Most Important Japanese Learning Resource #2

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    The most super important thing about learning Japanese online.... is the ability to actually see it.  Sometimes people's computers will not display foreign characters properly and will show what is called unicode (which is a line of rectangles).  In the first line typed above, what you should be seeing is the top line of text pictured below.  If you only see the rectangles then you will have to remedy your situation.

The text on the top of this post should look like this top line 

     How to remedy the situation depends on your device.  If you're on a phone you should already be seeing it properly.  If you're on a computer and can't see it then you may need to either download language packs or install fonts.  It's something you have to research for yourself depending on your computer.  


     Once your device can display Japanese characters you're ready to move forward.  Don't be concerned with getting your computer to be able to "type" in Japanese yet.  That's not immediately necessary and I have another good resource to help with that....