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Japan-Proofreading-List-Featured

January 7, 2016

25 Things Japan Should Have Proofread

This isn't the first time I have had the urge to comment on the - creative - English waiting to be discovered across Japan, but after over a year in the country I have more to share. Like I said in my earlier post, for some reason I did not expect this from Japan. Much in the same way I didn't

Japan,  JET Japanese,  Language

Nenkyu Featured

August 10, 2015

How Vacation Time (年休 Nenkyu) Works In Japan

I used to think the United States had problems with vacation time from work ("I still do, but I used to too" -MH). Now that I have been able to experience Japan's take on vacation time, or 年休 (nenkyu), I have realized that things could be far worse in the States of United America. Now before

Japan,  JET Culture,  Japanese,  School,  Work

Japanese School Kids Paintings

June 23, 2015

15 Things I’ve Learned About Japanese School Children

Since relocating to Japan, I have learned a lot about the country's customs, culture, and children (but mostly about konbinis). And since the children are our future, I think I have a pretty good grasp on the direction this place is heading (you can count on enjoy many soccer, much boy bands, and

Japan,  JET English Teaching,  Japanese,  Lists,  School

Takefu Bridge

November 20, 2014

Surviving Day One Of Work In Japan

6:50 AM and my alarm goes off. I'm not outdoors in my sleeping bag meaning I am not okay being woken up this early. Snooze for the next half hour. Roll out of bed. Put on shirt. Put on pants. Brush teeth. No breakfast. Out the door in ten minutes. Regretting this already. Apparently it's

JET Japanese,  School,  Work

Cat Cafe Feeding

February 24, 2014

Finding Pussy In Japan

I heard that palaces of pussy exist in Japan, but I had difficulty figuring out what went on inside them. So you just go there and there are a bunch of cats? Like you are hanging out in a crazy cat lady's living room? How popular are these places? People actually go to them? I guess they must be

Japan Animals,  Cats,  Japanese

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