- Three Perspectives on Learning Japanese: A Tadaima Japan Roundtable Discussion
- As three authors from three different countries, we all share one common thread. We’ve all achieved a working knowledge of Japanese, and each of us ha
- 10 Japanese Language Tips that Will Make You Sound Fluent
- Here you are: you’ve been studying the Japanese language for some time and you’re ready to have conversations with Japanese people. However, the Japan
- Breaking Down (Over) Kanji Part 2: The Two Most Popular Ways to Achieve Japanese Literacy
- In the first part of this series, I outlined what it takes to become literate in Japanese, and like a mid-trilogy Hollywood movie, I ended up on a dow
- Breaking Down (Over) Kanji Part 1: An Introduction to the Challenges of Reading Japanese
- For upper-intermediate Japanese learners, successfully reading blog posts, newspapers, and magazine articles can feel like winning what I call the "ka
- Going to an Izakaya: 10 Words You Won’t Learn in Japanese Class
- Gathering around food and drinks in an izakaya (a Japanese-style pub is an important part of Japanese culture, and you may have heard about nomunicati
- Is there a Rule to Reading Kanji or is it Totally Random?
- Are you an intermediate Japanese learner struggling with reading kanji? In this article, I go over a simple but important sound change that occurs whe
- 10 Ways of Saying “I’m late” in Japanese
- When you are late すみません、おそくなりました。(Sumimasen, osokunarimashita). I’m sorry for being late. おまたせしてすみませんでした。(O-mataseshite sumimasendeshita). I am sorr