It’s time for your favorite anime program. But this time, it will be different. You will let go of those anime subtitles and spread your Japanese wings. The first flight may not be pretty, but you will never leave the ground otherwise. For those of you who have struggled with turning your anime passion into your Japanese passion, there are ways to make your experience … Continue reading →
After just getting through discussing why you should say farewell to English, I would like to follow up that you don’t have to ban English entertainment from your life. JALUP is hardcore about full immersion, but face it, we’re all human, and sometimes we don’t want to give up our favorite TV shows or movies. We need that special time to just push off Japanese … Continue reading →
The life of a Japanese language learner can be an expensive one. With all the manga and novels one has to import in order to keep a rigorous reading schedule, it can be a burden on the budget. But just as there is an abundance of free papers in Japan, there’s a whole world of free material on the internet just waiting to be read. … Continue reading →
The methods on JALUP are designed to level you faster than any other methods out there. But for some people, they want something more. They don’t just want to level, they want to power level. They want to have an advanced level right now. They can’t wait years. They have a deadline. They need it right now. For the most part, people react to this … Continue reading →
Not much annoys me more than this phrase. My recent jobs involve me using highly technical Japanese constantly every day. Yet every time I apply for a new short term Japanese project, regardless of my work history which should speak for itself, the first and only question regarding my Japanese ability is “how long did you live in Japan for?” Didn’t you know, living in … Continue reading →
Ever wonder how you sound in Japanese to Japanese people? Unfortunately, this is something that you will never know the answer to. If you ask a Japanese person, if they are being nice (99% of the time), they will give you a vague compliment like “you sound great” or ” you sound natural.” If they are being honest, the best they will probably say is … Continue reading →
Thinking about finally adventuring into Japanese novels? This is where you will proceed from from the safe training grounds you have grown so accustomed to to the dark and dangerous . . . Expecting a video game analogy? You got one. Reading a new book is like entering a new dungeon (I like to envision a Final Fantasy dungeon). What exactly is waiting? New dungeons have unfamiliar … Continue reading →
It can be absolutely terrifying to pick up, for the first time, a book that’s written in Japanese from beginning to end. How could anyone ever know all those thousands of words? How could anyone slog through all those pages? And yet, reading novels is one of the best things you can do for your Japanese skills. If you can see a word or a … Continue reading →
