The Premium Podcast Feed is the very latest in the line of groundbreaking innovations brought to you by JapanesePod101.com! Available to all Basic and Premium JapanesePod101.com members, this password protected RSS feed brings flexibility and convenience to whole new level. Simply subscribe to the feed on iTunes and automatically receive all media files including the audio podcast, any informal or bonus audio tracks, videos and all PDF lesson materials for each new lesson as they become available. To get started and to learn more about the new Premium Podcast Feed, click on the icon below: We would love to hear what you think about this new feature, so please let us know by posting a comment here. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.... Show more

We have successfully rolled out version 2.0 of the Learning Center. Many thanks to our community whose fabulous suggestions and feedback helped shape the new design, which features a new look & feel, improved user interface, and superior site organization. For some screen shots and a partial list of features please visit the V2.0 Learning Center announcement page. We encourage everyone who has previously signed up for an account with JapanesePod101.com (Free, Basic, or Premium) to check out the new Learning Center and for those of you new to JapanesePod101.com, to sign up for a 7-Day Free Trial. Please note that while the Learning Center can be accessed by ALL active and expired subscribers, only active Premium subscribers can use... Show more

On Saturday, January 27th, 2007 from 12am to 3am EST, we will be releasing version 2.0 of the Premium Learning Center. During this time, the JapanesePod101.com will not be available! The next generation Learning Center will feature an entirely new layout, an improved user interface, and superior site organization. For questions concerning this upcoming release, please contact us by email at support@japanesepod101.com or post a comment here. We appreciate your understanding as we continue to improve the JapanesePod101.com site. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Eran

Mina San, We have just added a great new plugin from Alex King called "Share This" that allows you to save, catalog, and share posts and lessons that you find interesting on our site with others via social bookmarking sites (e.g. Digg, Del.icio.us, blink, furl, etc.) or by email. You can find the "Share This" link at the bottom of each post below the tag list (or category if no tags are available). We hope that you enjoy this convenient way to share our content and encourage you to do so. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. JapanesePod101.com

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Dimitri-san has done it again! This time he emerged from his secret programming laboratory with a JapanesePod101.com Widget (see image below)! This incredible widget allows you to listen to any lesson on the feed; furthermore, it even allows you to see lesson specific notes for each lesson by clicking the italic i in lower right corner! Dimitri's diabolic creation has been added to Mac's Dashboard Widgets and can also be downloaded from Dimitri's website. Please direct all technical questions, issues, and feedback to Dimitri at dimitri008@mac.com (please indicate in the subject line of your email). We too at JapanesePod101.com would love to hear your feedback about the widget.On behalf of eveyone here at JapanesePod101.com, we would... Show more

Dimitri-san, a young and talented programmer from Los Angeles, has just launched Version 1.0 of his incredible JapanesePod101.com application (see screenshot below). Using our RSS feed, his incredible application enables end users to quickly browse, search, sort, listen, and watch our daily podcasts and videocasts using one convenient tool. You can even see the romaji and transcripts as you hear each lesson! Version 1.0 includes the following upgrades and improvements: powerful control over managing all the episodes, as they can be filtered by name, date time — you name it! instant search built in easy to use controller for playing episodes plays video episodes, along with audio ones next button goes up the list, selecting... Show more

All, Although I said I would post my next blog this week, the truth is, I'm already away from Tokyo on vacation for the New Year holidays. I will be taking a brief hiatus and should return with a new entry on January 11th. Please check back then. Thanks for your understanding! Nathan

Hello again. As I mentioned last week, I have begun a weekly blog that will give you a look at one of the ways in which I study vocabulary and kanji living here in Japan. While you may not be able to replicate my process if you do not live in a place with abundant exposure to the language, I do hope that you might find the method, or perhaps the tools, of some use. As I left my keitai (cell phone) at home on the charger today, I am going to start with a brief outline of the tools that I use, and a bit about their purposes. This will also explain why leaving my cell phone has any relevance to this post. So let’s start there. 携帯 (keitai)： Short for 携帯電話 (keitai denwa), this is a word that many of you are likely already familiar with.... Show more

Mina-san, We have successfully (we hope) completed the migration of our server to a new and improved platform. The JapanesePod101.com website should now be accessible again. If you experience any issues or notice something out of the ordinary, please post a comment or send us an email at support@japanesepod101.com. A big thank you to Marvin, our new Intern and technical guru, for his help with the upgrade and to our entire community for their patience during the upgrade process. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Eran