Author Archive | mike

How to Order Food in Japanese Without Looking Like a Fool

I was perplexed.

I’d ordered yakitori.

But what followed was a salad, vegetarian hotpot, and mixed rice with vegetables – and this was a famous yakitori restaurant.

Embarrassed, I ate what I could while wondering where I had gone wrong.…

By Alan and Mike

So you’re already learning Japanese with dramas.
Want to take your Japanese learning to the next level?

The key is to take full advantage of the subtitles that tend to come with Japanese dramas.

In this post, we’ll go …

By Alan and Mike

What do great Japanese learners have in common?

Discipline, dedication, and quite often…

…also a love of Japanese dramas!

After all, what better way is there to learn Japanese while actually enjoying it?

Learning …