Rocket Japanese Review: How To Learn Japanese In Less Than 8 Weeks?

Japanese is the third language I have learnt. I already knew French & English. I initially thought that I can find all information on learning Japanese online. So I signed up to those free newsletter course and spent sometime on free websites. Result, four weeks down the lane, I realized I hardly knew anything and had wasted four weeks. I even bought a cheap audio course of ebay, only to further waste my time. Out of blue I came across Rocket Japanese (click here for website). They gave an eight week refund guarantee and I was tired of searching on Google. I decided to give it a shot. I am posting this review out here because I had a hard time locating detailed review of product, most of them were just advertisements

Are you being fooled by same big promises

Most websites make big promises to teach Japanese for free. However, I have tried them all and learnt just one thing - there is no free lunch. I initially opted for Rocket Japanese because there is a dearth complete and quality free guides. I don't like to spend money uselessly. I decided if I don't learn Japanese in eight weeks then I will get my money back. They are being sold through Clickbank which is renowned for its mandatory eight week refund policy, hence I knew I was not at risk. Either I will learn Japanese, or I can get a refund and I will still have some of their bonus material. This is why, getting Rocket Japanese is a win-win situation.

What Do You Pay For In Rocket Japanese

31-lesson Interactive Audio Course: Having learnt French, I could quickly make out that this was not ordinary stuff. This was designed to teach you the way native Japanese speakers speak.

One thing I liked in particular was, it put me in control on what I wanted to learn. I particularly needed to learn Japanese business phrases. So, I went through those audio tracks and I could make out most of what my Japanese counterpart were talking among themselves.

Grammar Newsletter Series: This newsletter provides you with 31 illustrated Grammar Lessons and examples. I cannot think of a better way to learn Japanese Grammar. The grammar lessons provide you with explanations of popular Japanese grammar that people actually use. The visual tools of this series are unique to this product & their value is priceless.

MegaVocab Software: Trust me, Vocab is the toughest part. A new language with a new set of characters and then a completely new dictionary can make it really a hard job. If you have ever tried to memorize a five hundred items list, you will understand what I mean.

MegaVocab makes learning vocabulary easy for you. Its no magic pill. I had to put in all the hard work myself but the software is a great help. It builds up the connection visually, so you can tie up words with pictures and audio. This is something that no other course or website offers.

MegaAudio Software: Talking to a native speaker in his language is a tough ask anytime. I can tell you why? Not only you have to deal with remembering the vocabulary, but you are also pitched up against their accent and speed.

MegaAudio is something that bbc website offers for 20-30 words. It puts up the audio for the common words. I was able to pick up most of the business words through this tool and the audio tracks that I have already listened. This software is not something you can't do without but its handy!

MegaHiragana SoftwareHiragana is the main character set in the Japanese writing system. It represents the sounds that are in the Japanese language. I think if you are planning to go with free courses, this is bound to torment you. This is a tough ask and this software proved to be a big help again.

Japanese Learner's Forum and Rocket Languages Support. The forum is staffed with Japanese Teachers, Natives and Fellow Students. I find that forums quite useful in general. One you get to know how to make the most of available material. Secondly, there is expert help available. I think the kind of help I have received on the forum has already paid for the software itself.

Is Rocket Japanese Worth The Bucks?

Look I tried a Japanese trainer. She told me it will take me atleast 4 months and she charged an hourly rate that I could not afford. If you got that kind of money, you can opt for it. I researched on Pimsleur Japanese, but considering their audio tracks alone cost almost ten times the Rocket Japanese, it offered no value.

So I was faced with a choice, either to keep wasting my time for free information on Internet or pay up for Rocket Japanese.

From what I have got, I can comfortably say Its worth every penny!. Where else are you going to get over fourteen hours of audio tracks, software, free personal support, Japanese teachers at hand, a complete grammar series at a price lower than this and that too with a money back guarantee!

In my opinion it was a very fair deal. I have been to Kyoto (Japan) twice by now and it has been a pleasure. I have tried my language skills against everybody, from air hostesses ;) to my business counterparts and it has been well received!

On the whole I think there is only one thing that could be better than Rocket Japanese - if I come up with my own course! Till then Rocket Japanese is the way to fly Japan.

Update: They are at discount these days, use the link below.

