Stories and advice from Japan.
What I learned going from India to Japan as a MEXT scholar: learning Japanese, scholarships, jobs and life there.
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Learn JapaneseHow to Learn Japanese from Zero: My Beginner Roadmap
If I had to start Japanese from zero today, this is exactly what I would do: kana in two weeks, one book, one hour a day, and speaking from day one.
Learn JapaneseI Never Planned to Learn Japanese. Then This Happened.
A friend practising hiragana on a night train, a failed attempt at self-study, a teacher who made me fall in love with the language, and the habits that made Japanese part of my life.
Learn JapaneseFrom Zero to JLPT N2 by Self-Study: The Complete Roadmap
The free resources, books and apps, a 40-minute daily routine, a note-taking system, and how to fit Japanese around college or work, all the way from N5 to N2.
Learn JapaneseJLPT N5 Exam Tips: Last-Week Revision and Exam-Day Strategy
What to revise in the last days, quick particle rules, how to tackle listening, time management, smart guessing, and what to carry on exam day.
Learn JapaneseLearn Japanese in One Month? My 30-Day Challenge, Week by Week
A fast, hard, four-week immersion plan for Japanese: grammar sprints, tests and corrections, thinking in Japanese, and speaking non-stop. It isn't easy, but it works.
Learn JapaneseWhy Your Japanese Isn't Improving: 10 Reasons and Fixes
Studying for months but still stuck? These are the ten reasons I see most often in learners, and what to do about each one.
Learn JapaneseHow to Speak Japanese, Train Your Listening and Beat Kanji
The practical methods I used myself: shadowing dramas and anime, Japanese songs, listening without subtitles, and learning kanji through radicals and real words.
Learn JapaneseCan You Learn Japanese for Free? Free vs a Live Class
Free YouTube videos or a structured class? The honest pros and cons of both, and how to decide where to put your time and money.
