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Monday, July 26, 2010

Expo '70: Tower Of The Sun

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A Journey To The Tower Of The Sun I had a vague idea to visit the sight of the 1970 Osaka World Expo while I was in Japan last month, but ...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Edo Period Japan Comes Alive At Okage Yokocho

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Take A Step Back Into Japanese History At Okage Yokocho Taking a trip to Okage Yokocho ( おかげ横丁 ｜おかげよこちょう) is sometimes like stepping back...
Sunday, July 04, 2010

SHIRO Cheers System

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This really made me smile today so I thought I'd share it with you. It has so many elements that I love put together in a seriously ligh...
Sunday, June 20, 2010

The Great Flutterscape Experiment

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From Nijigaoka With Love Alright I'm going to be in Japan until mid July. I'm also going to have a lot more time on my hands...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

Top 10 Motivational Mistakes Every Japanese Learner Makes

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To learn Japanese make sure your heart is in the right place first Koichi wrote a great piece on finding your Flow in learning the other d...
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Top 10 Conceptual Mistakes Japanese Learners Make

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Getting your head straight to learn Japanese Once you get over the initial hurdles of learning Japanese you might find yourself in a ...
Monday, June 07, 2010

The Japan Foundation Under Attack Over New JLPT Format

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Publishers drop reference to the JLPT from their products. As you probably know from reading this blog, a big part of what I do is hel...

Top 10 Technical Mistakes Every Japanese Learner Makes

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Getting off on the right foot when you start to learn Japanese. To err is human. I've had a lot of people ask me recently about how...