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When you live in Japan for a few years for work or other reasons, it is basically necessary to understand and follow the “rules of Japan” while living here. However, while you can gradually learn the Japanese language, food, work, etc. while living in Japan, you cannot know the various data about the Japanese people […]
Average height of Japanese women and men Read More »
There are several types of first person in languages around the world. In English, “I,” “my,” “me,” “mine,” and “myself” are also first person. And in Japanese, there are a great variety of first-person words. The most standard first person is “watashi” (I), but many people use other first person words in daily conversation. In
Love is something that people all over the world do, and the budding of love has created many dramas between men and women. If humankind did not have “love”, there would not have been so many variations of emotion. However, values related to love can be completely different just because of racial differences. Japanese people
Japanese Young People’s Views on Love and Marriage Read More »
Many people may stay in Japan for six months to several years for work or other reasons. At such times, a “cell phone” becomes indispensable. In this day and age, it has become an absolutely necessary tool not only for communication, but also for obtaining all kinds of information. However, because the environment is different
List and Recommendation of Mobile Phone Carriers in Japan Read More »
You probably had school lunches at school when you were a child, but the content of these lunches varies greatly from country to country. In Japan, a unique culture regarding school lunches has taken root and continues into the 2020s. Some of you who have been in Japan for several years for work or other
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February 14 is “Valentine’s Day. Many people buy delicious and fashionable chocolates for gifts or make their own handmade chocolates for this day. In Japan, the custom of Valentine’s Day has taken root as a different custom from those in the West. In this article, we would like to explain the characteristics of Valentine’s Day
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Many people think of female idols when they think of “idols,” but in fact, “male idols” have become as popular as their female counterparts. In Japan, the “Johnny’s” idol agency has been very popular since the 1970s and continues to be the center of the idol world in the 2020s. In recent years, however, “Korean
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In Japan, “idols” have long been a part of the zeitgeist. While there are many male idols, female idols are known for their particularly large numbers. Foreigners who stay in Japan for a long time may be surprised at the number of female idols when they see them on TV or the Internet. However, if
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The language of each country has words and grammar, but there are also words called “onomatopoeia“. Onomatopoeia is a general term for onomatopoeia, mimetic words, and onomatopoeia, and there are many such onomatopoeias in Japanese. Therefore, it seems that people who stay in Japan for a long time and try to learn Japanese have a
Onomatopoeias commonly used in Japan that you should remember Read More »
I am sure that people working in Japan or students who come to Japan to study are studying Japanese language everyday to learn it. However, many of them may be struggling with the same word but with different meanings, or with grammar that is completely different from that of their native language. In particular, the
The meaning of Hai and Iie in Japanese Read More »
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