In the early 2000s, 4chan became the site of increasingly heated exchanges between those who were anime and manga fans, and those who, er, weren’t. Or perhaps they were just trolls. Well, trolls or not, their slur of … [Read more...]
Japan owes a lot to China, there’s no doubt about that. Almost all Japanese kanji were adopted from Chinese characters. Even hiragana and katakana are just random modified bits of Chinese characters. … [Read more...]
Of course, there are plenty of resource out there to help intermediate and advanced learners of Japanese to practice their reading. They can use any Japanese book, manga, blog, or website and study away to their heart's … [Read more...]
A while back I stumbled across a great website by the name of Tower of Babelfish. Their front page has a bunch of pictures of fugus, so that in itself is enough to make them awesome in my book. Anyway, the guy running the … [Read more...]
I'm sure you've seen people in TV shows or movies say itadakimasu (いただきます） before digging into a meal. Maybe you've been with a Japanese person who's said it. Maybe you've even said it yourself. But what does it really … [Read more...]
At one point or another in learning anything, we will frequently reach a plateau in our ability. This intermediate plateau, or "okay plateau" is where many people tend to get the most discouraged with their studies and … [Read more...]