, 2014

“I am having trouble studying. I want to study but I just don’t feel motivated to any more.” Blaaaarrrrrrggggg…I hate feeling unmotivated. There are times (like recently) where I just…

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Tips & Tricks

All About The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

January 1, 2014

If you are studying Japanese, even if you are doing so for fun, you should do the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (or the JLPT). Many people learning Japanese have heard…