Are you an iPhone owner? And a learner of Japanese? Then this one’s for you. Harvey over at JapanNewbie has created some new and updated iPhone Apps that he believes will be useful to help Japanese learners study Japanese numbers and particles.

There are a surprisingly large number of applications for studying Japanese to be found in the App Store, and you can find applications suitable for all occasions and ability levels, from on-the-go cramming on the train or bus to several-hour study sessions at your local café. It would be a daunting task to cover all the Japanese study applications found in the App Store, but having tried a good number of them, I’ve compiled a list of my favorites.

Traveling around Japan, but don’t yet know Japanese? If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, there are plenty of solutions to all your language needs.

The JLPT exam is just around the corner, and if you need one last learning tool to really solidify your understanding of Japanese particles for the JLPT level 4, a new iPhone App I created called “Japanese 101: Particles” just might do the trick. (A future update will include JLPT level 3 content.) “Japanese 101: Particles” was just released on Nov. 25, so it’s really hot off the press. The application trains users in the correct use of Japanese particles. It takes an audio-visual approach and uses native-speaker audio and large fonts to really drive home the examples sentences.

The long commute to work got you down? Why not download a few games for your iPhone or iPod Touch to kill some time?

Find out how to access Japan-only iPhone applications as well the Japanese iTunes Store.

The iPhone is a popular keitai choice for foreigners in Japan (and everywhere), and there are many apps that you can find in Apple’s App Store that will help you out during your stay here. All of these apps can be downloaded using your current iTunes account – you don’t have to go to the Japanese iTunes App Store to download these! Prices, where applicable, are shown in U.S. dollars.