The Boring Book – Japanese Children’s book

There has been a book collecting dust on my desk at work. Another result of my on again off again frustration when studying Ja

I have a complaint – Japanese Children’s book

ふまんがあります! My up and down journey to learn Japanese continues. Reading remains one of the most difficult aspect

Where do you start when learning Japanese?

In a recent vlog, I spoke about having a Japanese focused video series. Over the past few weeks, I have struggled with getting

Japanese Kana – Google Chrome Extension

I continue to be stuck in my Japanese learning rut. Work, life, procrastination and indiscipline battle my every attept to sti

Kana Invaders Flash Game

Simple easy to play games are often used to teach languages. I recently discovered an interesting flash game called Kana Invad

Phonetikana – Katakana Typeface

What do you do when you are a designer and have to make frequent trips to Japan but you are unable to find the time to learn t

NihongoUp – Japanese educational game

My study of the Japanese language is a stop and go process but I have been making a lot of progress lately. On the reading sid

Katakana Natto Challenge Lost

I boldly challenged Chris when he jokingly tweeted an open Katakana study challenge on iKnow (now Smart.fm). Unfortunately I c

Jamaipanese in Katakana and Minor Design Tweaks

I am still learning Japanese (slowly) but I am aware that Katakana is used to write foreign words, countries, personal names,

Hiragana and Katakana explained

Hiragana and Katakana (together known as “Kana”) are simple, 50 character (4 of which are obsolete so most sources

Katakana Charts – Jamaipanese style ^_^

Hiragana Charts were posted less than two days ago and now it’s time for the Katakana version. Remember don’t worr