The 2 Magical Ingredients of Japanese Fluency

There are just 2 essential ingredients you need to bake a deliciously fluent Japanese cake: exposure and practice. And there’s a magical approach you can use to get both right where you are...

May 24, 2023

10 Great Japanese Films to Get Immersion On Your Couch!

Movies are a powerful way to immerse yourself in Japanese from afar, giving you valuable cultural and linguistic exposure from the comfort of your couch. Here are my top 10 favorite Japanese films.

Dec 16, 2019

The Top 10 Tools for Learning Japanese Through Online Videos

TV shows and movies are excellent ways to immerse yourself in Japanese anywhere in the world. Here are my top 10 favorite tools for learning Japanese through online videos.

Dec 17, 2019

How to Get Fluent in Japanese Using iTalki

Want to master Japanese but don't live in Japan? Don't have any Japanese friends to practice with? No problem. You can get all the speaking practice you need right at home using the site italki!

Jan 21, 2020

How to Immerse Yourself in Japanese Anywhere in the World

Once upon a time, there were only 2 ways to get fluent in Japanese: 1) take Japanese language classes, or 2) move to Japan. Today, you can master Japanese right at home using “anywhere immersion.”

Jan 22, 2020

The 5 Biggest Mistakes I Made While Learning Japanese

My Japanese journey has been anything but smooth or linear. I eventually figured out what works, but it took lots of trial and error. Here are the 5 biggest mistakes I made; I hope you avoid these!

Jun 10, 2020

7 Essential Principles to Get Fluent in Japanese

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few.” Here the 7 essential principles you need to follow to get fluent in Japanese.

Jun 17, 2020

5 Steps to Start Learning Japanese TODAY!

Want to learn Japanese but don’t know where to start? Here five key steps you can take right now to begin your journey to Japanese fluency.

Feb 23, 2022

How to Immerse Yourself in Japanese Using Netflix

Instead of “Netflix and chill,” why not try “Netflix and learn?” In this post, I show you how to immerse yourself in Japanese right at home using TV shows and movies.

Jan 31, 2020

Why Duolingo Won’t Get You Fluent (But Why You Should Use it Anyway)

Should you use Duolingo? And will the the app get you fluent in a language? Read on to see the opinion of a linguist who has tested the app for hundreds of hours...

Jan 20, 2020