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Learning a language is very similar to exercise in many ways. The best type of study is the one that you’ll do regularly. Which is why finding things you enjoy doing in Japanese is so important. So here’s a list … Continue reading → Related posts: Games in Japanese (Updated) One of my favorite games of all time is Parasite... Buying Japanese import games I’ve been taking a break from the website these past...

One of my favorite games of all time is Parasite Eve. The story, scary atmosphere, combat, weapons, leveling, everything about it was awesome. So naturally, I was super excited to play the sequel, which I bought off eBay in college. … Continue reading → Related posts: Buying Japanese import games I’ve been taking a break from the website these past... Rocket Japanese review Ok, so I was asked to review Rocket Japanese several... Don’t README This post is about how you shouldn’t be reading this...

For crying out loud, I don’t want to write about political BS on my blog but this is just too ridiculous. Here’s a news article about a Korean textbook that had pictures of Japanese people in it. OH MY GOD! … Continue reading → No related posts.

I’ve been taking a break from the website these past few months to get back into video games. I’ve been buying a lot of import Japanese games I missed out on when I stopped playing games in college (couldn’t afford … Continue reading → Related posts: Games in Japanese (Updated) One of my favorite games of all time is Parasite... Rocket Japanese review Ok, so I was asked to review Rocket Japanese several... A few of my favorite things (in Japanese) Learning a language is very similar to exercise in many...

It’s allergy season and my nose has been acting up. This morning, my almost 2-year old daughter pointed at my nose and said, “hana”. I replied, “Yeah, hana.” She replied, “One, two.” No related posts.

So long, Google Reader, we’ve had a good run. Along with iGoogle, Google is systematically killing how I organize and consume information on the Internet. They claim they are culling the less popular products but make no mistake, this is … Continue reading → No related posts.

Wow, it’s been over a year already since I started tweeting a new word a day (almost daily minus weekends). So 300+ words later, let’s take a moment to reflect. Looking back, it’s kind of shocking how many words I … Continue reading → Related posts: The 10 year plan It’s been almost a month since the the grammar guide... Finding time in a busy life I must confess, I’m a pretty fickle person. I usually... Review of Anki & SRS I use iGoogle everyday so I was shocked and bummed...

This post is about how you shouldn’t be reading this post. Still here? Tsk tsk. Lately, I’ve been wrestling with the ratio of how much English vs Japanese to use in my guide. The more Japanese I can get you … Continue reading → No related posts.

What do you think is the best site for learning Japanese (excluding dictionaries)? Earlier this year, I’ve been trying to add more content and tune my site to rank higher for searches on “learning japanese” not just “japanese grammar”. (You … Continue reading → No related posts.

So since I did a review of Anki, it seems only fair that I revisit it now that Anki 2 is out. I’ve been using it for the past few weeks and my overall impression is that things have improved … Continue reading → Related posts: Review of Anki & SRS I use iGoogle everyday so I was shocked and bummed... Rocket Japanese review Ok, so I was asked to review Rocket Japanese several...

I must confess, I’m a pretty fickle person. I usually start work on something, ignore it for a long time, and come back to it when it’s fresh and exciting again. I’m sure some of you have noticed long periods … Continue reading → Related posts: Review of Anki & SRS I use iGoogle everyday so I was shocked and bummed...

This made my day. No way to respond, though. Maybe I’ll respond in my next submission. It’s getting really hard to find words not already in edict though nowadays. Jim, I hope you live forever, man. You’re awesome! No related posts.

This guy says don’t study grammar and I obviously disagree. So you’re supposed to hear things until you can naturally tell what sounds right and what’s wrong and not study grammar at all. This is bad advice unless you live … Continue reading → Related posts: The Grammar Guide in Print It’s finally done! Available on Amazon for $25 Now I...

Ok, so I was asked to review Rocket Japanese several months ago and totally forgot about it. So before I forget about it some more, here it is. My first impression was wow, there’s a lot of marketing and no … Continue reading → Related posts: Review of Anki & SRS I use iGoogle everyday so I was shocked and bummed...

My daughter (now 1.5 years old) is obsessed with Pocoyo. She has watched Pocoyo on Netflix like 20 million times. Recently, I wondered, “Hey, since she likes it so much, I wonder if it’s available in Japanese?” The Great Internet … Continue reading → No related posts.

I will be visiting Tokyo in September so let’s hang out if you happen to be there and free Friday night, September 7. If you’re interested in hanging out, sign up for either event below (not both!) Will update with … Continue reading → No related posts.

Have you ever felt like your personality changes slightly depending on what language you speak? For example, in Japanese, I feel like I’m a little bit more polite. For example, I might say “shit” or “damn” sometimes in English but … Continue reading → No related posts.

So my last blog post really paid off because I got contacted by a very talented artist who offered to draw up some comics for learning Japanese! He’s been going full steam and I’ve been barely managing to keep up … Continue reading → Related posts: The 10 year plan It’s been almost a month since the the grammar guide... The Grammar Guide in Print It’s finally done! Available on Amazon for $25 Now I...

It’s been almost a month since the the grammar guide has been on Amazon and you’ve been buying at least one copy everyday! Thanks everybody for your support! I’m so excited that I’ve decided to take all the royalties and … Continue reading → Related posts: The Grammar Guide in Print It’s finally done! Available on Amazon for $25 Now I...

I use iGoogle everyday so I was shocked and bummed to hear it was going to be shutdown. I have a bunch of new vocab sitting in my notes in iGoogle that I go through for my #JWOTD. Sure, the … Continue reading → No related posts.

It’s finally done! Available on Amazon for $25 Now I can concentrate on finishing my next book! No related posts.

There was a story a while back on NPR covering the live concerts with virtual characters, which is pretty interesting but I didn’t realize how cool Vocaloid really is until recently. It has basically opened up song writing and singing … Continue reading → No related posts.

When I tutor Japanese, I try to correct non-Japanese interjections whenever possible, the most common one being “umm”. Even the most skilled speakers including native speakers sometimes need to fill the air with fillers to buy a little time to … Continue reading → No related posts.

Before I decided to start making videos for learning Japanese on Youtube, I first looked to see if there was anything good on there already. If there was something I liked, I probably wouldn’t have bothered. Much to my surprise, … Continue reading → No related posts.

When I’m in a new situation, it really reminds of of how convenient immersion is as you can learn all sorts of words without even realizing it. It’s even more noticeable when you’re NOT in a immersion environment. Since I’m … Continue reading → No related posts.