When I first suggested in this column using Internet resources for learning kanji in 2001, a Yahoo search yielded 12,700 hits for "kanji learning." That number has now reached a staggering 1.4 million ...

This series sets out the basics of Japanese in a simple, logical format, taking students through elementary and intermediate levels. Because it is written entirely in Japanese, it is commonly used at ...

Good news for Japanese learners. Kadokawa Corporation has published three new books about the Japanese language. The three books are part of the のびーる国語 nobiru kokugo (stretch your Japanese language ...

Ever hit a brick wall when trying to study more kanji, with everything just feeling a bit... too unrelated (or way too much of the same)? Well, there's a new website/app on the block that's here to ...

Unko Kanji Doriru helps primary school children learn complex kanji characters with word ‘poo’ in every example sentence As many Japanese parents and teachers will attest, getting young children to ...

One of the most intimidating things about learning Japanese is the writing system. There are three different sets of characters you’ll need to become proficient in, and while two of them, hiragana and ...

For young Japanese children, learning more than 1,000 kanji characters during their six years of elementary school is a monumental task, but the addition of some toilet humour has proved a huge ...

Doraemon no Study Boy: Kanji Yomikaki Master is an edutainment title for Game Boy Color that teaches kids to read and write Japanese kanji.