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• New Year in Japan

  • Posted By: Zachary Lebowitz
  • January 9, 2012
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  Happy New Years from Kyoto! I’m exploring the ancient city with my family who is [...]

  

• Christmas and New Year in Japan

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • December 22, 2011
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  December and the start of January are interesting times to be in Japan. Although winter [...]

  

• Common Japanese Religions

  • Posted By: Mitzi Akaha
  • November 17, 2011
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  Ask any Japanese person about his religion and you’re likely to be told ‘無宗教’ (mushuukyou), [...]

  

• Japanese Concepts 1 – Ganbare and Gaman

  • Posted By: Zachary Lebowitz
  • October 31, 2011
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  Many people see the Japanese as extremely hardworking and who can blame them for that [...]

  

• The Islands of Japan

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • October 19, 2011
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  You should by now know that Japan is composed of four main islands, Honshu (本州), [...]

  

• Sumo Wrestling

  • Posted By: Kay Morisada Salera
  • September 15, 2011
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  There are several unique sports that originated in Japan such as Sumo, Karate, Aikido, Judo, [...]

  

• Japanese Business Culture

  • Posted By: Zachary Lebowitz
  • August 17, 2011
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  One cannot study Japanese for long without acquainting themselves with Japanese business culture. The business [...]

  

• Japanese: Uniquely Unique?

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • August 12, 2011
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  An inherent quality of any culture or language is its uniqueness. To be classified as [...]

  

• Study Japanese Through Culture

  • Posted By: Zachary Lebowitz
  • July 25, 2011
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  There are several reasons to learn about Japanese culture while you are studying Japanese. Some [...]

  

• Cultural Challenges When Learning Japanese

  • Posted By: Jason Tomes
  • July 18, 2011
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  Some of the same things that make Japanese culture so accommodating, fascinating, and wonderful to [...]

  

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