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Why busy adults struggle to speak Japanese — and the 3-step cycle that helps you start using it.
Japanese is more than words and grammar. It is a way of seeing and relating to the world.
You've studied. You know the grammar. And then a real Japanese person stands in front of you — and every word you know becomes unreachable.
In this episode, Dr Asuka looks inside that frozen moment as both a Japanese teacher and a psychologist: why speaking is a completely different skill from studying, why the freeze actually starts in your ears rather than your mouth, and the order of practice that finally melts it.
You'll also get one simple exercise you can try today, no matter how you study.
You can watch the video version of this episode [here]
Learn travel-themed Japanese (with audio and e-flash cards) for your next Japan trip!
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Complete Japanese Hiragana
Complete Japanese Katakana
🎓Who is Asuka sensei?
Asuka sensei, Dr Asuka Tsuchiya, is an award-winning psychologist, a qualified Japanese educator, an Amazon UK, US, and Japan #1 best-selling author, and a mother with two adorable kids.
She studied linguistics and education at the University of Tokyo, earning a Master's degree, and later obtained a PhD in psychology from Nara Women's University. While in Japan, she worked as a psychotherapist, supporting individuals in their personal growth and well-being.
After she moved to the UK, she dedicated herself to Japanese education by pursuing Japan's official qualification for professional Japanese teachers and taught Japanese to adult learners in the Lifelong Learning Department at the University of Southampton for nearly 10 years.
Now she runs the online Japanese school specifically for busy adults who want to feel the depth and richness of Japanese culture through language learning.