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How to Learn Counting In Japanese

This article was too good! I had read it even before I started learning Japanese using Rocket Japanese program and I knew how to do the counting. I think this is something that you won't find in any other course. Just go through it, I am sure you would have learnt japanese by the time you are done with this.

Learn How To Count Numbers In Japanese Language
By Takanori Tomita

 

Counting numbers in Japanese language is quite easy, because they are logically made from combination of the Japanese numbers 1 - 10.

 

All you have to remember is how to count,

 

1 - 10
100, 1000, and 10,000
In Japanese language, we count 1 (ichi), 2 (ni), 3(san), 4(shi), 5 (go), 6(rokku), 7(hichi), 8(hachi), kyu(9), 10(jyu), 100(hyaku), 1000(sen), and 10,000(man).

 

For example, the grade of 10, the numbers 11 - 19 are made of 10 plus the relevant unit.

 

Jyu ichi(11) = Jyu(10) + ichi(1)

Jyu go (15) = Jyu(10) + go(5)

20(ni jyu) is made of a 2 (ni) in front of 10(jyu). You then add the relevant unit to make 21, 22, 23 and so on:

 

In Japanese language, this simple method is applied to the grade of 100, 1000, and 10,000. So, if you want to count 101(Hyaku ichi), you combine 100 (Hyaku) and 1 (ichi). In the case of 111(Hyaku Jyu Ichi), you combine 3 relevant numbers 100(Hyaku), 10(Jyu) and 1 (ichi).

 

By the way, let me also explain about the difference betwen the English counting system and the Japanese counting system.

 

In the Western counting system we count in thousands until we reach one million. The Japanese system of counting is silghtly different. Instead of saying ten thousand, there is an extra word to represent this amount. That is why we say "man" of 10,000, not 10(Jyu) 1000(Sen)

 

So, in the ccase of 20,000, we say 2(Ni) 10,000 (man).

 

You can also see the video which explain about how to count in Japanese language as well.

 

Japanese Video lesson to learn how to count numbers in Japanese langauge.

 

If you would like to learn more about the Japanese language, please also see Learn Japanese language for real communication.
Takanori Tomita - working as a Japanese translator and web creator in Japan. He also publish his book in Japan, and has a number of experience in teaching Japanese to foreigners.

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Having complete the entire Rocket Japanese Course I can tell you that this is definitely one of the best ways to learn Japanese counting

Review Pimsluer Japanese: Is It For You?

I just read an article on learning Japanese and Pimsleur Japanese. Kind of appreciation for Pimsleur Japanese. In fact the course is overall quite good and I could have recommend it, had it been a bit cheaper. My only issue was the price tag. If you can get it from someone or find it at some discount store then you can get this to enrich your library. But, for its marked price, I could have bought Rocket Japanese as well as went in for few Japanese lessons at that price tag. You can try pimsleur if you want, however my recommendation is Rocket Japanese.

 

Moreover, I feel that Pimsleur course is now outdated. It does not has the kind of feel that Rocket French gives. There is nothing in name of interactivity. You got to listen to the tapes and learn it. Similarly it does not builds upon your verbal recognition skills. If you have not learnt any second language before you will find it quite hard to learn with audio tapes.

 

The biggest issues that you face with these kind of audio tapes is that you don't have much control.

E.g. if you are trying to learn how to speak - "How are you?" in Japanese.

 

In Japanese this is written as - 御元気ですか? ( I know at first look it looks scary to someone who is just planning to learn Japanese.)

 

With an audio tape you can listen to this once, if you get it its ok (pretty tough) else you will have to go roll back the audio to listen to it again. Now if you are doing it while driving a car, it is not that easy. This is where a modern day package like Rocket French succeeds, you get software for all this. You get software that teaches you how to speak, and you can do it at your pace. So if you don't get it the first time, you simply click the button again to listen to it again.

 

Same thing goes with verbal recognition skills. There are a lot of things that are local to Japan. You don't have their reference in English. You will find it very hard to actually imagine what they are. With rocket Japanese you get to see what the object is and then learn about it.

 

There is actually a lot more to Rocket Japanese. You can read the review on Rocket Japanese out here to get complete grasp on why it scores over all other courses including Pimsleur. I think its only for the orthodox kind, who make their mind without proper research. You should definitely check Rocket Japanese website before you opt for Pimsleur.

