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2025.04.28
Have Fun Speaking Japanese! Useful Phrases for Restaurants
Do you enjoy Japanese food? Trying new dishes is one of the most enjoyable experiences. Eating out i…
Learn Japanese
2025.04.14
Are There Actually Three Types of Japanese Characters?
Explore the three different types of characters in Japanese: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. This art…
Learn Japanese
2025.04.02
Why Are Japanese People So Interested in Blood Types? The Facts Behind Blood Type Personality Tests and Fortune Telling
In Japan, blood types are commonly brought up in conversations. A lot of people tend to categorize c…
Learn Japanese
2025.03.31
Is “I Love You” Translated Only as “Aishiteru”? Exploring Japanese Literary Interpretations
Do Japanese people avoid saying “I Love You”? When do they say “Aishiteru”? Today, we’re exploring p…
school / courses
2025.03.25
【Interview with an Experienced TCJ Student】From Interest in Japanese Culture to Opening a Sushi Restaurant
To answer the voices of those considering joining our school who say, “I want to hear from current s…
school / courses
2025.03.12
【Interview with a TCJ Student】 A Student’s Journey: Taking Private Lessons Five Days a Week After Early Retirement
This article is for those considering learning Japanese. We had the opportunity to interview one of …
Learn Japanese
2025.01.28
6 Best Japanese Language Learning Apps for Beginners!
The best way to find great apps is to ask experienced Japanese learners! Today, we will introduce a …
Learn Japanese
2024.12.23
Exploring Japanese Number Units: Big and Small
How do you say “ten thousand” or “two million” in Japan. Do you know how to read 0.12 or 1/2? Japane…
Learn Japanese
2024.11.27
蛇化(Hebi ka)? 蛙化(Kaeru ka)? バット(Batto)? ワンチャン(Wanchan)?… Youth slang beyond just “やばい(Yabai)”!
You’ll encounter a lot of “youth slang” or “trendy words” in Japanese anime, TV shows, video games, …
Learn Japanese
2024.10.22
A Japanese language teacher teaches! Summary of Japanese expressions that are easy to make mistakes
"たばこ:Tobacco(tabako)” and "たまご:egg(tamago)", "にく:meat(niku)" and "くに:country(kuni)" are Japanese wor…
Learn Japanese
2024.10.07
What makes Japanese writing easy to read? A professional writer shares tips on how to write effectively.
As a Japanese teacher and web writer, I will show you some tips on how to write easy-to-read sentenc…
Learn Japanese
2024.09.26
Words express more than the words
This article explains the differences between how to answer a negative question in Japanese and Engl…
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