Last Friday, Dr. Lalo, a doctor from Mexico and an avid listener, stopped by JapanesePod101.com! He was vacationing in Tokyo and wanted to pay us a visit, and he found us! We were so happy to see him! We went to the local sushi bar together; he tried the UNI (sea urchin), and he loved it!! He did all the ordering himself! Dr. Lalo made sure we took some pictures to share with all of you, so "Hello listeners, here we are!" Starting from the left: Kazunori (JPod101.com's Alpha-male), Peter (holding an o-miyage (souvenir) from Dr. Lalo), Kazu (That face is on purpose!), Dr. Lalo, Natsuko, Sakura(holding another o-miyage (souvenir) from Dr. Lalo), and Hatsumi. This is just the first of many pictures and videos to come. We hope you enjoy... Show more

Learn Japanese with Sasahara-sensei, the latest edition to the JapanesePod101.com team. We would like to officially welcome our new Grammar Guru, Sasahara Yuko- sensei. In our continuing quest to improve our lessons and provide our listeners with the best possible Japanese Language Learning Lessons possible, Sasahara-sensei is plays a crucial role in our structure. In addition to being a fully qualified Japanese Language teacher, she has over 5-years of experience teaching Japanese to foreigners. Her addition to our team is vital as all material we present has Sasahara-sensei's official "seal of approval."� We feel a responsibility to our listener's to provide fun and, at the same time, professional language education. We want you to feel... Show more