Books & Publications

Welcome to my publications page. Here you can find books I have written on Japanese language and related topics.

Books & Publications

Books by Yukinobu Yoshikawa

Japanese Don’t Work the Way You Think

Yukinobu Yoshikawa · 2026

Kindle eBook

Japanese can feel difficult at first because it works differently from English.

This book explains the basic ideas behind how Japanese works, helping beginners understand sentence structure, particles, omitted subjects, pronunciation, and other key features of the language.

Rather than focusing on memorization or complicated grammar rules, it offers short, simple, and practical explanations to help you understand Japanese more naturally.

Stop translating. Start understanding.

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