All the studying I did back when I was in my home country amounted to very little success in communicating in Japan. My skills eventually improved, but not through books or exams. This video shows how I honed my skills, and no, it doesn’t really have anything to do with mushrooms, but who doesn’t like eringi, right?
Under the MEXT scholarship, I studied Gender and Media at the University of Tokyo from 2011 to 2014. Here’s how I got in.
Feeling unhappy in love? Add these six words to your Japanese vocabulary! Probably won’t change how you feel but at least you’d have learned something.
“Never trust agencies. Know your rights. And don’t be scared of lawyers. If you have a good lawyer, it’s not expensive. Unless there are people who fight, nothing’s gonna change. And that’s what I’m trying to do.” — Noemi Krapecz
“There is no such thing as true friendship with Japanese people,” or so I’ve heard a bunch of times. Is this really true? Or is there something we need to examine further when people make this statement?
Only 2 hours away from Shinjuku, Mt. Mitake welcomes guests to refreshing sights.
Want to make a salon reservation in Japan? Use Hot Pepper Beauty. This post shows you how to register for this very convenient service.
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