If you're thinking of learning Japanese, or if you're just starting to learn Japanese, learning hiragana is probably one of the first steps you're going to want to make. The problem, though, is that there are a ton of … [Read more...]
When I started making the "Little Victories" lessons switch on TextFugu, I realized that even though I'm just changing things over on TextFugu, the entire concept of "little victories" can be used by anyone learning … [Read more...]
It is pretty hard to get further off the beaten track in Japan than by hitchhiking. I've never done it and the thought had never really occurred to me since I've associated hitchhiking with grizzly murders from horror … [Read more...]
Recently three new Japanese words made their way into the Oxford English Dictionary, officially blessing the English speaking world with concepts such as hikikomori, karoshi, and otaku. But, these aren't the only words … [Read more...]
In a couple hours at 1:40pm Pacific Time, I'll be live on BBC Radio (sorry, no idea which one... people tell me it's probably #4, though) talking about "Character Amnesia" (or for us Tofugu-folk, "Kanji Amnesia"), so I … [Read more...]
I'm guessing a lot of you know how to type in Japanese (hint: you don't need a Japanese keyboard), but did you know about all the "hidden" special characters you can type out while you're in Japanese input mode? You aren't … [Read more...]