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18/07/2017

A flood of reservations! The hottest place, “Sailor Moon Cafe”!

“Moon Prism Power, Make Up!” “I’m Sailor Moon, the champion of justice!” Many of you must have heard of these…

10/12/2017

5 Recommended Christmas Spots in Tokyo

The town is completely in a mood of Christmas these days. If you are planning to spend Christmas in Tokyo,…

25/06/2019

Now you can pass the JLPT test! How to solve the reading section

Have you heard of the “JLPT” exam? It officially stands for “Japanese Language Proficiency Test”, and it is held in…

07/05/2019

Nagoya’s specialty – the top recommended “hitsumabushi” restaurants

You definitely want to try it if you go to Nagoya! Hitsumabushi is one of Nagoya’s representative dishes. It is…

Business manners

23/04/2019

Foreigners don’t get it_ Japan’s “social etiquette”

In Japan, there is a custom called “social etiquette”. This refers to dialogue which is thought to be beneficial to…

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for STUDENTS
25/06/2019

Now you can pass the JLPT test! How to solve the reading section

Have you heard of the “JLPT” exam? It officially stands for “Japanese Language Proficiency Test”, and it is held in every July and December as a “test to measure the Japanese proficiency for those whom Japanese is not their native language”. The levels go from N1 to 5, and this is a test that most students from abroad and others studying Japanese know. Once you pass this test it gives you a leg up for…
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FOOD
07/05/2019

Nagoya’s specialty – the top recommended “hitsumabushi” restaurants

You definitely want to try it if you go to Nagoya! Hitsumabushi is one of Nagoya’s representative dishes. It is a dish with finely chopped and grilled unagi (eel) and grilled on top of rice. Unagi is a high-class food, but you should definitely try it if you ever visit in Nagoya. Uya Source: http://www.hitsumabushiuya.com/ Located near Nagoya station, Uya is a noted hitsumabushi store and has been loved for many years. The unagi is thick…
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Business manners
23/04/2019

Foreigners don’t get it_ Japan’s “social etiquette”

In Japan, there is a custom called “social etiquette”. This refers to dialogue which is thought to be beneficial to smoothly facilitating business and personal relationships. Example The following conversation is an example of a typical social etiquette. A “Recently, I’m into fishing. I go out every week.” B “You are? I don’t like the slimy feeling of fish, so I’ve never fished.” A “Let’s go fishing next time. It’ll grow on you. B…
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