Book Review, children's literature, Fiction, N4

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Mii-chan's Mom is very busy today, but they don't have any milk left in the fridge. Someone needs to go buy it... Luckily, Mii-chan is old enough to help - it's time for her first errand alone.

Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใŠใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใ„ๅฆ–ๆ€ช๏ผˆใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹ใ„๏ผ‰

Yลkai are Japanese spirits and haunting creatures from Japanese folklore that can be harmless as well as malicious. This booklet introduces you to several of them.

Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ใŠๅŒ–ใ‘๏ผˆใŠใฐใ‘๏ผ‰

If you're fascinated by supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore, then you'll love this graded reader by the Japan Foundation Kansai. It features simple descriptions of popular Yลซrei and Yลkai tales and includes pictures of old woodblock prints to illustrate this eerie world of Japanese ghost stories.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N4

[N4] Japanese Short Stories for Beginners

Short stories in Japanese seem to be very popular with language students, given the number of short story collections published for this target group. This collection features 20 original stories written for language students and all they could ask for to study them.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N4

[N4] ่€ไบบ๏ผˆใ‚ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“๏ผ‰ใฎ็”บ๏ผˆใพใก๏ผ‰

A man falls asleep on the train and wakes up in the mysterious town of Shin-Izumino, where everyone is much older than him. While he is still trying to figure out how to get back home, he runs into more and more situations that leave him thoroughly bewildered.

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N4, novel

[N4] ๅฐ่ชฌ๏ผˆใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ›ใค๏ผ‰ใƒŸใƒฉใƒผใ•ใ‚“

Mike Miller moves from the US to Japan to work for his company's Japanese branch. Although he does have prior knowledge of Japanese, there are many situation that leave him puzzled.

Book Review, graded reader, N4, Non-Fiction

[N4] ่ฑก๏ผˆใžใ†๏ผ‰ใฎใƒˆใƒณใ‚ญใƒผ

This book tells the real story of Tonky, an elephant at Ueno zoo. A keeper named Shinichi takes care of Tonky during the 1920s and 1930s, but when the war eventually breaks out, he has to make a difficult decision regarding the elephantโ€ฆ. The tragic fates of the animals at Ueno zoo during the Second… Continue reading [N4] ่ฑก๏ผˆใžใ†๏ผ‰ใฎใƒˆใƒณใ‚ญใƒผ

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, N4

[N4] ๆกœ๏ผˆใ•ใใ‚‰๏ผ‰ใƒŸใ‚นใƒ†ใƒชใƒผ

At the end of March, a crime occurs in a public park full of blossoming cherry trees. A woman in a white dress is stabbed. The suspect: a man in black clothes... The Sakura Mystery is a story on Sakura Tadoku Lab by Harada Teruko and with illustrations by Koyama Junko. The story is divided… Continue reading [N4] ๆกœ๏ผˆใ•ใใ‚‰๏ผ‰ใƒŸใ‚นใƒ†ใƒชใƒผ

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, Manga, N4

[N4] ใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คๆผซ็”ป๏ผˆใพใ‚“ใŒ๏ผ‰

You can get a taste of samurai manga with this story about a nameless rลnin who experiences a typical day full of fights, selfish heroism and hospitality. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yuki Sengoku for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga website. The language of this manga itself can be challenging, but with the… Continue reading [N4] ใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คๆผซ็”ป๏ผˆใพใ‚“ใŒ๏ผ‰