LearnJapanese.com's When in Japan Articles

• Tokyo Metro Station Names

  • Posted By: Louis Constant
  • January 17, 2012
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  If you’ve ever been to Tokyo, you’ll no doubt be familiar with the map of [...]

  

• Loan Words 2

  • Posted By: Zachary Lebowitz
  • December 7, 2011
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  For your education and entertainment purposes, a few more katakana loan words that didn’t work [...]

  

• Meeting up/Time concept

  • Posted By: Kay Morisada Salera
  • November 20, 2011
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  If you were invited to a casual get-together party at your friends’ house in your [...]

  

• Japanese Convenience Stores

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • October 4, 2011
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  You might think that the topic of convenience stores in Japan (konbini, コンビニ) would not [...]

  

• Choosing What to Eat in Japan

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • September 28, 2011
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  The task of choosing where to eat out (gaishoku, がいしょく, 外食) in Japan can be [...]

  

• Finding a Home in Japan Part 1

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • September 19, 2011
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  To become truly established in Japan, you will have to find yourself an apartment or [...]

  

• 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, [...]

  

• Finding a Home in Japan Part 2

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • September 13, 2011
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  Although most of the hard work has been completed by the time you move into [...]

  

• Job Hunting in Japan: From Kindergarten (Yochien) to the Workforce

  • Posted By: Zachary Lebowitz
  • September 9, 2011
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  Looking for a job in Japan after college is called Shuushoku Katsudou. The process starts [...]

  

• Cycling in Japan

  • Posted By: Tom Buckle
  • September 7, 2011
  • 2 comments

  Despite the high-tech nature of much of Japan’s transportation system, the humble bicycle (jitensha, じてんしゃ, [...]

  

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