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2025.04.28
Discovering Japanese Dialects: Kansai-ben, Kanto-ben, Tsugaru-ben, and More
Did you know that Japan is home to a wide variety of dialects? While many people are familiar with H…
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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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2025.03.17
What Are the Most Common Japanese Names?
What are the most commonly used names in your country? Today, we introduce popular names in Japan. …
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2025.02.19
Essential Manners and Mindset for Interacting with Japanese Professionals
Last month, when I conducted a Japanese language class for Nikkei individuals based in Latin America…
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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 …
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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 …
Learn Japanese
2024.10.04
Tips of Conversation in Japanese: Practice Methods to Talk in Japanese
When do you feel like speaking in Japanese? There are many situations when you want to speak in Japa…
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2024.08.15
What is Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), the Test Evaluating and Certifying the Japanese Proficiency of Non-native Speakers
This page introduces the outline, difficulty level, and advantages of taking the JLPT (The Japanese-…
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2024.07.22
Does the Japanese Language Have Slang? Famous Japanese Slangs
Various slangs exist in Japanese, but you need to be careful how you use them. It is not appropriate…
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2024.05.08
Difficult Japanese Words: Numbers And the Way to Count Them
It is said that the way to count numbers in Japanese is difficult. Sometimes we can read the explana…
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2024.04.10
What is Collocation? Collocation is Useful to Study Japanese Language
I am often asked this question by people who study Japanese language, “Japanese is difficult, and it…
Learn Japanese
2024.03.27
How to Write Kanji (Chinese characters) Beautifully – 4 Tips
“I want to write kanji beautifully!” Most people think so, for sure. However, what should we do? For…
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