How To Study Intermediate Japanese – 会話

Almost a year ago now I bought and reviewed my first impressions of An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese textbook. Since then, much to my dismay, they have bought out an updated version that includes the CDs. Dammit! Especially it is only now that I am really having the chance to start using this textbook. I’ve finished Japanese for Everyone (awesome textbook), and as here in...

Voice – Episode One – Review and Caps

Voice ヴォイス Episode One First Aired: January 2009 Carlie’s Rating: Rate This Episode: (6 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5)  Loading ... A group of five medical students take on the task of conveying the “voices of the dead.” Eita plays Daiki, who fails to get into a popular heart surgery seminar but is somehow accepted into a seminar on forensic pathology. When he...

Making the Most of Japan

I just discovered this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri and decided to take part at the last moment! This month’s topic is: “How I Resolve to Make the Most of My Stay in Japan” Well, unfortunately I’m not in Japan any more. I was there for two weeks in November. But before I went I promised myself that I would not wimp out… I WOULD communicate in Japanese. This may not be...

Algorithm March Video

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Some Awesome Websites

OK, here’s some websites that I have visited lately and think are awesome!!! Japanese Readers for the Middle Years An interactive website designed for children (perhaps high school?). The Japanese here is very simple, however it is a bit of interactive fun. If you are new at Japanese it has visuals and audio to help you along. For those who are a bit futher along, it’s just a bit of...