Another article on Pimsleur Japanese

Another Article On Pimsleur Japanese. If you want to read my review of Pimsleur Japanese, click this link - http://rocketjapanesetrial.blogspot.com/2007/10/pimsluer-japanese-is-it-for-you.html

 

On the above link you will know exactly why I am not that appreciative of this product

 

Pimsleur Japanese - I Was Skeptical
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Travis_Colter]Travis Colter

I was skeptical when my 16 year old grandson said he wanted to learn to speak Japanese using the Pimsleur Method. The Japanese language with all its characters and different sounds is a hard language for anyone to learn, let alone a 16 year old, teenage boy. My grandson had made the choice to not learn a new language in school and now he wanted to learn Japanese? Yes, I was skeptical. When I was in college, I dropped a Spanish class after a week. So, from my perspective, if I was not motivated in college to learn a relatively easy language like Spanish what was the likelihood of my grandson learning to speak a more complex language like Japanese?

Because he was so adamant about learning the Japanese language, I decided to give him a Pimsleur Japanese Basic course. I was certain that after a couple of lessons he would quickly lose interest. Better yet, I would see if he was really serious and have him pay for the course. It was only about $20.

I was in for a surprise. Three months later, at a family gathering, he said, "Grandpa, I need to buy some more of those Pimsleur Japanese lessons."

Apparently he was enjoying the ease of the Pimsleur Method and had completed the 10 lessons he had purchased and was ready to learn more of the Japanese language. He told me he was interested in Japanese Anime (graphic cartoons) and had developed an interest and motivation to learn Japanese from watching those foreign language cartoons. He said, "With the Pimsleur Japanese language CDs it's easy to learn to speak and understand Japanese."

My grandson had discovered what I already knew...that the Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Japanese structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Japanese can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

Motivation and desire make a difference when learning a foreign language. A teenager may find motivation from watching foreign language cartoons. You may want to make traveling more enjoyable or enhance your knowledge about other countries. You may work with people of diverse nationalities.

Whatever your reason for wanting to learn a foreign language, The Pimsleur Method will enable you to gain real conversational skills in a new language quickly and easily.
You will quickly learn to speak a new language with Pimsleur audio CDs and Downloads. To see our full list of Pimsleur language courses, including Pimsleur Japanese, please visit Pimsleur Method. Pimsleur language courses make it easy to learn on the go. With over 35 languages, find the one that's right for you.

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A good article that brings out important points on how to learn a language fast!

I found this to be a good article. It highlights four important points that you should remember while learning any program. Same thing also applies for Japanese. I don't know why other programs except for Rocket Japanese have not focussed on this aspect at all. Hard to understand for me.

 

Top 4 Tips to Learn to Speak Japanese Fast
By David McGimpsey

If you're interested in learning to speak Japanese, you may be interested in a technique known as pictorial learning. Using pictures, you can train your brain to work at a heightened level. Pictures provide important cues to help the brain retrieve information. By strengthening the parts of your brain used for imagery, you will be able to learn to speak Japanese quickly and easily. These tips will help you to improve your memorization skills and increase your Japanese vocabulary.

 

Four great tips to help you learn to speak Japanese:

 

Use Pictures to Learn
By associating each Japanese vocabulary word with an image, you help your brain to form important associations. These associations will aid in memorization and recall. Your brain uses "category cells" to group concepts that have common images. Take advantage of this great function, and use it to help you learn to speak Japanese!

 

Streamline Vocabulary Memorization
Associate each Japanese word with an English word or concept. Then associate this concept with a picture. Doing so provides your brain with an important path of cues to recall the necessary information. For example, to learn the Japanese word kau: to buy, you would first associate the word with an English word (kau=cow; they sound similar, so this is a fantastic association). Then picture that English word in a memorable image (for example, a cow buying groceries in a supermarket). Use that image to aid your brain in quick memorization and recall.

 

Focus on Pronunciation and Verbal Skills
For now, you are concentrating on learning to speak Japanese. The Japanese language has three separate alphabets, and learning to write Japanese can be a daunting prospect. However, speaking Japanese and expanding your vocabulary can be a quick and easy activity. For business or personal use, speaking a language is a great way to begin to immerse yourself in language learning. As you become fluent, you can begin to expand your vocabulary and learn Japanese writing skills.

