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Video - Basic Japanese #2 - Greetings Part 1
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Video - Basic Japanese #1 - Self Introductions
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Video - Pictures & Video #1 - Talking About Your Daily Routine
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Video - Japanese Holidays #2 - Coming of Age Day
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Video - Japanese Holidays #1 - New Year's Day
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Video - Absolute Beginner #3 - Asking What Something is
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Video - Absolute Beginner #2 - Asking Simple Questions
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Video - Absolute Beginner #1 - Introducing Yourself in Japanese
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How This Feed Works
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Throwback Thursday #8 - Slang Expressions for a Party or a Date
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn slang expressions related to party or date
Advanced Audio Blog 3 S3 #6 - Bright Lights, Big Japanese City
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn about the speaker's new tradition of going out on the town in Tokyo as part of his celebration of Christmas in Japan
Beginner Season 4 S4 #45 - What's Your Japanese Potential?
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn about conjugating the potential forms of verbs
Lower Intermediate Season 1 S1 #32 - Police Box
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn about asking for favors, asking directions
Extra Fun #16 - SS12: Delicious Crepe
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn about asking direction, giving direction asking about things
Survival Phrases Season 1 S1 #33 - FIBA World Championship 2006
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn about introducing yourself
Must-Know Japanese Sentence Structures S1 #15 - Using the Present Continuous
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn how to use the present continuous grammar pattern
Newbie Season 5 S5 #24 - You're Never There When I Call You in Japan
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn the Japanese verb that means "to be" or "to exist" when referring to a person or other animate object
Must-Know Japanese Social Media Phrases S1 #25 - Happy Anniversary!
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
learn how to post comments about anniversary greetings
3-Minute Japanese #4 - Asking How Someone Is
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
how to ask and answer the question "How are you?"
Upper Intermediate Season 2 S2 #1 - Moving In Japan - The First Big Step 1
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about saying "something is not so — as [noun]"
Lower Beginner Season 2 S2 #21 - Make Sure To Eat Your Japanese Vegetables!
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn how to ask the price of a specific amount of something
Basic Bootcamp #5 - Counting from 100 to 100,000 in Japanese
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn all about Japanese numbers from one hundred and up
Advanced Audio Blog 1 S1 #103 - Halloween in Japan?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about the autumn tradition in Japan called Tsukimi, or "moon viewing"
Survival Phrases Season 1 S1 #46 - Credit Confusion
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about paying by credit card
Advanced Audio Blog 4 S4 #6 - Top 10 Japanese Authors: Mishima Yukio
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about Japanese author Yukio Mishima, whose most famous work includes The Temple of the Golden Pavilion and The Sound of Waves
Newbie Season 4 S4 #14 - Do you Know how to Get What you Want?
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about shopping conversation
Advanced Audio Blog 7 S7 #12 - News and Current Topics in Japan: The Local Train Line Abolition Crisis
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about the crisis of the Japanese local railways
Survival Phrases Season 1 S1 #29 - Riding the Rails IV
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about asking where your train will go
Throwback Thursday #5 - How to Give Your Phone Number
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn how to give your phone number
Newbie Season 4 S4 #42 - Would You Like to Try This?
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn about inviting someone to do something
Gengo Japanese S1 #9 - Welcome to Japan! Avoid Instant Immersion Shock with this Lesson
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn how to use the copula and become familiar with its different forms
Throwback Thursday #6 - Seating in a Business Meeting
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn where to sit at a business meeting
Japanese Vocab Builder S1 #168 - Real estate
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn essential vocabulary for talking about real estate
Throwback Thursday #10 - Internet or SNS Idioms
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
learn slang expressions related to the Internet and social media
Want to Speak Real Japanese? Get our Free Travel Survival Course Today!
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to Learn Japanese with our FREE Innovative Language 101 App!
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn Japanese with our FREE Innovative Language 101 App!
