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From video: I learned Japanese in 1971. Here’s how I would do it now
Published: March 19, 2026

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🔥 Learn languages like I do: https://www.lingq.com/learn-languages-like-steve-kaufmann?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=desc&utm_campaign=syt&utm_content=Hl7MV5s8SKc CC subtitles available in multiple languages. After learning Japanese in Tokyo in 1971 and speaking it for over 50 years, I share the five things I'd do differently today. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Tip 1: Learning kanji 4:47 Tip 2: Hiragana and katakana 8:43 Tip 3: Listening and similar-sounding words 10:31 Tip 4: Grammar 12:02 Tip 5: Speaking 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/UM-e9wRwZ9c?si=FacbPE3wyniRWnor https://youtu.be/CjWC6OGhICU?si=cVWgIPtTipkqGiMB 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve