Howdy people, my name is Thomas. I’m a blogger and huge Japanese enthusiast. Today I’m going to review www.JapanesePod101.com and give you guys a 100% honest opinion on it. I am not being paid or otherwise compensated for this, and all opinions are my own. Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m brutally honest and blunt, so I won’t pull punches in a review. That said, enjoy. My first impression of JapanesePod101.com was that it looked a lot like what I had come to expect from language learning sites, from Rosetta Stone to Duolingo, I knew the drill and the layout of the main page was the same, bare-bones info page that I always see when I go to a site with a landing page that tries to get you to sign up right away. By comparison,... Show more

If you are in Japan for business or travel, or meeting you Japanese friend’s family in your own country, we are sure you would love to impress your Japanese hosts with your Japanese language skills. You want to introduce yourself, say hello and learn how to say nice to meet you in Japanese. But you have heard that it is difficult and a mistake can cause great confusion or trouble. Don’t worry! Here we bring you some useful tips for that successful first meeting for all Japanese beginners. You'll learn formal and informal Japanese phrases in this blog post. Discover the list of Top 10 Lines to Introduce Yourself in Japanese 1. My name is . こんにちは。わたしは です。 Konnichi wa. Watashi wa desu. "Hello. My name is ." ... Show more

Welcome to 2015, Listener! Making New Year’s resolutions is easy. Keeping them? That’s the challenge. But 2015 is going to be different for you. How? This year you’ll be armed with a secret weapon of your own: JapanesePod101 Premium Challenge yourself to mastering Japanese in 2015 and we’ll give you the lessons to SMASH through your resolution AND 45% savings on 12-Month Premium. That’s an entire year of Premium Access for just $99! Welcome to the Innovative Language Learning Inner Circle With JapanesePod101 Premium, you have access to our complete learning system, which was created with busy students in mind. But tools alone won’t help you improve your Japanese. Every successful language student knows that in order to succeed,... Show more

Hello Listener, The year’s about to come to a close. While you were improving your Japanese, we were busy churning out great new updates, features and lessons. 2014 was a fantastic time to learn language with us. Here are a few reasons why: 3,343+ New Lessons spanning over 31 languages published this year. 300 Million Lesson Downloads across all sites, since our start in 2005. 2 New Language Learning Sites: CzechClass & DanishClass101. That's a total of 31 languages you can learn with Innovative Language. Innovative Language 101 App launched for the Android, iPhone, iPad & Kindle Fire so you can learn Japanese on the go. New Features: Vocab Lists, Season Vocabulary & Premium PLUS My Teacher... Show more