Great Video Series to Learn Japanese

Great Video Series to Learn Japanese

I am always on the lookout for good Japanese learning tools. With all the available channels there are a lot of different types products, but to be honest, many fall very short of really teaching you the language. But every once and a while, I happen to stumble across one that really impresses me. What’s [...]

November 18th, 2009 by Nick 

Intial D’s AE86 (hachi roku)?

Intial D’s AE86 (hachi roku)?

I’m a huge car enthusiast, so when my brother started telling about an anime he was really enjoying about cars it certainly caught my attention. Now to be honest, I don’t really watch a lot of anime. I have seen pretty much all of the Miyazaki films and most of dragon ball, but that’s about [...]

September 15th, 2009 by Nick 

National Geographic in Japanese

National Geographic in Japanese

I am a huge National Geographic (ナショジオ) fan. Nature shows were some of my favorites to watch growing up as a kid. I was (and still am) fascinated by nature and can sit and watch nature programs for hours on end. If only the videos were available in Japanese then I would be able to [...]

September 8th, 2009 by Nick 

Life of the サラリーマン?!

Life of the サラリーマン?!

I recently found this movie on YouTube, and thought I should share it with you. It’s only a 30 sec video, but I think you can see a lot of Japanese culture of  the so-called サラリーマン(salary man). I found it very funny and true. This video shows how a lot of Japanese men live their [...]

August 18th, 2009 by Eri 

Watching YouTube In Japanese

Watching YouTube In Japanese

Since the weekend is almost here, there is plenty of time to sit in front of the computer watching YouTube videos. Why not turn this little activity into Japanese learning time as well. Setting up your YouTube page to easily find Japanese videos and even read Japanese is very simple and can easily be changed [...]

July 16th, 2009 by Nick