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Hi Listener, Making Japanese breakthroughs is easier than you think. Successful learners go one step at a time. Do just one JapanesePod101 lesson and in minutes, you master the entire conversation. Do another tomorrow. With each lesson, you speak more Japanese right now while typical learners sit around and just worry about “being fluent someday.” Start breaking through right now with a 28% discount, an exclusive interview with Benny Lewis, and the new vocab-building WordPower App for Windows 8. To mastering Japanese, Team JapanesePod101 In this month’s newsletter: 3 Days Left! Get 28% OFF Basic or Premium Subscriptions! New! WordPower Japanese App now Available for Windows 8 Exclusive Interview with Benny Lewis,... Show more

Greetings! A “breakthrough” is defined as a sudden increase in knowledge or an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something. They open up new opportunities to advance even further towards a major goal, such as learning Japanese. So we named our latest sale “Breakthrough” because it can truly help you to break through to the next level so that you not only learn Japanese —you actually master it! Now are you ready for the best part? We’re Discounting Both our Basic and Premium Subscriptions by a Full 28%! Let’s just put those savings into perspective for you: 28% off means you can gain full access to our Basic Subscription Plan for about $2.88/month or $0.10 cents a day—just... Show more

Hello Listener, With the Winter Olympics upon us and athletes from all over the world competing to see if their dreams and hard work add up to success and a gold medal, or crushing defeat…well, we started to wonder: Why does there always need to be a loser? While we can’t do anything about the Olympics, we can do something for Japanese learners. We’ve created the JapanesePod101 Winter Olympics Sale, where absolutely EVERY Japanese learner is guaranteed to start speaking Japanese from the first lesson and win because we are offering steep discounts on all of our plans. 15% Off All Basic Plans (Bronze Offer) 20% Off Our Premium PLUS Plan (Silver Offer) 30% Off Our Most Popular Premium Plan (Gold Offer and Best Value) So... Show more

Hello Listener, Hope we caught you in the midst of your Japanese studies! ‘Tis the season for crushing your New Year’s Resolutions after all! So, while you’re adding more and more Japanese words, phrases and grammar to your repertoire, we’d like to pop in and let you know what happened this month! We’re talking new sites, new apps and new lessons for the New Year! In this month’s newsletter: New App! Access JapanesePod101 on the iPhone or iPad New! Custom Lists Mobile Web App! Create, Study & Share Your Japanese Word Lists 2 New Languages Sites Added: CzechClass101 & DanishClass101 New JapanesePod101 Lessons for the New Year 1) New App! Get JapanesePod101 for your iPhone/iPad! ... Show more

Hello Listeners, There are two halves to learning Japanese. No, no. Not grammar and vocabulary. Not reading and speaking. Think bigger. The first half is your learning material and your methods. This includes your JapanesePod101 lessons, your lesson notes, your textbooks, workbooks, apps, and so on. And the second half? It’s you. It’s how much you care to learn the language. It’s your actions – past, current, and future – that determine where exactly your language progress is going. Actions like...sleeping less to study more, consistently putting in a specific amount of time regardless of how little it is, ignoring everything around you for the sake of focus, and studying language that’s beyond your capability just so you... Show more

Hi there Listeners, It’s about time 2014 came around! It’s a magical time of year for Japanese learners. New goals are set, new lessons are published, and new JapanesePod101 members are starting to speak their first Japanese words. You know what? It’s also about time you got all of your JapanesePod101 access through an iPhone/iPad app! Because you want to take your Japanese lessons on the go and pick up where you left off at your computer, and you won’t take NO for an answer! So before you ask...yes, this App exists! Yes, you can download it. And yes, there’s an Android version in the works. Say hello to the NEW Innovative Language Learning 101 App! Get Complete JapanesePod101 Access with Innovative Language Learning... Show more

Hi listeners! Looking for a new language to study? Aside from JapanesePod101, we have 28 other languages that you can learn the fast, fun and easy way! And now there’s even more. We’ve added 2 new languages to the Innovative Language family. What are they? Based on user requests, we’ve launched Danish and Czech. Czech, believe it or not, used to be called “Bohemian” until sometime in the 19th century. It's the official language of the Czech Republic, one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations. And like all Slavic languages, Czech has a reputation for having lots of consonants clustered together. But don’t let that scare you away. Czech uses the Latin script, which makes it easier to learn than a character-based... Show more

Welcome Back Listener! It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2013... Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2014 resolutions. Now that the new year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is... “How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Japanese progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Japanese goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Japanese lessons a week, hold a Japanese conversation for 5 minutes, etc.) Three: Challenge yourself more each month. (Go for 10 minute conversations, move on to 200 words, etc.) It’s as easy as that! So in 2014, take the... Show more

Hi Listener, Want to speak more Japanese in 2014? You need exposure to native Japanese conversation from day 1. You need a Japanese speaker to explain it all – the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances. And you get all of that in every single JapanesePod101 lesson. In fact, we’re starting up a brand new season just in time for the New Year! Starting January 6th, 2014, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons of Audio and Video Lessons to get you mastering Japanese the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect? Here’s JapanesePod101’s Lesson Schedule: Monday: Everyday Japanese FAQ Series Thursday: Throwback Thursday Lessons (Get a free random lesson from the past sent directly to your e-mail... Show more

Hi there! Do you come across new Japanese words that you forget faster than you learn? Yep, happens all the time. Here’s what you do. Create a word list and start adding new words you’ve been learning. It’ll be your best friend for mastering new vocab, improving your Japanese and just becoming an intelligent all-round Japanese speaker. While we’re at it, care to access other Japanese learners’ word lists too? As of now, you can! With Custom Lists, an exclusive mobile web app for Premium and Premium PLUS users, you create, study and share your Japanese wordlists with others. Custom Lists is a mobile web app, accessible with any browser on any device, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, or tablet. It’s your own ever-growing... Show more