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Japanese • 22 May 2023

8 Steps to Learn Conversational Japanese

I had made—yet another—social blunder. I used a phrase that sounded way too formal and made it seem like I…

Japanese • 28 Apr 2023

After studying Japanese for three years, a placement exam put me in a lower-advanced level class, yet I didn’t feel…

Japanese • 26 Apr 2023

As the old saying goes: If you can’t go to Japan, you’ll just have to bring Japan to you. There…

Japanese • 4 Jul 2018

If you’ve played any of the Pokémon games, you may have wondered: “Can I turn my love of video games…

Japanese • 10 Aug 2015

I’ve been studying Japanese for over 10 years and I’ve learned a lot about learning over that time. To master…

Japanese • 8 Apr 2015

It’s the dream of many Japanese learners to open their mouths and have beautiful, native-sounding Japanese spill out. There are…