 

Focus on Associations
There are two ways to learn a language, through immersion, or through association. To learn to speak Japanese over time, it would be useful to immerse yourself in the culture, and learn to speak the language as if you were a native speaker – through context clues. If you need to learn Japanese quickly however, you should focus on associating Japanese words and phrases with English words and phrases, using images as cues.

 

By putting these tips to use today, you'll be well on your way to learning to speak Japanese. Focus on associations, pronunciation, and verbal skills. These are truly the building blocks to learning to speak any language, and Japanese is no exception. To learn to speak Japanese, use these skills to streamline your vocabulary memorization. Practice using images to tie the concepts together in your mind. Be sure to take the time to develop clear, memorable images that tie your Japanese vocabulary with English concepts. Practice your vocabulary regularly, and you'll be on your way to fluency in no time!
To learn 100 Japanese words in the next hour, visit David McGimpsey's web site: www.SpeakJapaneseFast.com

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Update: 12th Jan, 2008 

I suggest that if the above article points look ok to you then have a look at Rocket Japanese here.

A good article on tips to learn Japanese.

Another good article on how to learn Japanese.

Learn Japanese Online - 5 Tips

By Jed Jones

With its four alphabets, thousands of characters, and uncommon verb conjugations like "passive causative," it is no wonder that the CIA classifies the Japanese language among the most difficult languages in the world. And yet, the value of learning to speak Japanese remains very high. Despite the recent rise in the economic power of China, Japan remains the world's second largest economy and will remain among the top 5 to 10 globally (and number 1 or 2 in Asia) during the remainder of the 21st century.

When I studied for and passed Level 1 (most difficult) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam in 1995, Internet usage among the general population was still very low. At that time, my fellow students and I who were studying Japanese had to rely on more traditional study techniques. For those studying Japanese today, the Internet represents a great additional tool for mastering Japanese. Here are 5 tips for learning Japanese online.

Tip #1: Get a good online flashcard system: Flashcards are an indispensable tool for learning Japanese. You can find great software programs or online applications that allow you to easily store and then test yourself on key words. Some even use pictures to really help you remember words faster.

Tip #2: Read at least one online newspaper article daily: Reading an online newspaper article every day - even as a beginner who has to look up each and every word in a dictionary - is a great way to study Japanese. Trick: try leaving an online dictionary open in a separate browser window (see Tip #4) while reading so that it is easy to copy-and-paste unknown kanji into that online dictionary. Toggling back and forth between the two is quick and this makes for faster reading.

Tip #3: Watch Japanese videos on YouTube: One of the most important parts of learning a foreign language is developing your listening skills. Do a search on YouTube or Google Videos daily for Japanese videos. To find videos this way, here is a trick: do a search for the word for video (bideo) using katakana in either of these sites and tons of Japanese language videos will pop up. If your computer does not type in Japanese, just go to an online dictionary that allows you to type in a romaji word and returns the katakana equivalent. Then, cut-and-paste the katakana word for video into your YouTube search box. Be sure to watch videos showing people of both sexes and all ages: everyone speaks a little bit differently and this is a great way to get exposed to different styles.

Tip #4: Use a good online kanji dictionary: Once you actually graduate from romaji and start using kana and kanji, I highly suggest switching to an online kanji dictionary as soon as possible. A great, no-frills and FREE one that I have been using for years is maintained by a gentleman called Jim Breen. You can find his current site by searching for "Jim Breen WWWJDIC" in Google.

Tip #5: Use Google to check your writing: Once you are at the stage where you are writing in Japanese on your computer, a great way to check your phrase usage for correctness is to search for it in Google. Be sure to use quotations so that you get an exact match. Tens or hundreds of thousands of search results returned for your phrase usually indicates that it is correct. Caution: Japanese people make mistakes, too, so do not just assume that if you get a handful of search results your phrase is correct; try an alternate phrase for comparison. This method is not foolproof, but I have found that it is ten times faster than trying to look it up in a book or asking someone. I use this method almost daily to check my Japanese grammar and syntax.

