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You’re excited and ready to start your new Japanese language lessons, only to begin class and discover that everything is being taught in Japanese. You’re just a beginner! How are you supposed to understand anything? What do you do if you have a question?? It might be off-putting — even scary — to discover that you’ll have to learn Japanese through immersion when you study in Japan, or take online Japanese courses. But it’s actually...
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Learn Japanese
You’re excited and ready to start your new Japanese language lessons, only to begin class and discover that everything is being taught in Japanese. You’re just a beginner! How are you supposed to understand anything?...
Life in Japan
This article is part of our Study Spots in Japan series. You’ve settled into your new home in Japan and your Japanese language lessons have started, so it’s time to get down to business and...
Japanese Culture
Why should the living get to have all the fun anyway? Every seventh month of the year, Japan celebrates Obon お盆, one of the biggest holiday periods of the year. But what is Obon? In short,...
Life in Japan
Teaching English in Japan is often seen as a way to live and work in Japan without necessarily knowing a lot of Japanese. But actually knowing the language will dramatically improve your quality of life...
Learn Japanese
When you visit Aomori prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Japan’s main island (Honshū), especially in the Tsugaru area, you hear a dialect very different from the standard Japanese you would hear in Tokyo. The dialect...
Learn Japanese
If you’re thinking about studying Japanese in Japan, understanding how Japanese language school terms work is key to planning your move. There are generally four terms per year, which means four chances to start. But...
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