Learning Japanese is hard and everyone says so. But not with this Japanese book.Whether you're a just starting out or are already familiar with the Japanese language, this book will help you with expanding your Japanese vocabulary and improve your reading skills while having fun.

This book contains 50 entertaining and culturally interesting Japanese short stories for beginners and intermediate Japanese learners.

The Japanese stories are written in Hiragana, Katakana, and about 250 basic Kanji characters which correspond to the advanced beginner and low intermediate levels. All the stories include the Japanese reading aid Furigana. Each story is followed by a paragraph-by-paragraph English translation, which will certainly speed up the the learning process quite a bit.This book also includes a reading guide that explains the basics of the Japanese language and its characters. You get many practical examples on how to read the characters and you can also use this book as a language learning tool or Japanese text book to advance with your Japanese skills at your own pace.

1.   The Tokyo Fish Market 2.   Buddhism in Japan 3.   Lost in Tokyo 4.   Teaching in Japan 5.   Karaoke Japanese Style 6.   Saving Face 7.   Faux Pas in the Restaurant 8.   Just a Couple of Drinks 9.   Humour Is if You Still Laugh 10.  A Special Geisha 11.  A Happy Marriage 12.  Under the Lamp Post 13.  Group Learning 14.  I Marry My Office 15.  Dialogue - Today We Have Rabbit 16.  Dialogue - Dining European Style 17. The Tourist Guide 18. Inexpensive Shopping in Japan 19.  Born in Michigan 20.  Easter 21.  Foreigners in Britain 22.  Kindness 23.  My Hobbies 24.  Studying Abroad 25.  A New Recipe 26.  Social Media 27.  Vegan Food 28.  Bad Luck 29.  Our Hotel 30.  In the Theatre 31.  Dialogue - Where is Our Cat? 32.  A Special Public Swimming Pool 33.  On Fridays We Go Swimming 35.  Best Friends 36.  The Order 37.  Food Poisoning 38.  New Year's Eve in Europe 39.  The Circus 40.  The Car Accident 41.  A Japanese in Munich

Japanese Short Stories for Intermediate Learners 42.  The Polish Maid 43.  Americans in Germany 44.  The Treasure in the Forest 45.  The Barbecue Evening 46.  How to Find a Billionaire on a Cruise Trip 47.  Crowdfunding for a New Kitchen 48.  A very Catholic Irish Family 49.  I Meet You in the Sauna 50.  Classic Story: The Legend of Princess Kaguya

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UPDATED AND REVISED EDITION - JUNE 2019

Learning Japanese is hard and everyone says so. But not with this Japanese book.

Whether you're a just starting out or are already familiar with the Japanese language, this book will help you with expanding your Japanese vocabulary and improve your reading skills while having fun.

Here you have 50 entertaining and culturally interesting Japanese short stories for beginners and intermediate Japanese learners.

The Japanese stories are written in Hiragana, Katakana, and about 250 basic Kanji characters which correspond to the advanced beginner and low intermediate levels.

At the end of this book you can download the stories with Furigana.

The stories are followed by line-by-line English translation, which will certainly speed up the the learning process quite a bit.

This book also includes a reading guide that explains the basics of the Japanese language and its characters. You get many practical examples on how to read the characters and you can also use this book as a language learning tool or Japanese text book to advance with your Japanese skills at your own pace.

The Tokyo Fish Market 2. Buddhism in Japan 3. Lost in Tokyo 4. Teaching in Japan 5. Karaoke Japanese Style 6. Saving Face 7. Faux Pas in the Restaurant 8. Just a Couple of Drinks 9. Humour Is if You Still Laugh 10. A Special Geisha 11. A Happy Marriage 12. Under the Lamp Post 13. Group Learning 14. I Marry My Office 15. Dialogue - Today We Have Rabbit 16. Dialogue - Dining European Style 17. The Tourist Guide 18. Inexpensive Shopping in Japan 19. Born in Michigan 20. Easter 21. Foreigners in Britain 22. Kindness 23. My Hobbies 24. Studying Abroad 25. A New Recipe 26. Social Media 27. Vegan Food 28. Bad Luck 29. Our Hotel 30. In the Theatre 31. Dialogue - Where is Our Cat? 32. A Special Public Swimming Pool 33. On Fridays We Go Swimming 35. Best Friends 36. The Order 37. Food Poisoning 38. New Year's Eve in Europe 39. The Circus 40. The Car Accident 41. A Japanese in Munich

Japanese Short Stories for Intermediate Learners 42. The Polish Maid 43. Americans in Germany 44. The Treasure in the Forest 45. The Barbecue Evening 46. How to Find a Billionaire on a Cruise Trip 47. Crowdfunding for a New Kitchen 48. A very Catholic Irish Family 49. I Meet You in the Sauna 50. Classic Story: The Legend of Princess Kaguya