Context is Everything in Japanese
“The Japanese are Masters of Context” When you start studying Japanese you will probably read about the sentence pattern 「___ wa ___ desu」 . You’ll probably then go on to…
Tips & Tricks
Video Game Japanese
When I was 11 my sister got our very first video game, Final Fantasy IX. Little did I know it would greatly shape me to be who I am today.…
Best Japanese Study Resources
There are a lot of lists like this on the internet yet quite often I find they only list the most popular resources, not the best Japanese study resources. The…
Study Kanji Kentei, Learn Kanji, Profit
Use the Kanji Kentei to improve your Japanese What is the Kanji Kentei? The full name of the Kanji Kentei is actually the 日本漢字能力検定 (Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei, shortened to…
Learning Business Japanese as a Beginner II
More foreigners are doing business with Japan than ever before. Whether this is interaction with Japanese clients, working directly for a Japanese company, or working as an assistant language teacher…
Learning Business Japanese as a Beginner I
More foreigners are doing business with Japan than ever before. Whether this is interaction with Japanese clients, working directly for a Japanese company, or working as an assistant language teacher…
The Importance of Using Japanese
Do you find that no matter how much you study, no matter how many days in a row, how many hours you spend a day or points you rack up…