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By Namiko Abe, About.com Guide since 1997

Japanese Culture Created: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
These free online japanese lessons will show you many Japanese cultural aspects that are related to the language.
Children's Day in Japan and Koinobori Song Created: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
May 5 is Japan's national holiday known as, Kodomo no hi　(Children's day). It is a day to celebrate the health and happiness of children.
Golden Week Created: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
This week we will learn about Golden Week, from your Japanese guide
The Extended Use of the Verb "Suru" Created: Monday, April 23, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
The verb
How to write peak in Japanese kanji Created: Friday, December 09, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for peak
What is Washi - Washi in Japanese hiragana and kanji Created: Sunday, July 16, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Learn about Japanse paper, washi, and how to write washi in kanji and hiragana.
Particle "O" and "No" Created: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012
A particle is a word that shows the relationship of a word, a phrase, or a clause to the rest of the sentence. We will look at the functions of the particle
Learn Japanese: How to Count from 1 to 10 Video Created: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Learning Japanese is easier than you think and we'll teach you how to count from 1-10 like a native speaker! Watch this About.com video to see how it's done.
Japanese Tattoos: Popular Kanji Characters for Tattoos Video Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
Kanji characters are popular symbols for tattoo, but be sure you know how the Kanji is correctly translated. Watch this video from About.com for more on Kanji symbols for tattoos.
How many kanji are there? - How many kanji do I need to learn to read Japanese? Created: Thursday, July 27, 2006 Updated: Sunday, April 08, 2012
Frequently Asked Question in Japanese language - How many kanji do I need to learn to read Japanese?
Japanese Baby Names for Boys and Girls Created: Monday, August 15, 2005 Updated: Sunday, April 08, 2012
Learn Japanese - Japanese Baby Names for Boys and Girls
Japanese Tattoos - Kanji for Tattoos Created: Thursday, July 13, 2006 Updated: Saturday, April 07, 2012
Learn Japanese - Learn how to write your name in Japanese and look for kanji symbol for tattoos
Learn to Speak Japanese Created: Friday, January 19, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
You want to learn Japanese, but don't know where to start? This page directs you to where you should begin in order to speak Japanese.
Expressions of Ability Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Ability and potential can be expressed by two different ways in Japanese.
Kanji for "Fish" and Fish Proverbs Created: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012
Learn the kanji character for
Shunbun no hi Created: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
March 20st is
Free Japanese Lessons - Learn Japanese Created: Sunday, August 27, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Learn Japanese - free Japanese language online lessons including kanji, hiragana, katakana, basic lessons, grammar, expressions, audio files, phrase of the day
Free japanese language videos Created: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012
Here is a list of free instructional Japanese language videos to improve your comprehension. There is also a variety of free Japanese audio files available on my
Japanese Language Expert Quiz Created: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
How are your Japanese studies? Here is a fun quiz to test your knowledge of the Japanese language. There are 15 questions and the further you go, the more difficult it gets.
Learn Japanese: How to Say "Isn't That Terrible" Video Created: Friday, March 09, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 09, 2012
Japanese is a difficult language to learn but practicing Japanese in short phrases makes the process easier. Watch this language video from About.com to learn how to say
Japanese Writing Created: Thursday, November 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Learn Japanese writing, kanji, hiragana, katakana, with these free online japanese lessons.
Free Japanese Audio Files Created: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Updated: Thursday, March 01, 2012
Listening Japanese audio files is good practice for your pronunciations. Try to listen them repeatedly to get proper sounds.
Learn Japanese: How to Write Hiragana Part 10: wa, o, n Video Created: Thursday, December 22, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Learn Japanese in small parts in order to begin mastering the language. In this Japanese tutorial from About.com you will learn how to say and write the Japanese sounds,
Conditional "~ba" form Created: Thursday, November 10, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
The conditional
Japanese Fish Proverbs Created: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Fish are closely related to Japanese culture. There are quite a few expressions and proverbs including fish in Japanese. Find out more.
Japanese Translation - Translating from Japanese Created: Friday, May 04, 2007 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
Choosing the right words for a translation can be difficult.
Start Learning - Free Japanese Lessons Created: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
Learn the basics of the Japanese Language with these free online lessons.
Joyo Kanji - Joyo Kanji by Grade Created: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
Free Kanji online lessons including all of the 1006 joyo kanji characters
What is Natto - Natto in Japanese hiragana and kanji Created: Sunday, July 16, 2006 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
Learn about natto and how to write natto in kanji and hiragana
Proverbial Fish - More expressions and exercises Created: Monday, August 15, 2005 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
Fish are closely related to Japanese culture. Learn expressions and proverbs including fish in Japanese.
Basic Japanese Lessons Created: Friday, July 14, 2006 Updated: Thursday, February 16, 2012
The following is the complete list of my free online basic Japanese lessons.
Writing Letters in Japanese Created: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 16, 2012
It will be useful to learn basic letter-writing skills to become a better student of Japanese.

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