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Top 9 Japanese Language Blogs

June 29, 2009

These are the top 9 language blogs, 9 because I like to be different, I follow.  Some of the criteria I had in choosing these were: detail, post consistency, and up-to-date.  From there it gets more into personal taste, like most lists.  So here we go ready to get started? 9 – JapanesePod101.com – I [...]

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Why Your Language Book is Holding Your Japanese Back

June 25, 2009

Most books for learning are horrible for the long term learner of Japanese.  There are several things to take into account when trying to learn Japanese, or any language for that matter, from fluency level to resources, and even how you learn.  I want to discuss the importance of learning written language and how most [...]

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What is the JLPT

June 22, 2009

The JLPT, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, is a standardized test for those people that do not speak Japanese natively to give them a gauge of there level of competency in Japanese. It can be used to help companies see how much you know. It is a great way to see where you are at because [...]

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Learn Katakana and Hiragana in 2 weeks

June 15, 2009

So the first thing I guess you are probably saying is, it can’t be true. You are wrong, but there is a catch, you know that all important catch. It will take about 4 weeks to fully develop skill with them. However, in 2 weeks you can know what all the natural sounds and characters [...]

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Dumb Otaku Web Application for Learning Japanese

June 14, 2009

Learning Site: Learn.DumbOtaku.com For the last while I have been working on a web application for helping me learn and better do verb conjugation.  I spent sometime putting together a base of a web application for learning and doing many things for learning Japanese. Here is a quick video on the original concept.  Basically wanted [...]

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Comic Party

June 12, 2009

Plot Early April, Kazuki Sendō is invited by his friend, Taishi Kuhonbutsu, to come with him to Tokyo Big Sight. He is surprised to see thousands of people waiting in line to get in. Apparently they’re at Comic Party, a giant dōjinshi convention. Once inside, Kazuki meets some of the dōjinshi artists and is surprised [...]

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Maria+Holic

June 10, 2009

Plot Maria Holic revolves around a high school girl, Kanako Miyamae, who is scared of boys and breaks out in hives if a boy touches her. During her second year of high school, she enrolls in an all-girls school hoping to find a female romantic partner. However, her ideal candidate, Mariya Shidō, turns out to [...]

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Dai – Extreme Japanese Langauge

June 8, 2009

There are 2 words you learn early on when learning Japanese, すき(like) and きらい(dis-like). You also learn だいすき (love) and だいきらい (hate). From there you can see that だい (dai) makes both like and dis-like more extreme. Some examples are おん debt of gratitude そふ grandfather If you add dai in front of them だいおん [...]

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Links Around Town 5

June 5, 2009

Culture Misunderstanding Pop Culture ‘Manga’: heart of pop culture Coffee Japan’s favorite soft drink Why Japanese Love Watching Celebs Eating Man Stole for Money to Enjoy a Few Things Books 100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan Travel Getting Around in Japan Riding the Rail Have you seen these signs? Tokyos Rush Hour Rudeness The Three [...]

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Getting Started with J-Pop

June 4, 2009

To get started with J-Pop you first need to actually do some listening to j-pop. Visit my post on “Online Japanese Music Radio Stations” to get started listening right now. Next is to get started listening and finding artists you like. I asked on twitter if people had any suggestions on what they like J-Pop [...]

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