Resources for Starting to Read Japanese Content

I love this Japanese blog, written by a native speaker writing about her life in London.

Most posts are in this format: beginning with a Starter section - a paragraph in very basic Japanese.

This is followed by two more sections of a few paragraphs each: Beginner and Intermediate.

I love it because I can always understand the Starter and Beginner sections. I start to lose comprehension in the Intermediate section, but by that point I’ve already found the previous sections rewarding so I don’t get downhearted.

Every post has audio recordings that you can follow along with - I play these while reading the text a second time.

This blog has really kick-started my reading practice. I had tried joining reading clubs but the material was always too advanced for me.

@Radish8 please add this to the list!

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