Parents’ Guide– category –

Anya's "waku waku!" might be the most quoted line in anime right now — but what does it actually mean, and is it real Japanese you could say out loud? I'm a Japanese teacher, and in this guide we'll go through the most famous Spy x Famil...

JSKL, the KL Japanese Saturday School and after-school language centres compared for 2026 - who each is for, fees, and an online option just 1 hour from Japan.

MISJ hoshuko, the Victorian School of Languages and VCE Japanese, community classes and fees - every Melbourne option compared, plus an online school that fits the timezone.

Somewhere around the middle of Year 11, most Australian families sitting HSC or VCE Japanese ask the same question: should we get a tutor? It feels like the responsible move — everyone else seems to have one. But Japanese isn't Maths, an...

It's one of the most common questions parents ask about Japanese: how much practice does my child actually need? Somewhere between "a quick app streak" and "a full Saturday school," there's a realistic amount that keeps a child moving fo...

If Saturday mornings in your house have become a battle — the tears over kanji homework, the "I don't want to go," the drive across town while other kids sleep in — you are not a failing parent, and your child is not a failing student. J...

"How long will it take before my child can actually hold a conversation in Japanese?" It's one of the questions we hear most from parents raising kids overseas. Six months? A year? Several years? The honest answer is this: over the same ...

"We're thinking about Preply for our child's Japanese — is it the right fit?" If that's you, here's an honest comparison. Preply and TOMODACHI JAPAN are both "online Japanese," but their goals are almost opposite. This guide compares the...

"I want my child to learn Japanese in Tokyo, but there are so many options - classes, private tutors, online lessons, apps - how do I choose?" This is a parent's guide to choosing. Instead of pushing one service, it gives you five criter...

"My child goes to an international school, and the school offers Japanese classes — so Japanese is covered, right?" Many families assume this, then are surprised when their child one day says "Speaking Japanese? That's actually kind of h...

"I want my child to learn Japanese online — but which one? italki, Preply, Outschool, Duolingo…" There are more options than you'd think, and most are built for adults, with very little written from a kid's point of view. This guide comp...