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TALK
TEDxHamamatsu — "Kanji is Story, Art and Toy"
2016 speaker, discussing kanji as a form of storytelling and art rather than rote memorization.
Watch on YouTube
PRINT
Highlighting Japan (Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan)
Feature article on passing Kanji Kentei Level 1 and life as a "Kanji geek" in Hamamatsu.
PRINT
All About Japan — "Brett Mayer, Kanji Master"
Profile on becoming the first non-Japanese-sphere person to pass Kanji Kentei Level 1.
RADIO
Weekly Shizuoka radio segment on kanji
Recurring appearances discussing kanji meanings, readings, and trivia.
TV
Local TV coverage on kanji study
Segments introducing interesting and unusual kanji to a general audience.
BOOK
My First KANJI Book
208-page kanji learning book, illustrated with original pictograph-based explanations, published in Japanese with English translation (OMG Japan).
BOOK
The Exercises in Kanji by Bread Method
Kanji study method book built around Bret's own memorization approach.
BOOK
Let's Explore Hiragana & Katakana
Companion volume covering the two Japanese syllabaries.
WEB
Kanji Nerd
Online database of obscure kanji idioms and proverbs translated into English, built in collaboration with Superpencil Inc.