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Tokyo language school shows students a kind of Japanese you won’t find in textbooks, but that you’ll definitely want in your skill set.
A cutting comeback from a Japanese-proficient foreigner leaves one man with a permanent emotional scar, but there are softer ways to make your point too.
Katakana is supposed to be the easy set of Japanese characters to learn, but there’s a huge exception.
Women have some strong opinions on which of the many Japanese words for “I” a guy should use when talking about himself.
With the imperial Heisei era over and the Reiwa period just beginning, this is the phrase to use.
There’s a beautiful reason why the kanji for cherry blossoms looks the way it does, and remembering it makes the character a snap to write.
Kanji are one of the hardest parts of leaning Japanese, but they’re easier when they have move sets related to their meanings.
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