Then you have come to the right place! For years, I have been interested in Japanese culture. Now that I have visited the country and made plenty of Japanese friends, I decided to master the language.

WHEN the bombing of Pearl Harbor forced a declaration of war against Japan, it became at once apparent that this country would need large numbers of Americans able to speak and read the language of ...

Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1.

Graduates of the Japanese Studies at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sally Chan (left) and Riki Walmsley (right). Credit: UNSW/Sally Chan/SBS We spoke to Sally Chan who now teaches Japanese ...