There hasn't been a lot of good news coming out of Japan lately (though I'd say a big part of that is news agencies trying to shock audiences as much as possible so they can make more $$$). At this point, sure, the nuclear … [Read more...]
If you've been living under a rock (or hiding under a table, which would be quite appropriate in this case), an 8.9 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Sendai, Japan, causing massive damage and potentially up to … [Read more...]
I read about this strategy on Lifehacker (you can read the whole thing here) about a week ago, and thought it would be particularly useful for kanji (and vocab) learning. Learning a new language isn't so much about the … [Read more...]
A lot of folks have been asking about TofuguTV, kindly mentioning that I was planning to put out the first episode in January. Although I have poor sense of time, I realize that it's at least the beginning of February now, … [Read more...]
Facebook isn't all that popular in Japan (Mixi is currently king there), but it doesn't meant that people don't know about it. After all, the movie "The Social Network" came out in Japan, and I'm sure that Facebook hits … [Read more...]
For all you Japanese language learning ηεΎ out there, this isn't your normal "found on a Q&A site 'What does yoroshiku onegaishimasu mean'" kind of post. No. This is the ultimate 'What does Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu … [Read more...]