
Learning a foreign language can be a daunting experience, especially one as intimidating as Japanese. Over my 3+ years of studying the language, I’ve learned what works for me, and what doesn’t. Which habits are good, and … [Read more...]
by John 160 Comments

Learning a foreign language can be a daunting experience, especially one as intimidating as Japanese. Over my 3+ years of studying the language, I’ve learned what works for me, and what doesn’t. Which habits are good, and … [Read more...]
by Koichi

It's been about a month since we launched our "Japanese Resources Page" - on it we say things like "blah-didy-blah japanese resource this that etc" but we thought it would be fun for you guys if we just put our money where … [Read more...]
by Hashi

A new bullet train line opened up in Japan recently that connects the whole island of Kyushu. When the line opened, there were huge celebrations all over the island, and there was even an award-winning commercial for the … [Read more...]
by John 28 Comments

Just can’t get enough cute oozing out of every single pore of your body? Silly not-from-the-future-run-of-the-mill stationary cat ears not doing it for you? Read on, my friends, read on. … [Read more...]
by Hashi 12 Comments

Remember that sweet music that started playing when Koichi finally found the cats of the infamous Cat Island? Want to relive that feeling of stumbling upon a clearing of cats live, in person? Do you like noble light … [Read more...]

Learning Japanese is pretty tough on its own, but what lots of people don't know is that there are a ton of different Japanese dialects, depending what part of the country you're in. The way people talk in the northern … [Read more...]