Having sufficient vocabulary to express yourself in a given situation is important for any Japanese learner (or for that matter, a learner of any language). One of the keys to increasing your...

Scroll down for a long list of my recommended podcasts for learning Japanese! They are ordered by level from beginner to advanced. I am very grateful for the existence of podcasts. I would...

Anime has undeniably grown in popularity in the west in recent decades, and interest ranges from casual viewing to die-hard fans. Anime stems from the word animation, and in the west animation is...

If you love anime and it has motivated you to want to learn Japanese, you may feel that anime alone is not a legitimate reason to start learning, and that you may not get enough benefit from it to...

Many sources have cited interest in anime as one of the main reasons why people begin learning Japanese. It is certainly the reason I started, and from personal experience I feel that anime has...

A key element of overcoming the challenge of learning kanji, especially as a non-native Japanese learner, is to have a system that both effectively teaches it to you and manages your review of what...