Featured Site for February: Smart.fm
I’ve been using Smart.fm for a couple of months now. The website formerly known as iKnow has just recently undergone a name change, to reflect their expansion into all kinds of fact-based learning. I use their service primarily for Japanese study (see my profile here), because to be frank I don’t think there’s any service [...]
Featured Site for February: JapanSoc.org
Most of you are familiar with the Digg-like site Japansoc.com. It collects all the best Japan-related stories from all over the net, and allows users to vote on which ones they like best. If you’re looking for tons of Japan content all in one centralized spot, this is the place.
Now, if you’d like to meet [...]
Featured Site for January: AllJapaneseAlltheTime.com
AllJapaneseAlltheTime.com is essential for any Japanese language student. Especially the lazy ones. Khatzumoto, an American linguistic ninja, tells of his experiences and shares his tips for language learning:
I learned Japanese in 18 months by having fun. In June 2004, at the ripe old age of 21, all post-pubescent and supposedly past my mental/linguistic prime, I [...]
Featured Site for December: NihonHacks.com
Nihonhacks is pretty awesome, even if you aren’t in Japan.
You’ll find lots of way-neato gems like How to Make Rice Pancakes or How to find a Christmas Tree in Japan. The latter is particularly useful with Christmas fast approaching. Incidentally, I stumbled across some Christmas trees for sale at the Shin-Yokohama IKEA yesterday.
Or rather, [...]
