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If you're studying Japanese or plan to, there's a good chance you'll need to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test ...
If you're studying Japanese or plan to, there's a good chance you'll need to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test ...
Japan, of course, is located in Asia -- though sometimes it seems the country would rather be part of Europe ...
There are many types of lodging available in Japan, from Western style "city hotels" to capsule hotels that let you ...
Living in a foreign country means more than just learning that country's language. It also means subtly taking the local ...
Otaku, of course, is a word that's come to describe aficionados of anime, manga, visual novels and cosplay, although it's ...
One of the more welcome changes over the last two decades has been the Rise of the Fangirl, which has ...
There are many approaches to studying a foreign language, including the Communicative Method, stressing verbal communication with other students, the ...
J-List has been involved with translating and selling visual novels, alternatively called VNs, bishoujo games, dating sims and "gal-games" since ...
Over the weekend I went driving in the mountains of Gunma, and stopped at a P.A., which is a Japanese ...
I was hearing good things about the new anime Kiniro Mosaic (Gold Colored Mosaic), so I thought I'd give it ...
Last weekend I was casting around for something to do, so I decided to hit an onsen (pronounced "own-sen"), the ...
When I was in the U.S. I played with Apple's new iPhone in an Apple Store and immediately knew I ...
I watch more than a little late-night Japanese TV, and I enjoy its light- hearted goofiness. The other night I ...
Japan is a great country, with a lot to offer both short-term visitors and tourists as well as people like ...
I've spent more than 20 years as an observer of the Japanese people and their traditions, and it's been a ...
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August is the hottest month in Japan, a great time to enjoy shave ice and watermelon and maybe some ice ...
Over the weekend I caught the last three episodes of Ore no Imouto ga Konna Kawaii Wake Ga Nai, aka ...
There's nothing like living as an expat to make you appreciate the things that were available in your home country ...
I took a trip down to Tokyo yesterday to have a meeting with NitroPlus, the innovative company behind Steins;Gate and ...
Although sake might be the alcoholic drink most associated with Japan, when the workday is done most salarymen will reach ...
I saw a report in the news that said that 40% of private universities in Japan had failed to fill ...
Sometimes part of the fun of studying a language like Japanese is "surfing" the linguistic elements that are different from ...
One of the good things about living in Gunma Prefecture, located in the exact center of Japan's main island of ...