It has also spawned a live action drama which aired on Yomiuri TV.
Volume 1 publication date February 20, 2009 ISBN 978-4-8401-2673-1[1] Volume 2 publication date February 19, 2010 ISBN 978-4-8401-3194-0[2] Volume 3 publication date March 9, 2012 ISBN 978-4-8401-4354-7[3] Volume 4 publication date August 2, 2013 ISBN 978-4-8401-5268-6[4] Outside of Japan, it has been published in the Korean language from the original source material in the Republic of Korea.
In addition, it has also been published in Traditional Chinese in the Republic of China.
From July 15, 2010 until September 30, every Thursday night, the TV drama The Japanese That The Japanese Don't Know aired on Yomiuri TV (every Thursday from 23:58 until 24:38).
Haruko Kano (Riisa Naka) meets an old high school teacher who suggests that Haruko would make a good Japanese language teacher and offers to help her get a job at a public school.