JLPT Boot Camp – The Ultimate Study Guide to passing the Japanese Language Proficiency Test show

JLPT Boot Camp – The Ultimate Study Guide to passing the Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Summary: Every week the JLPT Boot Camp podcast delivers tips, tricks and advice on how to pass the test. Are you struggling to pass the N1? Wondering what exactly is on the N3? I go over all things you need to know to do your best on all the tests. From N5 to N1, I've got you covered.

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 JLPT BC 130 | Adding in a Little Fun | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:04

Okay so I officially failed the exam again. I had a bit of a hunch that I wouldn’t pass but it is good to get the official results, so I can start planning out how to study this year. I want to make a few changes to how I’m doing things for a variety of […]

 JLPT BC 129 | The Evolution of Japanese Housing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:15

When you visit a foreign country, the first thing on your list to check out is usually not the houses. After all, they aren’t quite as glamorous as 400 year old temples and shrines. But, they can tell you about a place all the same. Houses are very personal for obvious reasons. Where you choose […]

 JLPT BC 129 | The Evolution of Japanese Housing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:15

When you visit a foreign country, the first thing on your list to check out is usually not the houses. After all, they aren’t quite as glamorous as 400 year old temples and shrines. But, they can tell you about a place all the same. Houses are very personal for obvious reasons. Where you choose […]

 JLPT BC 128 | Getting Ready for Winter Break | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:51

So the test is finally over for 2013. I was barely able to get to the test much less put in serious study time the whole month before because I was in the process of moving, which is now thankfully over. Although, there is still a lot more to get setup, I’m finally physically in […]

 JLPT BC 128 | Getting Ready for Winter Break | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:51

So the test is finally over for 2013. I was barely able to get to the test much less put in serious study time the whole month before because I was in the process of moving, which is now thankfully over. Although, there is still a lot more to get setup, I’m finally physically in […]

 JLPT BC 127 | Sex and Lies (about Sex) in Japan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:19

There was somewhat recent Guardian article  that got a lot of Facebook love about a month ago. It was essentially the rehashed news report of an annual survey about Japan’s sex habits, to put it bluntly. The Guardian did a little more leg work with it and did some ‘on the ground’ reporting to fluff […]

 JLPT BC 127 | Sex and Lies (about Sex) in Japan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:19

There was somewhat recent Guardian article  that got a lot of Facebook love about a month ago. It was essentially the rehashed news report of an annual survey about Japan’s sex habits, to put it bluntly. The Guardian did a little more leg work with it and did some ‘on the ground’ reporting to fluff […]

 JLPT BC 126 | Boiling Down Japanese Vocabulary | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:28

Lately, I’ve gotten more and more annoyed at doing vocabulary drills. A lot of this has to do with it getting tremendously boring to do the same thing over and over. But, also because of being at a higher level, it is easy to get two words that have similar meanings mixed up. And there […]

 JLPT BC 126 | Boiling Down Japanese Vocabulary | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:28

Lately, I’ve gotten more and more annoyed at doing vocabulary drills. A lot of this has to do with it getting tremendously boring to do the same thing over and over. But, also because of being at a higher level, it is easy to get two words that have similar meanings mixed up. And there […]

 JLPT BC 125 | City Life vs. Countryside for Expats | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:48

Japan is known for its cities. If you ask someone to imagine Japan, one of the first things that probably comes up is the scramble walk in Shubuya, where hundreds if not thousands of people cross the street every time all the lights turn red. Or you probably imagine the neon lights of Kabukicho or […]

 JLPT BC 125 | City Life vs. Countryside for Expats | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:48

Japan is known for its cities. If you ask someone to imagine Japan, one of the first things that probably comes up is the scramble walk in Shubuya, where hundreds if not thousands of people cross the street every time all the lights turn red. Or you probably imagine the neon lights of Kabukicho or […]

 JLPT BC 124 | Boiling Down the Grammar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:59

After the July test, I’ve been moving toward more natural study methods and keeping my nose out of drill books. I started doing some reading of PHP, a small magazine with short essays that have relatively short essays that have relatively simple themes. I found it to be fairly easy actually. A good magazine for […]

 JLPT BC 124 | Boiling Down the Grammar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:59

After the July test, I’ve been moving toward more natural study methods and keeping my nose out of drill books. I started doing some reading of PHP, a small magazine with short essays that have relatively short essays that have relatively simple themes. I found it to be fairly easy actually. A good magazine for […]

 JLPT BC 123 | Is the Sky Falling in Japan? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:44

It doesn’t get much mainstream press these days, but Japan has a bit of a debt problem. The national debt will be an estimated 245% of the GDP, which seems simply unfathomable. In order to pay such a debt off, Japan spends something like 23% of its budget on interest payments. And Japan is currently […]

 JLPT BC 123 | Is the Sky Falling in Japan? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:44

It doesn’t get much mainstream press these days, but Japan has a bit of a debt problem. The national debt will be an estimated 245% of the GDP, which seems simply unfathomable. In order to pay such a debt off, Japan spends something like 23% of its budget on interest payments. And Japan is currently […]

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