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How to Japanese Podcast

Everyone learning Japanese needs a senpai - this podcast is your digital senpai. Join Daniel from HowToJapanese.com and guests to learn what strategies have been effective for them as they study, live, and work in Japan and using Japanese.

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35:23

Episode 49 - 角ハイ

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2024/03/16

The word 角ハイ (kakuhai) kind of formed in my mind without me even consciously realizing what it was, so I explored that for the newsletter and the podcast this month. Turns out, it's related to Suntory, Japan's whiskey history, and the booming highball market since 2008. Check out the blog as well, where I look at お湯割り (oyuwari, cut with hot water). And at the end I include a grab-bag of いろいろ content, including a Mercari recommendation for all my fellow used book sickos! Feel free to reach out with

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Episode 48 - The 1,000-yen Haircut and まとめる

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2024/02/12

This month I continue the conversation about value in Japan with a close comparison of the 1,000-yen men's haircut and the 2,000-yen men's haircut. The former has terrible value, while the latter has great value. I also get into some good haircut vocab and talk about the interesting customs of men's barbers, which I expanded on over at the blog. For the newsletter, I wrote about the verb まとめる (matomeru, bring things together). Give it a read! Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事

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39:03

Episode 47 - Murakami and 見積もり

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2024/01/11

明けましておめでとうございます！ New Year, New Murakami. We're getting a Jay Rubin translation of Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World in September. I talk about the market for used Birnbaum translations and go over some of the details that Rubin revealed about the translation in a talk at Wellesley last April. I also talk about the 見積もり (mitsumori, quotes) involved in moving apartments. Check out more on Murakami over at the blog, and details on quotes/estimates and shopping for appliances at the

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Episode 46 - そうこうしているうちに

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2023/12/21

We made it! 2023 is a wrap. Life sometimes seems busy and overwhelming, but we can have it all--including our language goals. This month I take a look at Japanese recipe creators that you can rely on for simple meals while studying the language. I also do an assessment of the state of Japanese social media platforms and their use as corpora of language usage examples. Check out the newsletter for a deeper dive on the phrase I'm looking at this month, そうこうしているうちに, and the blog for some いろいろ. See you

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Episode 45 - コロケーション

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2023/11/27

This month I analyze the subtitle translation for the latest John Wick movie, which came out in Japan in September. The episode includes one spoiler, but I frontloaded additional content and provide a spoiler warning if you'd like to skip. The core part of the podcast addresses collocations, what they are, how they work, and how we as students of the language can take advantage of them in our study. As always, check out the newsletter and the blog for additional content. Feel free to reach out with

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25:59

Episode 44 - スミマセン

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2023/10/29

This month I talk about 非外来語のカタカナ表記 (non-gairaigo katakana notation). When and why do Japanese users choose to write kanji and hiragana words using katakana. As always, check out the newsletter and the blog for additional content. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

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35:32

Episode 43 - それが

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2023/09/23

This month I take a look at the really excellent little conjunction それが and how it can be used to efficiently express subversion of expectations. I also follow up on Anki and writing kanji based on some interesting tweets and potentially even give myself a new Japanese project. Ask me in a year if I've kept up with it. Check out the newsletter and the blog for additional content. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on

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Episode 42 - のだ

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2023/08/27

のだ is one of the subtler, more difficult-to-use Japanese grammar patterns, but employing it in your spoken Japanese is a quick way to sound more natural. This month in the podcast and newsletter, I look at how to use it in written Japanese. I also have a follow-up on kanji from last month and a (mostly) spoiler-free review of 君たちはどう生きるか (The Boy and the Heron) at the end. Check out the newsletter here and the blog for additional content. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事

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39:01

Episode 41 – Kanji

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2023/07/17

The podcast is back as a monthly accompaniment to my newsletter. This month I'm talking about kanji study and how to use SRS (spaced repetition software) to optimize your passive recognition and active production of Japanese. Check out the newsletter here and the blog for additional content. And I'd love to hear from listeners/readers: What has worked well for you? Do you have any decks that have been helpful? Strategies for deck creation? Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事

