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- How to find a good health clinic in Japan
- May 24th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- There are fewer clinics and hospitals to choose from if you are not fluent in Japanese. But it is very important to know some characteristics of a good clinic. Here are some tips on how to find a good clinic: Search Nowadays, the Internet is probably the mos ... » Continue Reading
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- Aning Samuel, the face behind Seven Bank’s simple money transfer service.
- May 21st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Aning Samuel, who is better known as Samy Pop, is always amused when Japanese people find out he is from Ghana. “They immediately say ‘Ghana chocolate,’” he says. Samy, who runs his own talent management company, is a familiar face about town on posters for S ... » Continue Reading
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- The Grammar-Translation Method: Really all that Bad?
- May 15th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- When it comes to teaching languages, the grammar-translation method has become the child nobody loves or wants to acknowledge. But is it really hell on toast? No, it ain’t . There, I said it. Leave it to Seeroi to be the one to defend something he doesn’t even l ... » Continue Reading
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- The Best Way to Learn Japanese
- May 9th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- What’s the best way to learn Japanese? After pouring years, beers, and tears into the question (pretty much in that order), I finally have an answer. Man, it has been one long decade. They say the best things in life should be savored. I got that from an inst ... » Continue Reading
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- 10 very strange laws or urban myths that puzzle foreigners
- May 4th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The website Menjoy! asked some foreigners if they had heard about any strange Japanese laws for non-Japanese people, and whether they believed them to be true. Here is what a few foreigners said. 1. Women cannot refuse men’s seduction. If there is a law tha ... » Continue Reading
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- Why are Japanese so Bad at English?
- May 2nd, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Everyone knows Japanese people aren’t exactly Masters of the Universe when it comes to speaking English, despite receiving six years of English education. Six years? Are you kidding? You could build yourself a Great Pyramid in less time. I’m pretty sure. Just ch ... » Continue Reading
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- The 3 Phases of Learning Kanji
- April 25th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- So you’ve set out to master Japanese and decided to learn kanji. Well, before you march further into the ranks of people who have devoted their lives to learning this arcane form of communication, it might help to step back and take an overview of the entire pro ... » Continue Reading
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- Fancy some huge gyoza?
- April 19th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Good news for people who love gyoza (Jiaozi) or who are big eaters! In Iidabashi, Tokyo, there is a restaurant called “Kagurazakahanten (神楽坂飯店)” where you can eat very huge gyoza. According to staff, the jumbo size is about 100 standard size gyozas. The skins o ... » Continue Reading
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- Why You Must Learn Kanji
- April 18th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Illustration from Kanji Academy at Japanese LinguaLift For a lot of people, kanji is about on par with natto. A huge sticky mess, difficult to consume, and not nearly as tasty as it is troublesome. Plus it makes your breath smell like the wrong end of a dog, which i ... » Continue Reading
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- A cafe where you can eat noodles and talk with pretty idols?!
- April 17th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- In Akihabara, there is a cafe where you can eat noodles and talk with pretty idols. The cafe is called “Noodle Cafe” and you can chat one-to-one with an idol for three minutes after you pour hot water into your cup of noodles. The cafe is operated by entertainmen ... » Continue Reading
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