Japanese language learning

Day 9 of The Founder Letters — a 9-part series by Terumi Kai (甲斐輝美), founder of Japan Language Factory and creator of the Terumi Method. A bowl of curry at 3 AM in Tokyo. A stranger speaking Kyoto dialect. The meeting that built my whole life — and the Japanese phrase, ichi-go ichi-e, that explains

Day 8 of The Founder Letters — a 9-part series by Terumi Kai (甲斐輝美), founder of Japan Language Factory and creator of the Terumi Method. Too busy. Too old. Bad at languages. After hundreds of conversations with students exactly like you, I want to look these three lies in the eye — and tell you the

Day 7 of The Founder Letters — a 9-part series by Terumi Kai (甲斐輝美), founder of Japan Language Factory and creator of the Terumi Method. AI now translates better than any human. So what is language learning for in this new era? After ten years and 5,000 graduates, my answer — and why the people who

Day 3 of The Founder Letters — a 9-part series by Terumi Kai (甲斐輝美), founder of Japan Language Factory and creator of the Terumi Method. 99 percent of the language learning industry is not actually trying to make you speak. After ten years inside this industry, I am telling you the truth — and the u

Day 2 of The Founder Letters — a 9-part series by Terumi Kai (甲斐輝美), founder of Japan Language Factory and creator of the Terumi Method. In 2014 I walked away from a successful cooking school in Tokyo, a published book, and a network most people only dream of. This is why — and it is the same reason

Day 1 of The Founder Letters — a 9-part series by Terumi Kai (甲斐輝美), founder of Japan Language Factory and creator of the Terumi Method. A letter from the founder of Japan Language Factory — and the question every smart person needs to answer in the age of AI: should you still bother learning to spe