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57:13

S03E10 – Review of The City and Its Uncertain Walls

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2023/06/29

It took me two months, but I read the book (in 25 days) and then spent the rest of the time playing Zelda and trying to write my review. Here are some of my thoughts. The first few minutes are spoiler free, so feel free to drop in and then check out. Head over to the blog for links to my review on Medium and some additional thoughts on Substack. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok,

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S03E09 – Immediate Reactions to Murakami’s New Novel

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2023/04/12

Haruki Murakami's new novel is out in Japan! I've read the first two chapters and give my immediate impressions divided into three sections: spoiler free, loose suggestions about content, and spoiler-palooza. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

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S03E08 – Predictions for Murakami's New Novel

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2023/04/11

We're 24 hours away from the publication of Murakami's latest novel! In this episode, I go through a laundry list of vocabulary that ties together Murakami's fiction over the years, run through a set of predictions I made (both prior to and after the title announcement), and then dig deep into spoiler territory about how exactly the new novel might be connected to Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Check out the links I mention on the blog. Feel free to reach out with any questions or

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01:27:15

S03E07 – Murakami Bibliography – 2006-2023

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2023/04/10

This week I go through all the books--fiction, nonfiction, and translations--that Murakami Haruki published from 2006 to 2023. Take a look at the blog post for all the links I mentioned, and follow along during the podcast using the Google Sheets spreadsheet I created with all Murakami's publications: https://bit.ly/MurakamiBibliography Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and

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01:40:21

S03E06 – Murakami Bibliography – 1988-2005

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2023/04/05

This week I go through all the books--fiction, nonfiction, and translations--that Murakami Haruki published from 1988 to 2005. Take a look at the blog post for all the links I mentioned, and follow along during the podcast using the Google Sheets spreadsheet I created with all Murakami's publications: https://bit.ly/MurakamiBibliography Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and

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S03E05 – Murakami Bibliography – 1979-1987

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2023/03/29

This week I go through all the books--fiction, nonfiction, and translations--that Murakami Haruki published from 1979 to 1987. Take a look at the blog post for all the links I mentioned, and follow along during the podcast using the Google Sheets spreadsheet I created with all Murakami's publications: https://bit.ly/MurakamiBibliography Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and

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01:17:07

S03E04 – Murakami Novel Power Rankings

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2023/03/22

I've spent the last two months re-reading Haruki Murakami's novels, and here are my power rankings. What do you think? What are his most and least successful novels? Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

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01:07:18

S03E03 – Murakami's Origin Story

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2023/03/15

This week, I take a look at Murakami's famous origin story with the help of writer and translator Matt Schley. We looked at ten different accounts of the day that Murakami was inspired to become a writer. Check out the blog for more details on each. Thanks again to Matt. You can read his translation of Soda Kazuhiro's Why I Make Documentaries: On Observational Filmmaking available via Viaindustriae Publishing. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also

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S03E02 – The Murakami Season

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2023/03/08

Welcome to Season 3 of the How to Japanese Podcast, the Murakami Season. Here's the initial intro episode I was planning. Check out the blog for a link to the Murakami commentary I mention toward the end. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

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S03E01 – Emergency Murakami Podcast

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2023/03/01

We have the title for the new Murakami novel due out on April 13! It's the same title as a 1980 novella that Murakami disavowed as a "failed work" but later rewrote as Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Here's what we know about that novella, and here are my best guesses about what we could be getting next month. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

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13:57

S02E20 – Instinctual Nattō and Introversion

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2021/09/12

On the final episode this season, I talk about the importance of celebrating your little victories as you study a language. And in Japanese, I think about how to balance introversion and extroversion as you're studying. Listen until the end - I provide a short update on one of the episodes from Season 1. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com. You can also follow How to Japanese on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

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