Harness the power of the Internet and you will master one of the world's most important languages faster and with better retention. Good luck on your journey!
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Japanese, Origin, History & A Lot More In This Interesting Article

Got a couple of minutes to spend on knowing about Japanese. Not learning but knowing!. This is the article to go. I read it even before I started thinking of learning japanese. It is one of those few articles that tell you a lot without the unnecessary fillers. Read it ALOUD :)

Learning the Japanese Language
By Frankie Goh

"IMPOSSIBLE," you say? Not necessarily. Why, if you think about it you may already know some words in Japanese, such as kimono and sake (rice wine)! Did you know that if you say the English pronoun "I," it sounds as if you are saying "love" in Japanese (ai)? Or that if you say "cow" in English, the same pronunciation means "to buy" in Japanese (kau)?

Some claim that a person can learn Japanese overnight merely by poring over a 'How-to-Learn' book. Though it is not quite that easy, one can quickly master enough Japanese to have an enjoyable time visiting Japan as a tourist.

From Where?

Even more complicated than the Japanese language itself are various ideas regarding its origin. Two decades ago, Leptcha, a language spoken in a valley of the Himalaya mountains, was found to be closely related to Japanese. Others claim that Japanese bears greater affinity to Korean than to any other language.

What is the relationship between Japanese and Chinese? Due to the use of Chinese ideographic script, which we call "Kanji," Japanese is often thought to have close connections with Chinese. But the differences are considerable. Chinese is a "monosyllabic" language, containing words of only one syllable. Japanese, however, is "polysyllabic," having numerous words of two or more syllables. In Chinese, word meaning is conveyed by pitch and word order, while in Japanese the meaning is conveyed by the words themselves and by the word endings.

Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Japanese language had, basically, the same grammar as that used today. But by the end of the ninth and tenth centuries, changes began taking place. This made it necessary to know one set of words for reading and another set for speaking. The result was that until the end of World War II, one had to know 3,000 to 5,000 Chinese characters and two sets of syllabaries of 50 characters each in order to read any weighty material.

Since 1945, however, the essential Kanji have been somewhat simplified and reduced to a little less than 2,000. The language also has adopted many English words. Nowadays, besides these Kanji characters, schoolchildren are taught two sets of romanization. This requires hours of work at memorizing as well as writing practice until, by the end of grammar school, children have learned 881 Kanji, and, by the end of high school, 1,850. Reading college textbooks, however, requires knowledge of about 3,000 Kanji.

Let's Say Something in Japanese

Perhaps you are anxious to test your ability at speaking Japanese. The pronunciation is easy enough, as there are, basically, only 50 different sounds possible. What presents the biggest problem is grammar. But for now, we'll stick to simpler matters.

To begin with, there are five vowel sounds, all pronounced as in Italian: A as in far, I as e in me, E as in nest, O as in old, U as in push, when the U is a short vowel; when long, the U is as oo in soon. It is very important to learn the short and the long vowel sounds. A rather frequent mistake made by missionaries is confusing so shi ki (organization) with sM shi ki (funeral). Not a few audiences have been shocked at hearing about God's great heavenly funeral, rather than God's great heavenly organization. Another easy mistake is that of calling a young girl shM jM (orangutan) rather than shM jo (young girl). Clearly, both the learner of Japanese and the listener are benefited by having a sense of humor.

Often the same vowel, or phonetic sound, is used consecutively, as in a ta ma (head), ko ko ro (heart), or to ko ro (place). Sometimes a phonetic sound is lost through contraction when saying certain words. For instance, when pronouncing kM fu ku (happy), one drops the middle u and slurs the f and k together. This results in the pronunciation kM f'ku. Practice saying it several times and you will see how easily the Japanese rolls off your tongue! Another basic word is the pronoun "I," which in Japanese is wa ta ku shi. It is pronounced correctly wa ta k'shi, with the loss of a u and the slurring of the k into the shi sound. In recent years "I" has been still further abbreviated to become wa ta shi.

Consonants can be tricky too. For example, the single-consonant "k" in the word kM ka gives us "school song," while the double consonant in the word kok ka makes it "national anthem."

Are there any rules as to which syllable should receive accent? Authorities differ, but some agree that it is better not to accent any syllable than to accent the wrong one. For example, the city of Numazu is pronounced nu ma zu, with equal emphasis on each syllable.

Especially since the seventeenth century, Japanese has borrowed many words from European languages. For instance, the Portuguese word "pao" (bread) becomes pan in Japanese. The Dutch "blik" (tin) is bu ri ki. "Butter" in English becomes ba ta. Another English word, "strike," expands to five syllables, with two different meanings. It is su to ra i ku in baseball jargon, but when some want better pay or working conditions, the word becomes su to ra i ki.

