Explore the best online Japanese course options to suit your learning goals, budget, and schedule for effective language acquisition.

Dreaming of a Japanese name for your future child? Whether you love the culture or have a Japanese spouse, there are some common Japanese names that might give you some inspiration. Like “John” or “Maria” in English, there are some very popular Japanese names, some of them so common that you encounter them on textbooks! […]

For many foreign residents in Japan, permanent residency (PR), or 永住 (eijuu), is one of the main goal of their long-term plans. It ends the need to renew a residence permit on certain visa types. But new guidelines starting in April 2027 will make applications and screening tighter than before.  Japan’s Immigration Services Agency revised […]

Japanese proverbs, or ことわざ (kotowaza), are a great way to improve your language skills with more figurative speech. Exploring outside the typical methods of memorizing kanji and vocabulary, kotowaza can teach you how to use more nuanced phrases.  Plus, they can help you dive deeper into Japanese culture. Kotowaza paint a picture of different situations […]

That’s right: English language borrows a lot of Japanese words. For example, tsunami, tycoon and sudoku came from the Japanese equivalent. English language also retains a lot of original Japanese food-related words, like sushi, katsu and dashi.

Speaking in Japanese on the phone is a next level challenge for most students. Here’s our handy guide for some key phrases that you need to know.

Writing an email in Japanese isn’t as overwhelming as it sounds. You just need a few key expressions to maintain proper etiquette, and the rest sort of falls into place. In English, we also follow a set of formalities to show good manners. You usually start with a greeting like “Dear…” and end with a […]

Between people’s fascination with Japanese culture and the desire to live in Japan, Japanese has become one of the most popular languages to learn – but also the hardest, too.