Have you used your Word Bank lately? Inspired by your emails, requests and suggestions, we upgraded the My Word Bank feature to make it even easier for you to study vocabulary on JapanesePod101.com! My Word Bank is a Premium feature that allows you to add vocabulary words from our lessons and word dictionary to a personalized central list for you to study from. Create online flashcards and hear native audio pronunciation with every entry. With the new My Word Bank features, you can organize, sort, export, and completely manage all of your vocabulary. Here is a complete rundown of the new features: 1. Group Words Into Lists – You wanted lists? You got it! Now you can organize your words with lists and labels. Create, edit and delete... Show more

Our annual Reverse Christmas countdown begins today with the biggest savings of the year! Save 50% off any Basic or Premium subscription until midnight EST tonight with our Secret Santa Holiday Countdown Tomorrow, the daily deal drops below 50% OFF, so upgrade to Basic or Premium right now. Just click the link below: Half off JapanesePod101 until midnight EST? Sign me up right now! Everyday until Christmas, we’re offering a daily deal on our Basic and Premium subscriptions. Act early and save more. It’s as easy as that! We can’t tell you what tomorrow’s deal will be, but we can tell you that it won’t be as good as today’s. New seasons of JapanesePod101.com begin on January 3rd, so there’s no better time than now to upgrade to... Show more

Dear JapanesePod101 Listener, We listened to your comments and you’ve been heard! A redesigned JapanesePod101.com is here! Don’t worry, your favorite hosts haven’t gone anywhere. We’ve just upgraded JapanesePod101.com’s website to give you an even faster, easier, and more enjoyable way to learn Japanese! What’s New and Improved? Beginner to Advanced - we’ve made it easier to find the right lessons for you! Track your progress by marking lessons complete and viewing your progress bar! No more jumping around - get an entire lesson’s content and join in on the discussion in one place! Easily find the best-of-the-best lessons based on other member ratings and feedback! Get thorough search results that provide direct links to... Show more

Dear Listeners, We have a BIG announcement coming up soon… We’ve been gathering feedback over the years from you, the listener, and we’ve made a lot of changes to make it even easier for you to master Japanese! New and improved features, better organization and easier navigation - these are just a few of the upgrades. Click below to get a sneak peak of the new design! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so we’ll just let these screen shots of the new site do the talking

Pack your beach bag with the essentials this summer - bathing suit, sunblock and JapanesePod101.com! The summer is officially here and what better time than now to become a JapanesePod101 Premium Member! To make things even easier for you, instantly knock $50 OFF 1 or 2 Year Premium subscriptions! Save $50 today with the Summer Special coupon! Use coupon code SUMMER2010! At JapanesePod101.com, you can choose to study in 1 of 3 ways: a Free Lifetime Membership (everyone automatically gets one), a Basic Membership (another good option) and our most popular choice, the Premium Membership. Here are just a few excellent learning resources you instantly gain access to with a Premium Membership: Quick Pronunciation & Accent... Show more

Dear Listeners, Golden Week has started! In Japan, almost everyone gets the week off from work - even us! As a student of Japanese, you should enjoy Golden Week too! We can’t give you days off of work or school, but we can offer you an Instant 28% OFF 1-year Premium subscription at JapanesePod101.com. Click here to get it now! So what is Golden Week exactly? At the end of April/beginning of May, 4 national holidays fall within the workweek. This gives everyone a super long weekend. In Japan, Golden Week is synonymous with travel - both domestic and international. The Shinkansen trains are super crowded and hotel reservations are impossible to find. To learn more about Golden Week, listen to these Golden Week... Show more

1. 101 Million Downloads Reached!  On April 12th, JapanesePod101.com and Innovative Language Learning reached 101 million lesson downloads! Thanks to all the listeners for supporting us! The winners from our 101 Million Download contest have been picked and posted. Click here to see if you're a winner!... 2. Sakura and...Back to School? In April?! Kids across Japan are packing their school bags under the beautiful cherry blossom trees and gearing up for another long year of school. Click here to read about the back to school fanfare in Japan...... 3. BONUS Japanese Audio Lesson!  We're back with another free audio lesson just for you! We're going green with this month's theme. Click here to download and listen... ... Show more

A BIG Thank you to all our listeners. 101 Lifetime Premium Subscriptions winners have been selected. Did you win? If you entered to win on our site, Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube, please check the winners lists here. Second Prize - EVERYONE GETS a second prize - Double Your Subscription for ONLY 101 pennies! This is a Very limited offer though. Please click here to see if it is still available for you.

Attention Japanese learners! Details for the first round of the 2010 Japanese Language Proficiency Test have been announced. Aiming to take the test and see how your Japanese skills stack up? Find out more information here! ★ Frequently Asked Questions about the JLPT What's the JLPT? The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) tests reading comprehension, grammar, and listening skills in Japanese. The test is geared towards those who are non-native speakers of Japanese. Until this year, there were four levels, 4 being the easiest level and 1 being the hardest. Starting this year, however, the number of levels has been increased to five (N1, N2, N3, N4, N5), with N5 being the easiest level and N1 being the hardest. N1: nearly... Show more

Every month, we are giving away great JapanesePod101.com prizes to 4 lucky listeners. Sign up to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or JapanesePod101.com to be eligible to win. Increase your chances of winning by following us on all four sites! Here are March’s winners: Facebook: Kettj Ferrero Youtube: heysupimttam Twitter: ecaloshay JapanesePod101.com: lonna_senpai See your name here? Email us at contactus@JapanesePod101.com to claim your prize. Check back next month for April`s winners!