How to learn japanese with python

Takanori Suzuki PyCon JP Association

Takanori is a Chairperson of PyCon JP Association. Worked as a PyCon JP organizer since PyCon mini JP in January 2011 and has been the Co-Chair of PyCon JP 2024. He is also a director of BeProud Inc., and his title is "Python Climber". Currently he teaches Python to beginners as a lecturer at Python Boot Camp all over Japan. In addition, he published several Python books.
He plays trumpet, climbs boulder, loves Lego, ferrets and craft beer.

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According to reports, Japanese ranks among the most difficult languages for native English speakers to learn (FSI Language Difficulty Level: https://www.fsi-language-courses.org/blog/fsi-language-difficulty/). There are many reasons for this, such as Japanese having three distinct writing systems—hiragana, katakana, and kanji—and words appearing without spaces between them. In this presentation, I will first outline the differences between Japanese and many European languages, then demonstrate how Python and natural language processing libraries can be leveraged to support Japanese language learning.

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