They Call Him the Best Japanese Speaker on the Planet

► Join Riverside Today: This week we talked to Peter Barakan, a professional broadcaster and host of Japanology! He’s written several books mostly about music all in Japanese and has been living in Japan for almost half a century. We talk to him about his experience working in Japan, his approach to learning Japanese including pitch accent, and what he struggles with the most to this day. Check out our other videos! ► Interview with Dogen: ► Speedrunning Duolingo Japanese: ► Korea 48 Hour Speedrun: Outline: 0:00 Who is Peter Barakan? 2:39 What is Peter Barakan’s Level At Japanese? 6:15 How He Achieved Perfect Pitch Accent 8:30 How Japanese Has Changed in the Last 50 Years 10:50 The Problem With Japanese Loan Words 12:50 Peter’s Story of SHOCKING Japanese People 14:40 Getting Nihongo Jozu’d After 50 Years In Japan 17:30 Is Japanese Hard? 18:40 Peter’s KoreKara Message in NATIVE Japanese #Japanese