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Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
3M ago
The year might be drawing to a close, but it's a perfect time to do something new with your Japanese study! Take a look below at the latest list of Japanese learning resources, lovingly selected by our team, to help supercharge your Japanese study ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
3M ago
The WaniKani Winter Sale has begun! Just like in previous years, we're offering 33% off WaniKani lifetime accounts, so the regular price of $299 is now $199. The sale ends on January 5th, 2023, so don't miss your chance if you were waiting for this ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
4M ago
Even in situations when Japanese people are quite positive that something is true, they typically hold back on expressing claims. Similar to how one might use a layer of wrapping paper to hide what is really within a package, when speaking Japanese ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
4M ago
Learning to differentiate the subtle nuances between 〜ている, 〜てある, and 〜ておく might be one of the biggest headaches for Japanese learners. Not only do they look similar, but they can all serve a similar purpose, too: these grammar patterns describe a situation ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
5M ago
You've probably heard of Boys' Love, or BL, a well-known genre in Japan that focuses on romantic relationships between male characters. But have you ever stopped to wonder where all the LGBTQ+ women are in Japanese media? I know I have. Luckily for ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
5M ago
Hey you! Do you want to read more Japanese books but don't fancy paying international shipping fees? Or maybe you don't want to wait for them to come in the mail, or would simply rather not acquire tons of dead trees you'll have to lug around next ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
6M ago
Changing leaves, cooler weather, the scent of pumpkin spice — break out the flannel, Autumn's here! For many, that might mean back to school, but even if not, it's a great time to refocus your Japanese studies. Here's some of the best Japanese learning ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
6M ago
Have you ever started to feel confident about your Japanese ability, only to try and turn on a Japanese movie or TV show and not understand more than a smattering of words? Don't worry, this is totally normal. Listening can be one of the most difficult ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
7M ago
For those of us studying Japanese, listening can be one of the hardest skills to improve. Like with most things, the only way to improve is through practice; however it's easy to try and jump into some native material and then get discouraged or overwhelmed ..read more
Tofugu — A Japanese Culture & Language Blog
7M ago
When you're a beginning learner of Japanese, all you've got are questions. It's easy to get overwhelmed by everything you don't know! Especially when it comes to grammar, there are a lot of grammar points like particles, sentence enders, pronouns etc ..read more