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 ...

Learning kanji is often considered to be the most difficult part of studying Japanese. But it doesn't have to be. Read the Kanji (readthekanji.com) is a fun, web-based quiz application designed to ...

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 ...

So, how's your kanji study coming along? What? You've been slacking off? Well, me too. And I have a good reason: hairballs. Any Westerner who has studied Japanese kanji has had hairballs: those things ...

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 ...

Anime fans who’ve mastered the art of reading subs will know what I’m talking about: sometimes you pick up a phrase or a few words, and you can piece together what may be going on in a scene. Based on ...

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 ...

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

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 ...