2025-12

Japanese Language Learning

1.First 30 Days of Japanese (with Anime & Stories + AI): A Simple Plan That Actually Works

Start Japanese without overwhelm. Follow this 30-day plan to turn anime and stories into real progress using a daily routine, AI prompts, and weekly check-ins.
2025.12.12
Japanese Language Learning
Japanese Subculture & Anime

How I Would Use NordVPN as a Japanese Fantasy Writer(For Anime, Japanese Study, and Online Safety)

As a Japanese fantasy writer, I move between quiet shrines in my stories and a very connected online life. In this article, I share how I realistically use NordVPN for anime, Japanese study, travel, and protecting my “digital shrine” on public Wi-Fi.
2025.12.09
Japanese Subculture & Anime
Japanese Fantasy & Creative Writing

How I Would Use Grammarlya s a Japanese Fantasy Writer

As a Japanese fantasy writer, I use Grammarly every day—but not as a perfect teacher. In this article, I share how I use it as a non-native English writer: where it helps, where it fails, and how to keep your own voice while still getting the benefits of an AI grammar checker.
2025.12.09
Japanese Fantasy & Creative Writing
Japanese Language Learning

How I Would Use italki to Learn Japanese (From a Japanese Fantasy Writer’s Point of View)

I’m a Japanese fantasy novelist, not a textbook company. In this guide I explain how I would use italki to learn Japanese from zero—especially if you love anime, yokai, and Japanese culture—and how to turn online lessons into real conversation practice.
2025.12.09
Japanese Language Learning
Japanese Fantasy & Creative Writing

How to Write Short Stories Inspired by Japanese Yokai

This guide shows you how to turn Japanese yokai—fox spirits, snow women, oni, and more—into powerful short stories. We cover research, character design, setting, structure, and example story ideas so you can write original Japanese-style fantasy with confidence.
2025.12.09
Japanese Fantasy & Creative Writing
Japanese Language Learning

AI-Supported Japanese Pronunciation Practice: How to Get Accent and Rhythm Right

Japanese pronunciation is not only about saying sounds correctly—it’s about getting pitch accent and rhythm right. In this article, you’ll learn how AI tools can support your practice, how to build a simple daily routine, and when a human teacher or language partner is still essential.
2025.12.09
Japanese Language Learning
AI & Japanese Culture

AI-Guided Virtual Japanese Culture Tours: Learn Tradition from Anywhere

AI-guided virtual Japanese culture tours let you explore shrines, temples, city streets, and traditional arts from anywhere in the world. This article explains how these tours work, what you can learn from them, and how to design your own AI-powered cultural journey at home.
2025.12.09
AI & Japanese Culture
AI & Japanese Culture

The Pros and Cons of AI Translation vs. Human Translation

AI translation offers speed and accessibility, while human translation provides nuance and cultural understanding. This article compares both approaches and shows how hybrid translation creates the most accurate results.
2025.12.07
AI & Japanese Culture
Japanese Language Learning

Best Japanese Learning Podcasts and How to Use AI with Them

Japanese learning podcasts are a powerful way to improve your listening, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Learn how to choose the right shows for your level and combine them with AI tools for transcripts, vocabulary lists, and shadowing practice.
2025.12.07
Japanese Language Learning
Japanese Subculture & Anime

The Allure of Yokai in Japanese Anime: From Folklore to Modern Pop Culture

Yokai, Japan’s supernatural beings, have moved from old folktales into modern anime, where they appear as monsters, friends and complex characters. Through yokai, anime explores fear, identity and cultural views of nature in ways that speak to viewers across the world.
2025.12.07
Japanese Subculture & Anime
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