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- Why taking a study year in Japan was one of the best things I’ve ever done.
- August 29th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Back in 2005 I dragged one of my friends to the cinema to go see a beautiful film called Memoirs of a Geisha. Thanks to this film I began to take an interest in traditional Japanese culture. A couple of years later I met some Japanese students at my college and I b ... » Continue Reading
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- Getting a Japanese Cell Phone from the Village
- August 26th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Japan is known as the land of the mobile phone. With more mobile phones than people Japan is perhaps the most saturated of phone markets on the planet. Japan is also known for fantastic customer service. With this being the case the question that begs to be answered ... » Continue Reading
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- Sony Playstation 4 Release Dates Announced
- August 22nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Sony released a plethora of news reports yesterday at 2013’s Gamescom event in Germany, as they gave a presentation that lasted over 90 minutes. Some of the new titles they were sporting were Little Big Planet: Hub, Shadow of the Beast and inFamous: Second Son, all ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: the third person pronouns kare (彼, He) and kanojo (彼女, She)
- August 19th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Last time we talked about how the second person pronoun anata (あなた) is rarely used in Japanese. http://injapan.gaijinpot.com/live/learning-japanese/2013/08/12/common-mistakes-you-あなた-anata/This time we will talk about the third person pronouns kare (彼, He) and kanojo ... » Continue Reading
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- Yazawa Meat Take Out Station
- August 16th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Did you know that Yazawa Meat & Blacows have a take-out shop at Tokyo Station inside of Daimaru? In case you are not familiar with this amazing wagyu-beef restaurant joint, they are famous for serving their A5 rank wagyu-beef (the highest grade given only to the ... » Continue Reading
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- The Honda Cub
- August 14th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Undoubtedly known worldwide as the little engine that could, the Honda Cub has been synonymous with the idea of economy, design, and reliability for well over 50 years. Still in production in over 15 countries, the pint-sized motorized vehicle has gained an internat ... » Continue Reading
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- Social Apartments 1 month free rent campaign
- August 13th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Does one month of free rent in a newly reformed, fully furnished, modern and stylish shared apartments in one of three popular Tokyo locations tempt you away from doing it all by yourself? Taking one of Tokyo`s many dowdy, backstreet apartments to save money can ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: You = あなた (anata)???
- August 12th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- A sentence in English always requires a subject, but that's not the case with Japanese. In particular, personal pronouns such as “I, you, he, she” are often omitted.The following example uses neither “I” nor “You”.（道でばったり近所の人に会う）Ａ：こんにちは、暑いですね。お出かけですか。Ｂ：ええ、ちょっとそこま ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Toilets Hacked
- August 6th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Known for their eccentric electronics, the Japanese toilet is known worldwide for being high-tech and confusing, just ask Mater from Cars 2! But the "washlet" toilet is an extremely common sight in Japan, a gadget that includes a retractable bidet to spray you clea ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: Mimashou???
- August 5th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- How to translate "We will see" ? "We will see" is an English idiom and it is incorrect to translate it into Japanese as "見ましょう" (mimashou.) The English "see" does not always necessarily correspond with the Japanese "見る" (miru.) For example...1) Are you seeing her ... » Continue Reading
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