This week we talked to the Doth, who is known for passing the JLPT N1 with a near perfect score of 160/180 in just 438 days!    Doth Links:  ► Interview on KanjiEater's Podcast: https://youtu.be/C_tdVg61BJM ► Reddit Post Detailing Study Method: https://bit.ly/3jbyZJL  $10 free italki credits (after first lesson) → https://go.italki.com/korekara  Our Links:  ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/ ► Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh  More KoreKara:  ► Interview with AJATTers: https://bit.ly/3wZPFYq ► Watch KoreKara Clips: https://bit.ly/2XA7Zvg

This week we talk to Hugh Watanabe, an Olympian for Team Japan in Basketball. We talk about his unlikely journey into basketball, let alone becoming an Olympic athlete. We also talk about his current situation in Japan including his experiencing going through the Olympics. Hugh's Links:  ► Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/2Wbnolj ► WSJ Article: https://on.wsj.com/3gmSoWl ► Bonus clips: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo    Our Links:  ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/ ► Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh ► Interview with AJATTers: https://bit.ly/3wZPFYq

We interview Stevijs3, who studied 7,000 hours of Japanese in 3 years and has a gamified learning system. Topics include his immersive study method, Japanese proficiency level, favorite immersion techniques, challenges of communicating in a foreign language, and using Anki for language learning.

This week we finally get the chance to catch up with Brit Vs Japan AKA Matt! We dive right into what he's been up to, including his struggles with motivation and Japanese, and why he quit AJATT for a period of time. Afterwards we get into how good his Japanese is today, and how he's changing AJATT to not Japanese all the time.     Brit Vs Japan's Links:  ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BritVsJapan ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/britvsjapan ► Website: https://www.britvsjapan.com/ ► Bonus Clips of the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo  Our Links:  ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/ ► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh ► Interview with AJATTers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx...

In this interview we talk to Nicholas Edwards AKA Nyk, a professional singer in Japan on how he achieved fluency and beyond in Japanese. Praised by Dogen and Matt Vs Japan as being one of the most fluent speakers of Japanese they've seen, we dive right in and find out his exact study methods and current struggles with Japanese. We also find out how exactly Nyk became a Japanese pop star/idol as an American who moved to Japan without any previous connections. If you want to see the 2 part video version of this podcast, be sure to check out the KoreKara Podcast YouTube Channel! Nyk's Links:  ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzu... ► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nyk_jpn ► Music: https://nicholas.futureartist.net/ ► Bonus clips of Nyk: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo  Our Links:  ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/ ► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh ► Interview with AJATTers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx...

This week we interviewed Quade, an AJATTer for 8 years and has previously studied abroad in Okinawa. You might have heard his name or seen him before if you were in Matt Vs. Japan’s discord, but he’s well known in the community and previously studied abroad in Okinawa. In the podcast we hear about his time meeting Japanese people and living in Okinawa, as well has current Japanese level.    Our Links:  ► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh ► Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo ► Buy us a cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/korekara ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/ ► Visit our Website: https://korepoddo.com/ ► Other Platforms: https://anchor.fm/korepoddo

We interviewed Chris, who became fluent in Japanese through anime, light novels, and visual novels. He shares his language learning journey, the benefits of immersion, improving confidence in speaking, the importance of pitch accent, reluctance to learn another language, excitement for new game releases, and advice on learning Japanese.

This week we FINALLY got the chance to talk with Dogen! We had a great conversation talking about his Japanese journey, thoughts on how Japan has changed since he first studied abroad there, and advice for those who are moving to Japan or learning Japanese. If you like the podcast please subscribe, we have a lot more podcasts coming in the future! Bonus clips are on Patreon (Link Below) and hope you guys enjoy the podcast!    Dogen's Links:  ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dogen ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/dogen ► Pitch Accent Course: https://www.patreon.com/dogen/  Our Links:  ► Bonus clips on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/ ► Visit our Website: https://korepoddo.com/ ► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh

In this episode of the podcast we talk to Polyglot Lindie Botes about her experience learning Japanese, as well as her time living in Japan. We get into some classic culture shock stories as well as reveal Lindie Botes hidden fascination for trains. Hope you guys enjoy the podcast! Also, starting with this episode we're going to be posting a video podcast on Youtube that's a 10-20 minute condensed version of the podcast, so definitely subscribe to our YouTube channel if you haven't already. If you just prefer audio we're still going to be uploading the full conversations on all the podcasting platforms so we got you covered. We'd love to hear what you think of our new format on YouTube so please leave a comment if you get a chance!

On this weeks episode of the KoreKara Podcast we speak to HonmaniLawson who is a YouTuber, Tik Tok Star, dedicated student of the Japanese language, and much much more as you'll soon find out. Lawson was introduced to Japanese from age 14 and immediately fell in love with the language. This led him to study Japanese at Oxford University and embark on a couple study abroads to Kansai where he was able to pick up his dialect. Since then Lawson has been living in Japan for around 6 years and continues to add to his stacked resume of experiences with Japanese.   Lawson's Links:  ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HonmaniLawson/  ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@honmanilawson  ► Website: http://honmanilawson.com/   Our Links:  ► Join our Discord and talk to us anytime: https://discord.gg/Cp2Fdhh  ► Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Korepoddo  ► Buy us a cup of Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/korekara  ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/korepoddo  ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/korepoddo/  ► Visit our Website: https://korepoddo.com/  ► Other Platforms: https://anchor.fm/korepoddo