By Donald Ash | The Japan Guy Reviews...
Are you struggling to get in some solid, Japanese listening practice? It’s a problem that a lot of Japanese students struggle with. I know I do. Today we’ll take a closer look at Japanese Pod 101, one of the better systems out there for not only improving your Japanese listening comprehension skills, but your overall. […]
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 | Japanese Kanji
Kanji is one of those subjects that classroom Japanese students and Japanese self-study advocates alike struggle with. Believe me, I know first hand that studying kanji can be a rather sharp pain in the butt. Why is learning/studying kanji so damn hard? Well, for starters there are just so frickin’ many of them: they say […]
By Donald Ash | Genki One Textbook Review
If you’re an expat who didn’t major in Japanese during your college days and you’re starting to learn Japanese from scratch here in Japan, it can be daunting to say the least. You’re not alone. Actually, you would be exactly like me when I came. Heck, that’s why I decided to do a Genki textbook […]
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…Remember when you started studying Japanese and you thought, “This is fun!” “This is exciting.” You started learning those basic phrases and actually started remembering them! You even got that hiragana stuff down without even breaking a 汗 […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Textbook Reviews
Quick Book Info Title: Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley: 30 Drawing Lessons from the Creator of Akiko Author: Mark Crilley Length: 128 pages Subject: A step-by-step guide to quickly learning the basics of manga-style art. Copyright: 2012 Price: $22.99 (USD) / $23.99 (CAN) Where to Buy: AMAZON (the book is up to 44% cheaper in the […]