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- Nagoya – Rich in the History and Culture of the Tokugawa Era
- April 24th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Nagoya – Rich in the History and Culture of the Tokugawa Era徳川時代の歴史と文化が息づく街―名古屋 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is the fourth most populous city in Japan after Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. It’s located in the Chubu region, a region situated right at the centre of Japan’s ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: How to translate “There is a taxi over there” in Japanese?
- April 22nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Anyone who has studied even a little Japanese should easily be able to explain the difference between "imasu" and "arimasu". 庭にネコがいます。庭に木があります。庭にブランコがあります。 Niwa ni neko ga imasu.Niwa ni ki ga arimasu.Niwa ni buranko ga arimasu. There's a cat in the garden.There's ... » Continue Reading
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- HOTEL GRAPHY – Tokyo accommodation customizable to your needs
- April 16th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- We previously featured "HOTEL GRAPHY" as newly renovated hybrid of short-long term, flexible accommodation in Nezu,Tokyo in Feb 2013. The new look site, which combines up-market hotel facilities with flexible living and working environments is closer to launch an ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say “to cause trouble” or “break, break down (like with cars or computers)” in Japanese?
- April 15th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【TORABURU トラブる】 "to cause trouble" or "break down (like with cars or computers)" "トラブる toraburu" is a Japanese verb written in katakana that formed from the English word "trouble". There are many Japanese verbs that end in "る(ru)" in their dictionary forms (r ... » Continue Reading
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- Business-Class Share House for those in Tokyo
- April 8th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- As you would expect for a busy international city that attracts hundreds of thousands of travelers, business trippers, holiday makers and foreign residents, Tokyo has no shortage of accommodation on offer. But with the range of choices, why settle for yet another o ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: “Wakarimasen”? “Shirimasen”?
- April 8th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- "Wakarimasen" or "Shirimasen" "I don't know" In Japanese, there are two ways to say "I don't know": a) wakarimasen b) shirimasen For the the following questions, which one should you use? (Both can be used in some cases.) 1)この人を知っていますか?Kono hito ... » Continue Reading
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- Useful Phrase for Daily Conversation: “Muri shinai de” “Don’t overdo it”
- April 1st, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 無理しないで "Muri shinai de" "Don't overdo it" In what kind of situations do you usually hear this phrase? Two immediately come to my mind:1. Staff members often say "Please don't overdo it" or "Please don't overdo it by running for the train" over the microphone when ... » Continue Reading
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- How do you say “I’m dating him/her” in Japanese?
- March 25th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- つきあってます "Tsukiatte masu" "I'm dating him/her" When you want to ask "Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?", what do you say in Japanese? A natural, idiomatic way to say it would be 「つきあっている人がいますか?」(Tsukiatte iru hito ga imasu ka?)つきあう (tsukiau) is pretty much th ... » Continue Reading
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- Learn final particles ne, yo, and yone
- March 21st, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Not sure what you are ordering at sushi bar? Learn final particles ne, yo, and yone How are the following sentences different? Their basic meaning is the same: “This is toro.” A: Kore wa toro desu ne. ↑ B: Kore wa toro desu yo. ↑ C: Kore wa toro desu yone ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Universities Invent New Snazzy Course Names
- March 18th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- The number of 18 year olds in Japan has almost halved over the past twenty years (from 2.05m to 1.2m), yet universities have continued to spring up at an average of 13 per year. Unsurprisingly, this has created difficulties in recruitment with 46% of private universit ... » Continue Reading
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