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Five colorful manga covers

Studying Japanese Through Manga: An Interview with Kumar Sivasubramanian transculturalexpress.com/studying-jap... #japanese #manga

Portrait of Ōtomo no Yakamochi, said to be the compiler of the Man’yōshū

A Myriad Leaves: The Timeless Poems of the Man’yōshū
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Statue of Prince Shotoku at Tachibandera

All About Wa – The Significance of the Kanji 和 in Japanese Language & Culture transculturalexpress.com/all-about-wa... #japanese #kanji #和

Portrait of Oe no Mochitoki by Kikuchi Yosai

Why Study Japanese: Seven Impractical Reasons
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Painting of Yoshida Kenko by Utagawa Hiroshige

Why Study Japanese: Seven Practical Reasons
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All About Kana and Kanji — An Introduction to the Japanese Writing System transculturalexpress.com/all-about-ka... #japanese #kana

A big pile of Japanese textbooks

If you are considering studying for the JLPT N1 exam this year, you might find these books useful. (These are the books that helped me pass it) transculturalexpress.com/the-best-tex... #JLPT #Japanese

How to Study Kanji – Practically and Effectively transculturalexpress.com/how-to-study...

As tomorrow is “seijin no hi” or “Coming of Age Day” it seems timely to revisit Ian Ropke’s article: Kimono Old & New: www.deepkyoto.com/kimono-old-n...

Why You Should Read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | Engoo Daily News engoo.com/app/daily-ne...

I bought myself some early Christmas presents. The only question is - which to read first? #books #bookstagram #theonlygoodindians #christmasandotherhorrors #wonderbook

Image shows blank first page of an exercise book

Doing a first post on a social media thing is like being back at primary school at the beginning of term and not wanting to muck up the first page of your shiny new exercise book.