Description

Learning Japanese is hard and everyone says so. But not with this Japanese book.
Whether you're just starting out or are already familiar with the Japanese language, this book will help you with expanding your Japanese vocabulary and improve your reading skills while having fun.

Here you have 50 entertaining and culturally interesting Japanese short stories for beginners and intermediate Japanese learners. The Japanese stories are written in Hiragana, Katakana, and about 250 basic Kanji characters which correspond to the advanced beginner and low intermediate levels. All the stories include the Japanese reading aid Furigana.

Each story is followed by a paragraph-by-paragraph English translation, which will certainly speed up the learning process quite a bit.
This book also includes a reading guide that explains the basics of the Japanese language and its characters. You get many practical examples on how to read the characters and you can also use this book as a language learning tool or Japanese text book to advance with your Japanese skills at your own pace.
Reading Guide

1. The Tokyo Fish Market
2. Buddhism in Japan
3. Lost in Tokyo
4. Teaching in Japan
5. Karaoke Japanese Style
6. Saving Face
7. Faux Pas in the Restaurant
8. Just a Couple of Drinks
9. Humour Is if You Still Laugh
10. A Special Geisha
11. A Happy Marriage
12. Under the Lamp Post
13. Group Learning
14. I Marry My Office
15. Dialogue - Today We Have Rabbit
16. Dialogue - Dining European Style
17. The Tourist Guide
18. Inexpensive Shopping in Japan
19. Born in Michigan
20. Easter
21. Foreigners in Britain
22. Kindness
23. My Hobbies
24. Studying Abroad
25. A New Recipe
26. Social Media
27. Vegan Food
28. Bad Luck
29. Our Hotel
30. In the Theatre
31. Dialogue - Where is Our Cat?
32. A Special Public Swimming Pool
33. On Fridays We Go Swimming
34. Best Friends
35. The Order
36. Food Poisoning
37. New Year's Eve in Europe
38. The Circus
39. The Car Accident
40. A Japanese in Munich
    Japanese Short Stories for Intermediate Learners
41. The Polish Maid
42. Americans in Germany
43. The Treasure in the Forest
44. The Barbecue Evening
45. How to Find a Billionaire on a Cruise Trip
46. Crowdfunding for a New Kitchen
47. A very Catholic Irish Family
48. I Meet You in the Sauna
49. Classic Story: The Legend of Princess Kaguya