By Donald Ash | Uncategorized
Okay, so it’s taken me a while to do this, but I finally finished it. Is it perfect? No. But it tells you more about who I am, where I’m from, where I went to school, you know…the basics. I included some pretty challenging struggles that I’ve learned from along the way. If you have […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 What are you doing in Japan? This is one of the most common questions I hear when I’m talking to people back home or when I run into foreigners here in Japan. I often answer by telling them that I’m an […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 WHAT KEPT ME FROM LOSING IT… For many people, when things get tough, they turn to God or to the church for answers. Had it been ten years earlier, I would have done the same thing. But I’d be lying if […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 BACK TO MY SOUTHERN ROOTS Going back the U.S. meant going back to where I was born, to where my parents were born, going back to my roots. I remember going to Florida seeing those relatives I hadn’t seen in years. […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 My Martial Arts Training Begins My father was serving time the year I was born… GOTCHA!! No my father wasn’t in prison. He was serving in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea, the year I was born. Little did I know […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (1998-2003) It may sound bad, but honestly I wasn’t thrilled about going to Morehouse. The only things I knew about the school were that it wasn’t in the best part of town and that it was a school for […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 THE TEACHER WHO TAUGHT ME THE JOYS OF LANGUAGE In high school I had a French teacher who was simply the best! I took her class because she had taught both of my sisters, and was highly recommended. I took her […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Update: Hey Gang! This is a quick note to let you know that GoLloyd’s is now GoRemit a service owned by Shinesei Bank. To register you can go to the English version of the site here: http://www.goremit.jp/index/en. Looks like some more updates are in order 😉 When people consider moving to Japan, one of the […]
By Donnie
Welcome to my Learn Japanese Resources Page!If you’ve been looking for some of the best resources you can find on improving your Japanese, you’ve landed on the right page!What limiting beliefs do you have about learning Japanese? When you start thinking about jumping back on the Japanese, a horse that you’ve fallen off of so […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 POST COLLEGE Fresh out of college, I was the big time Morehouse Man, Mr. Cum Laude, Mr. The World is My Oyster, Mr. Business (inner voice: You can stop now…I get the picture homie). I remember being offered an internship with […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Textbook Reviews
“Mastering Manga” by Mark Crilley is a book that really enjoyed using! For those of you who want to skip the review and get your own copy, you can click here. For everyone else, let’s take a closer look at all of the ins and outs of this manga instruction guide. This is the Ultimate […]
By Donald Ash | Foreigners In Japan
Looks like it’s that time again. It’s time to register for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. In this tutorial, we’ll cover, step-by-step, how to register for the JLPT online (here in Japan).The JLPT is the standard many foreigners use to measure their Japanese chops. This exam tests your vocabulary, kanji, grammar, listening and reading knowlege. […]
TEN JAPANESE MONOGATARI (物語) YOU SHOULD KNOW *The term Monogatari can mean legend, tale or story. There are days when I feel like I’m starting to learn more about Japanese culture and then there are others when I feel like “Donald, what the hell have you been doing for the last three years?!?” Today, I […]
By Donnie
TheJapanGuy Home Blog Resources Start Here Start Here.I’ve broken this page into four sections to make this a simple & straightforward as possible: 1) I’m Learning Japanese,2) I Want To Teach English In Japan3) Make My Life Easier in Japan,4) Popular Posts, and5) Contact me Choose the section that best applies to what you’re interested in […]
(There is a brief video included at the bottom of this post) Did I tell you that I got my visa renewed? Well I am pleased to report that on November 8th, 2010, I received an extension for my Japan, work visa. This means that, if I choose, I can stay in Japan until January […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Textbook Reviews
This is the Ultimate Genki Two Japanese Textbook Review! For those who want to skip the review and buy the book straight away, you can click here. For everyone else, it’s review time…Genki’s Elementary Japanese textbook series is arguably one of the most popular textbook series you can own. By the end of this review […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Money Matters
Your bank account is the crux of nearly all of your day-to-day financial dealings, regardless of the country you live in. Let’s look at how to open a Japanese bank account – specifically how to open a Japan Post bank account.We’ll examine three different parts of opening your Japan Post bank account:Where to goWhat you […]
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 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 […]