By Donald Ash | Latest Posts
Japanese is often billed as one of the hardest languages to learn, at least for us “Westerners.” Today I want to start a real dialogue about a real question that many of you will be able to relate to: What’s the one thing that frustrates you most about learning Japanese?Why do so many of us […]
By Donald Ash | Learn Japanese
Learning Japanese can be as fun as it is difficult or frustrating – especially if you’re learning on your own. Luckily, there are some extremely effective Japanese learning apps that can save you some headaches when you decide to strap in and go down this Japanese learning rabbit hole. If you’ve been studying Japanese […]
By Donald Ash | How To Learn Japanese - For Beginners
Hey gang! Before we even get started with this Japanesepod101 review, I want to let you know that YES, I am an affiliate for the Japanese pod. If you decide purchase this program through any of the links on this page, I do earn a commission for it. However, I do want you to know that I would NEVER […]
By Donald Ash | Learn Japanese
Anyone else a fan of samurai bad-asses? Well this guy is! This guy also happens to have a few drops of anime nerd in his bloodstream. So instead of picking up a shinai or donning kendo armor that I put outside in the summer as a sweat offering to the Japanese Gods of Stench, I […]
By Donald Ash | Learn Japanese
A common question I get here at the Japan Guy Blog is how to get started learning Japanese. It’s a HUGE question and it’s part of the reason I’ve been a bit absent lately (sorry to all the Japan Guy readers out there). But this is the book that got me started and I hope […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Kanji
Today we’ll take an in-depth look at a a kanji-learning textbook in this Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course Review. For those who want to skip the review and grab this book now, you can go here. For everyone else, let’s review…Do you remember when you started studying Japanese? There was a time when you thought, “This […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Language Proficiency Test
For years the Japanese Language Proficiency Test has been the official yardstick that non-Japanese people to measure just how good their Japanese really is. Whether you’re taking level N5 or have the chutzpah to try for level N1, here are ten universal laws to keep in mind when preparing for exam. These rules are so […]