by George Trombley and Yukari Takenaka

George Trombley is a professional Japanese interpreter who developed the innovative 'Japanese From Zero!' language learning series, co-authored with Yukari Takenaka. Yukari Takenaka, a native Japanese speaker, collaborated with Trombley to refine the lessons over eight years in classrooms worldwide. Their books, including Japanese From Zero! and Kana From Zero!, teach grammar, vocabulary, hiragana, katakana, and kanji to beginners and intermediate learners.