It is hard to tell if what I am doing is working!

by | Aug 28, 2017 | Tips

Does this sound familiar? I am trying to work out where my efforts are best focused. I didn’t have many things I can read to get that sense of achievement to keep me going. I can’t find any resources that kept me entertained. I have tried to talk to...

I want to write letters – Business Japanese

by | Aug 17, 2017 | Tips

I have never studied Business Japanese, in fact I have never really written in Japanese to anyone in a business environment (OK, I did once when I wrote a resume for a company in Fukuoka – but I had A LOT of help from my host father!). So, after many years of studying...
Kanji – the struggle is real!

Kanji – the struggle is real!

by | Jul 24, 2017 | Tips

Kanji. Is. Hard. You just have to study. Did you know that the Japanese Ministry of Education developed and issued a list called 学年別漢字配当表 (がくねんべつ かんじ はいとう ひょう) or “list of Kanji divided per school year,” which is comprised of 1,006 characters and their associated...