When a student is taught kanji, one of the first thing that is explained to him is the concept of stroke order—the one and only correct way of writing kanji characters. Unfortunately, the reason behind it as well as the main rules are often left undiscussed. Most students are left wondering about why they are [...]
I’m a casual poker player and I grew tired of playing with cheap plastic chips. After several hours in Flash I have designed a custom ceramic poker chip set with Japanese numbers used for denominations. The chips have a very clean look which feels both modern—if not futuristic—and retro at the same time. The design features [...]
A new update is here, bringing some long awaited features, as well as many bug fixes and UI improvements. Here’s the full changelog:
JLPT 1 Vocabulary mode
Vocabulary answers can now use kanji instead of kana (see Settings)
Kana modes scoring/difficulty algorithm was changed
The correct answer is shown when the balloons fall out of the screen
The correct answer [...]
Yes, you heard it right! NihongoUp is a Serious Games Showcase & Challenge finalist! This also means that I was invited to the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference where I’ll be provided with a booth in order to present my game. I/ITSEC is the place where a winner in each of the four categories—Best [...]
First of all, I’ve finally launched a redesign of the NihongoUp front page. All the important features are now outlined on top of the site, the download and purchase buttons are much clearer, all of the information is presented in a well structured way and the whole design is hopefully more appealing and easier on [...]
The Food section of this blog was rather empty till now which is a real shame as Japanese cuisine is arguably one of the healthiest and most delicious in the world. To kick it all off, I finally decided to post the first recipe. I believe that there are many good, traditional Japanese recipes all [...]