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How to Learn New Japanese Words with these Free, Daily Lessons
02 Nov 2017
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New! Learn Japanese 2x Faster with FREE PDF Lessons
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Want to Learn Japanese with Easy Lessons by Real Teachers?
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ends in 3 Days! Get Your FREE Japanese Learning Gifts for March 2017!
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
FREE Japanese Stuff of the Month - February 2017
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Video for Beginners – The Best Japanese Lessons of 2016
08 Feb 2017
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How to Learn Japanese Fast with Learning Paths
30 May 2016
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Learn Japanese FAST with a Real Teacher Anywhere, Anytime!
01 Jan 2016
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6 Free Features You Never Knew Existed at JapanesePod101
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
All About #3 - Learn Japanese Grammar
10 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
All About #2 - Learn the Japanese Writing System
10 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
All About #1 - Introduction to Japanese and Top 5 Reasons to Study
10 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Survival Phrases #3 - Please
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Survival Phrases #2 - You're Welcome
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Survival Phrases #1 - Thank You
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Top 25 Japanese Questions #3 - Where do you live?
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Top 25 Japanese Questions #2 - Where are you from?
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Top 25 Japanese Questions #1 - What's your name?
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Japanese for Everyday Life #3 - Ordering Pizza in Japanese, Part 1
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Japanese for Everyday Life #2 - Changing Seats in a Restaurant
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Japanese for Everyday Life #1 - Making Substitutions at a Sushi Restaurant
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Innovative Japanese #1 - How to Introduce Yourself
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Pronunciation #2 - Top 5 Japanese Pronunciation Mistakes to Avoid
06 Nov 2014
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Video - Pronunciation #1 - Introduction to Perfect Pronunciation
06 Nov 2014
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Video - Top Words #1 - Top 25 Most Common Phrases
06 Nov 2014
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Video - Words of the Week #7 - Japanese Actors
05 Nov 2014
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Video - Words of the Week #3 - Difficult Words to Say
05 Nov 2014
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Video - Japanese Listening for Beginners #1 - At a Bookstore
04 Nov 2014
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Video - Japanese Counters for Beginners #3 - Ko
31 Oct 2014
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Video - Japanese Counters for Beginners #2 - Mai
31 Oct 2014
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Video - Japanese Counters for Beginners #1 - Hon
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Japanese Holidays #10 - Cherry Blossom Viewing Season
29 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Japanese Holidays #3 - Bean-Throwing Ceremony
29 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Learn Hiragana #3 - さ, し, す, せ, そ
22 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Learn Hiragana #2 - か, き, く, け, こ
22 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Learn Hiragana #1 - あ, い, う, え, お
21 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Basic Japanese #3 - Greetings Part 2
20 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Kanji Lesson #3 - A Forest Full of Kanji!
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Kanji Lesson #2 - Get into the "Grove" of Kanji
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Video - Kanji Lesson #1 - Japanese Kanji and Trees - What's the Connection?
15 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Advanced Lesson #1 - Top 10 Japanese Authors: Natsume Sōseki
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Lower Intermediate Lesson #3 - If You Watch Late-Night Japanese TV, You Might Get a Deal!
29 Sep 2014
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Lower Intermediate Lesson #2 - Study This Japanese Lesson & Things Will Fall into Place!
28 Sep 2014
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Lower Intermediate Lesson #1 - What Does Your Blood Type Say About You?
27 Sep 2014
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Beginner Lesson #3 - What's the Japanese Diagnosis?
26 Sep 2014
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Beginner Lesson #2 - What Does Your Future Look Like in Japan?
25 Sep 2014
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Beginner Lesson #1 - It's Always Sunny in Japan
24 Sep 2014
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Absolute Beginner Lesson #3 - Show Your Appreciation in Japanese
23 Sep 2014
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Absolute Beginner Lesson #2 - Introducing Yourself in Japanese
22 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Absolute Beginner Lesson #1 - Say Hello in Japanese
21 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction #1 - Where'd You Learn to Speak Japanese Like That!
20 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas