At a certain point in learning Japanese, you will have come across the words なぜ (naze), どうして (doushite) and なんで (nande), which are all interrogative adjectives that mean why....

There are many verbs (and nouns) in Japanese to describe when something gets changed or a change happens on its own. Looking at the subtleties of these verbs will help you determine how to use each...

To be able to communicate in Japanese for yourself, you need lots of exposure to how the language is used in realistic situations. This is exactly what you get with JapanesePod101.com. It’s a...

If you are primarily an auditory learner, then rejoice because you can learn quite a lot of Japanese just by listening. In fact, learning a language necessitates taking in a lot of input with audio...

As a Japanese learner one of your primary goals is undoubtedly being able to understand the spoken language. Whether you want to understand media such as anime, announcements at the train station,...

Reading in Japanese does more that just contribute to building your reading skill, it contributes to your overall competence in the language. Doing a lot of reading is an essential activity for any...