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Archive for May, 2008  

Feeling the cash crunch in Tokyo? It’s easy to spend too much money in Tokyo. But in this 5 part series, we’ll give you the tips and language skills you need to save money in Japan! In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to set up a bank account in Japan. As for our Japanese grammar point, we’ll learn how to use the Japanese phrase n desu kedo to politely ask people to do things for you and we’ll begin introducing mission critical vocab for discussing money and personal finances in Japanese. If you use money in any way, then this series will be indispensable to you!

How do I open a bank account at a Japanese Bank?  Should I learn to speak Japanese?

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Do you feel overworked? Think you might be working yourself to death? In Japan, people really do, quite literally, work themselves to death (karōshi). In this lesson, we talk about the contributing factors in Japanese society that cause karōshi. It may seem unimaginable, but it’s a serious reality of the Japanese lifestyle. Premium users can enjoy the Combo Track which combines all 4 dialogs into a single audio file designed to increase your listening comprehension. That’s over 6 minutes of straight JLPT1 Japanese! If you want to sound articulate, you’ll need the useful Japanese phrases wake ni wa ikanai and ~te kara de wa osoi. These are useful grammatical constructions if you plan to do business in Japan (and subsequently work yourself to death, lol).

Learn about Japanese lifestyles and Japanese Business style.


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Wanna learn 3 great ways to invite your friends out in Japanese? We’ll show you 3 easy ways to do it with natural Japanese! Next thing you know, you’ll be rocking out Shibuya-style with cute Japanese girls - or Japanese guys, as the case may be! Basic and Premium membership has its privileges, because if you want to make friends or go on a date in Japan, this is the lesson for you! We’ll be looking at the volitional form of Japanese verbs and negative form of Japanese verbs for making invitations and suggestions in Japanese. If you want to make friends or go on a date in Japan, this is the lesson for you!

Karaoke and Bowling in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan