Becoming Famous in Japan - An Interview with Big in Japan
Find and watch the Big in Japan documentary here: http://www.biginjapandoc.com We interviewed David Elliot-Jones, the writer/producer of the Big in Japan documentary. He tells us why he went to Japan...
2 Okt 20181h 7min
Ganbaru: Do Your Best to Listen to This Podcast
For more, check out our article on ganbaru: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/ganbaru/ "Do your best!" "Hang in there!" "FIGHT!" The Japanese verb 頑張る has a wide variety of English translations, and ...
19 Sep 201849min
How to Use ~san, ~kun, ~sama, and All the Other Japanese Honorific Name Enders
You may already know that, in Japanese, you add a polite little something at the end of someone’s name: ~san, ~sama, ~chan, ~kun… actually, there are lot more honorific name enders than that. And ther...
21 Aug 20181h 3min
Rendaku: Why it's HITOBITO and not HITOHITO
Have you ever wondered why 人々 is ひとびと and not ひとひと, or even ひとぴと? Or why it’s てがみ instead of てかみ, or くさばな and not くさはな? It’s all because of a little thing called rendaku, or “sequential voicing,” whi...
14 Aug 20181h 18min
Counting in Japanese with Your Karate Teacher Sensei Jeff
Hi, it's me, Sensei Jeff. I'm here to teach all you white belts how to count in Japanese. Punch! Punch! Punch! (Actually, we teach you how to count from zero to uh... a mysterious number. And, we tea...
30 Jul 20181h 3min
Japanese Whisky (ft. Brian Ashcraft)
Get Brian's Book, Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Desirable Spirit → https://amzn.to/2NAEqPR Michael and Koichi interview Brian Ashcraft–author of several Japan-related books–...
24 Jul 201850min
O Genki Desu Ka?
Read more about Genki: http://www.tofugu.com/japanese/genki-meaning/ Everyone learns "o genki desu ka" when they begin their Japanese language education. But the truth is real people don't say it tha...
10 Jul 20181h 8min
ちょっと, a Little Word That Means a Lot
Read more about ちょっと in our article: http://www.tofugu.com/japanese/chotto/ We talk about ちょっと. At first it seems like a simple, little word. But, it actually has many meanings and ways to use it. W...
13 Jun 20181h 1min