Other Things of Interest

One must realize that Japanese word order differs from that in most other languages. On a visit to Japan, you might say in English: "I would like to visit Mount Fuji." In Japanese you would say, "Watak'shi wa Fuji San o hMmon shitai desu." The literal word order is: "I Fuji Mount visit want." In Japanese the verb always comes at the end of the sentence. As noted above, verb endings are also most important. To know whether an expression is in the present or the past tense, or whether it is a positive or negative response to a previous question or statement, one must listen to the very last syllable of a sentence.

An unusual feature of the Japanese language is its system of honorifics or keigo. All conversations must take into consideration three things: the speaker, the one spoken to and the person spoken about. Besides these, the speaker must consider the respective positions, ages, belongings, families, friends and social groups embraced by the conversation. These factors affect-to name just a few-vocabulary, suffixes, prefixes and verb endings used in conversation. The pronoun "you," for example, is represented by many different Japanese words, according to the status of the person addressed. The polite way is often to use the person's name instead, or to omit the "you" altogether. One making one's residence in Japan should be determined to learn the various forms of address. The visitor on a temporary basis, however, will be forgiven blunders of this type. The Japanese, as a whole, are delighted to hear people make the effort to speak their difficult tongue.

Let's Read Kanji

Even though you may not know the correct pronunciation of a Kanji character, you often can know its meaning. Do not be afraid of what may appear at first sight to be "chicken scratches" all up and down a page. Although opinions vary, there is a fairly easy way to learn to read Kanji. This system of writing has, basically, 300 "building blocks." By combinations of these, all the thousands of Kanji are formed. Shall we try a few?

The character for ka wa (river) comes from the flowing river [Artwork-River Drawing] and looks like this [Artwork-River Drawing]. Now, if you squeeze that river [Artwork-River Drawing], what do you have but the character for water [Artwork-Japanese Characters], mi zu?

A traveler in Japan will find it helpful to know the characters for "entrance" and "exit" that are in train stations and other public places. First take a mouth [Artwork-Mouth Drawing], form it into [Artwork-Japanese Characters] and pronounce it ku chi. Now picture a small river running into a large river [Artwork-River Drawing], square it up [Artwork-Japanese Characters], and you have hai ru or iru, meaning "to enter." Put the two together [Artwork-Japanese Characters], smooth out the pronunciation, and you have the word for entrance, i ri gu chi, or, literally, 'enter mouth.' To leave the station, you must know another character. So think of a flower growing out of the ground [Artwork-Flower Drawing]. Shape it up a bit [Artwork-Japanese Characters], and you have the character for de ru (to leave). Put [Artwork-Japanese Characters] with [Artwork-Japanese Characters] and you have [Artwork-Japanese Characters], meaning 'coming out mouth,' or exit, pronounced de guchi. That wasn't nearly as hard as you expected, was it?

Many of the characters tell a story, as does the man [Artwork-Man Drawing] [Artwork-Japanese Characters], standing by a tree [Artwork-Tree Drawing], which becomes [Artwork-Japanese Characters]. The two together [Artwork-Japanese Characters] constitute the Kanji for vacation, pronounced ya su mi. How about a man leaning on a shovel [Artwork-Man Drawing], next to his horse [Artwork-Horse Drawing]? Put them together and you have e ki, or station [Artwork-Japanese Characters], as in "Tokyo Eki," where you can catch the bullet train.

There are many, many more to learn, and while requiring effort, it is a thoroughly fascinating and entertaining study. Over the years the writing of Kanji is being progressively simplified. As the older and younger generations differ in their way of writing Kanji, often a letter received from a grandmother or grandfather will have to be read and "translated" by someone living nearby who is in the same age group as the writer of the letter.

Some Reasons for Learning Japanese

There are many reasons that may prompt persons to learn Japanese. With some individuals, it may be simply a hobby that helps to broaden their views of people from a different culture and environment. Others will want to learn Japanese for business reasons. Tourists will enjoy their visit to Japan all the more if they know some basic Japanese. But to gain a real working knowledge of Japanese, one would have to live in this country for some years.

If you wish to learn Japanese, you can. Our word of advice is: "Ganbatte kudasai!," that is, "Stick to it!"
Frankie Goh is a family counselor and researcher.

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