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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…
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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…
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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 …
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2025.02.10
Introduce Yourself in Japanese! Recommended Phrases to Use
You will come across many opportunities to introduce yourself—whether meeting someone for the first …
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2025.01.14
Japanese Words Originating from Martial Arts
The Paris Olympics and the best drama at TV's Emmy Awards “SHOGUN” have brought renewed global atten…
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2025.01.14
The Meaning and Use of “Kawaii” in Japan: Exploring Its Application in Various Situations
We’ll explore the situations in which Japanese native speakers use the word “kawaii” and delve into …
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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…
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2024.12.17
Sensei, What is Charao “チャラ男” ? ~Japanese use various onomatopoeia~
Dogs bark with a “wan-wan,” and rain falls with a “shito-shito” sound. Japanese is a language where…
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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, …
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2024.11.12
What is the N1 level of the JLPT, the highest level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, and what kind of questions are asked?
Started working as a Japanese language teacher in 2001. I continue to teach Japanese because it make…
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2024.10.18
What Are Loanwords Used by Japanese People? Are They the Same as the Original Words in Terms of Pronunciation?
There are people who find loanwords “difficult” and others who find them “easy to understand.” Why i…
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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…
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