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Hey Everyone, (update December 2009)
I really want to apologize for not updating the site recently and for not knowing about the kanji writing pad not working. I spent the last few months preparing for a move to Japan with my wife Akiko and our new baby. I am now in Japan with Internet access.
Howie Hayman - Visit My Personal Site in Japan

The new drawing pad is now working on all the hiragana, katakana and kanji pages. The drawing pads are Google gadgets which means they are from remote sites which cannot be controlled. The new drawing pad I found has been working on my English language site for quite some time and I am confident it will be a nice addition to this site as well.

Please join Friend Connect at the bottom of this page and connect with others interested in the Japanese language and culture.

In other news, we will soon be opening an English language school in Nara prefecture. The school will be called English Global Group. For those of you in the Kansai area of Japan, please join our classes.
English Global Group - New English School in Nara, Japan

For those of you who are English teachers, you might want to check out my really popular English language learning site, Fun Easy English.
Fun Easy English - 1700 page English Language Learning Site

Thanks to all of you for hanging in there as this site is being updated.
Howie

Japanese Language - Learn Japanese the easiest way ever devised, from romaji, to hiragana, to katakana, to kanji. This site includes the 1,006 Kyouiku Kanji that Japanese elementary school students learn thru the 6th grade. Basic conversation and an extensive vocabulary list are included.

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Learn to speak Japanese
New to the language? Follow the steps below to begin speaking Japanese immediately. Spoken Japanese is much easier to learn than you might think. You need to learn Romaji before you begin learning Japanese pronunciation.

Step 1 - Introduction (everyone)
Step 2 - Pronunciation (beginner)
Step 3 - Conversation (beginner)
Step 4 - Vocabulary (intermediate)
Step 5 - Grammar (advanced)

Learn to write Japanese
Follow the steps below to learn everything Japanese students learn thru grade 6 of elementary school.

Step 1 - Introduction (everyone)
Step 2 - Romaji (beginner)
Step 3 - Hiragana (beginner)
Step 4 - Katakana (beginner)
Step 5 - Kanji Introduction (everyone)
Step 6 - Kanji 1 - (80 - beginner)
Step 7 - Kanji 2 - (160 - intermediate)
Step 8 - Kanji 3 - (200 - intermediate)
Step 9 - Kanji 4 - (200 - advanced)
Step 10 - Kanji 5 - (185 - advanced)
Step 11 - Kanji 6 - (181 - advanced)

Kanji Writing Order
The kanji stroke order diagrams are now on most of the kanji pages.

What are Google Gadgets?
Google Gadgets are miniature objects that offer cool and dynamic content which can be placed on any page on the web. (see the kanji gadget above) You can add gadgets you like to your blog, website, or iGoogle page and, if you have Google Desktop installed, you can also add gadgets to your computer's desktop. You can study Japanese from your page anytime, anywhere.

(List of available gadgets)

Google Gadgets - main page
Japanese Hiragana Flash Cards
Japanese Katakana Flash Cards
Japanese Kanji - Grade 1
Japanese Kanji - Grade 2
Japanese Kanji - Grade 3
Japanese Kanji - Grade 4
Japanese Kanji - Grade 5
Japanese Kanji - Grade 6

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