Japanese Study Apps That DON’T Use AI
Language is inherently human. It’s made, evolved, and used by humans to communicate—to convey ideas and emotions. Generative AI is antithetical to this. Generative AI, which uses stolen data scraped…
Resource Review
How to Have a Conversation in Japanese
I struggle to have conversations with Japanese people in Japanese. Not because of a lack of Japanese ability, but because of a lack of conversational ability. I can converse (somewhat)…
How to Learn Japanese: The Ultimate Beginners Guide
There is a lot of information online about learning Japanese. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Good, because there’re a lot of resources and study methods…
Recommended Podcasts for Japanese Learners
I love listening to podcasts in Japanese. They’re such great tools for improving your listening! But if you’ve never used podcasts before then you might be a little overwhelmed by…
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
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The New Japanese Kanji Study App SRS Expansion—Guided Study
I love the Japanese Kanji Study app on Android. I’ve had it for so many years I can’t remember when I started using it! The UI is smooth, aesthetically pleasing,…
Review of Tettei Training JLPT N1 Moji and Goi
The full title for this book is 絶対合格！日本語能力試験 徹底トレーニング N1 文字・語彙 (Zettai Goukaku! Tettei Toreeningu Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken N1 Kanji Goi) I’ve had, what I will call 徹底トレーニング, in my…
Find and Track Japanese Books with Natively
Natively popped up last year on Reddit as a brand new website where you can find and track Japanese books. Kind of like Goodreads, but for Japanese books aimed at…
Japanese Practice Questions Online – JPDrills Review
I love drilling Japanese. Personally, I find the “hands on” method of learning better than rote learning. In other words, I’m a kinesthetic learner. I like using Japanese, so when…