Japan’s latest publishing sensation is a godsend for parents fretting over how to get their children focused on learning kanji. Unko kanji doriru (Poop Kanji Drills) applies a mountain of excrement to ...

When I first suggested in this column using Internet resources for learning kanji in 2001, a Yahoo search yielded 12,700 hits for "kanji learning." That number has now reached a staggering 1.4 million ...

This series sets out the basics of Japanese in a simple, logical format, taking students through elementary and intermediate levels. Because it is written entirely in Japanese, it is commonly used at ...

Learning kanji is often considered to be the most difficult part of studying Japanese. But it doesn't have to be. Read the Kanji (readthekanji.com) is a fun, web-based quiz application designed to ...

I made my first kanji connection with the graphically unassuming character 生 in the early days of a beginners Japanese class, when I stumbled through a self-introduction using the standard 私は学生です ...

One of the most intimidating things about learning Japanese is the writing system. There are three different sets of characters you’ll need to become proficient in, and while two of them, hiragana and ...

Doraemon no Study Boy: Kanji Yomikaki Master is an edutainment title for Game Boy Color that teaches kids to read and write Japanese kanji.