Run by Andy and Yuki, the lessons focus on the foundational elements of learning Japanese, using textbooks like Genki and handcrafted guides to learning kanji. Though the hosts aren’t focused on ...

In the picture book, the lion tells Mr. Barbar that his mane is tangled and he is in trouble. Untangle is "hodoku" in Japanese. Chokichoki-- This is an onomatopoeia used when cutting something ...

Mokumoku-- This is an onomatopoeic word mainly used with smoke ("kemuri" in Japanese) to describe rising smoke. In the picture book, when the tanuki transforms, smoke is emitted, and that is where ...

The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

This is a radio program for learning Japanese through news about Japan. We pick up stories spoken in plain Japanese to explain the background along with some of the phrases used.

Our new TV program helps you learn about Japan and the Japanese language through simple and easy Japanese news. You will learn not only Japanese expressions but also the latest situation of Japan.

Neither does the Japanese textbook market provide any answers ... The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher has found that there are differences in the content of newspaper articles from ...

10 revealing facts about Japanese. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes. It's also available in Japanese with audio.

However, books are no longer part of the norm for most people. More than 60 percent of Japanese do not read a single book over the course of a month, according to the “public opinion survey on ...

An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Following is a transcript of the video. Kyle Montero: Whenever I pull up to car shows, car meets wherever, honestly gas stations, it ...