Learn Japanese with Tanaka san

Tanaka Radio | Japanese Podcast

Education JA ↓ 26 episodes

Welcome to Tanaka Radio, where you can practice Japanese listening! My name is Tanaka, a tiny sushi who teaches Japanese. Transcript and English subtitles are available on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvryaJCRHcTVjOC_DcuYxGg

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Episodes

Ep.26: What I'm Looking Forward to This Summer | Tanaka Radio 05.07.2026 6:31

YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukRMLt5nY8 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.25: My Story with Musical Instruments | Tanaka Radio 15.03.2026 8:55

YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilxviq1vbvI Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.24: My Plans for 2026 | Tanaka Radio 11.01.2026 8:29

YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LJ_ny-kmww Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.23: My Thoughts on Age and Growing Older | Tanaka Radio 07.11.2025 8:02

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lRaVxOzmew⁠ Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.22: Can You Really Master Japanese Through Anime or Manga? | Tanaka Radio 28.09.2025 12:10

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YqMJlb3ZI Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.21: How to Stop Procrastinating | Tanaka Radio 10.08.2025 10:50

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y72IdIYBig Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.20: My Reverse Culture Shock Experience in Japan | Tanaka Radio 25.05.2025 11:44

YouTube: https://youtu.be/cx9jtG4PLnA Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.19: 5 Years of Tanaka-san: Looking Back on My Journey | Tanaka Radio 06.04.2025 9:42

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqdtCeFufQc 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/393506 Transcript with furigana on kanji: https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/393507 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.18: Mistaken Japanese I learned as a Child | Tanaka Radio 09.02.2025 10:55

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qp95BmRNT9s?si=61un9ZSrupDiCbo- 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/369890 Transcript with furigana on kanji: https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/369880 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.17: Looking Back 2024 & Goals for 2025 | Tanaka Radio 28.12.2024 8:26

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/4EcXqJBQ4Ik?si=IhaMn-Qi3eLyNp-a 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/349475 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.16: Behind the Scenes of Publishing the Book | Tanaka Radio 05.10.2024 9:25

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1NJFtxeZOc 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/312248 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.15: How to Deal with Homesickness? | Tanaka Radio 29.06.2024 9:09

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C88S1of8aD4 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/271396 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.14: My Recent Big Mistake | Tanaka Radio 27.04.2024 8:53

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlZNH46vz4 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/247929 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.13: Are You a Morning Person or a Night Person? | Tanaka Radio 23.03.2024 8:02

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fwp6tsX1gw 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/234371 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.12: Tips for Consistency | Tanaka Radio 03.02.2024 7:27

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-7MDhCedg 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/215043 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.11: Three Onomatopoeia Words You May Not Know | Tanaka Radio 16.09.2023 7:23

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aUAIIHLwJk "Onomatopoeia Friends" Sample PDF【Free!】: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/167749 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.10: Why I Keep Creating Content | Tanaka Radio 05.08.2023 8:50

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m9qmgaRCtE 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/156343 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.9: Ask Tanaka - Career, Anxiety, Motivation | Q & A | Tanaka Radio 03.06.2023 14:29

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHh3bjYBDBM 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/140983 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.8: What is Difficult about English for Japanese People? | Tanaka Radio 15.04.2023 7:37

Transcript & English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPprAE3QGGA 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/130176 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.7: New Year's Resolution | Tanaka Radio 14.01.2023 8:27

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/psk5jen_Lt8 【Free】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/111326 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.6: Japanese Words That Can’t Be Translated Into English | Tanaka Radio 27.11.2022 9:34

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/psk5jen_Lt8 Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/103524 【Free Trial】Vocab & Phrase list (Ep.3 Tanaka Radio): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/63516 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.5: What I Missed about Japan While Living Abroad | Tanaka Radio 24.10.2022 7:31

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/8eQINxeCPp0 Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/96932 【Free Trial】Vocab & Phrase list (Ep.3 Tanaka Radio): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/63516 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.4: Part-Time Job in Japan | Tanaka Radio 24.10.2022 10:37

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/XPQJxuTcHS8 Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/81242 【Free Trial】Vocab & Phrase list (Ep.3 Tanaka Radio): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/63516 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.3: How Japanese Kids Learn Kanji | Tanaka Radio 23.10.2022 11:53

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/ZaF--39rQfw 【Free Trial】Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/63516 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4

Ep.2: Funny Mistakes in Japanese | Tanaka Radio 23.10.2022 7:17

Transcript & English subtitles: https://youtu.be/d-E5EvlEvkc Vocab & Phrase list (PDF): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanakasan/e/63397 Tanaka Radio Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK7KO2TnEczjRVTgW2fSGxRgWay3Z5a4