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April 28th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Golden Week has again come upon us and Tokyo is a ghost town! We have a slightly modified schedule for this week, so we wanted to get the message out. Also, we want to remind everyone about the Chiba Lotte Marines game on Thursday - come on down and watch the game with us! And, of course, you can save 33% on any Basic or Premium subscription! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Peter, Naomi, Yuichi
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April 25th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Kumi and Kenji are driving back to Tokyo after spending Golden Week out of town. Problem is, they’re not the only ones. Now they’re stuck in 4 km traffic jam, part of the yearly U-Turn Rush. We’ll focus on some formal language used on television and radio, traffic terms and a rather easy grammar point, -tto. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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January 9th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! The New Year’s holiday will be coming to an end soon, but the Japanese have many New Year traditions that extend well into the middle of the January. Today Miki is going to tell us about nanakusagayu and kagami mochi and o-shiroku, 3 important traditional foods associated with O-shōgatsu. Since everyone loves talking about food, you won’t wanna miss this one. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Miki a post!

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January 3rd, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese the Fun Way at JapanesePod101.com! The New Year holiday continues here in Japan. In today’s dialog, Kōji and Mariko are racing to get to Mt. Fuji in time for hatsu-hinode, the first sunrise of the year. We’ll talk a little bit about this unique Japanese tradition and the more recent tradition of police blockades to stop rowdy motorcycles gangs from ruining it for everyone else. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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January 1st, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Happy New Year! Today’s conversation is between 6 people: ojiichan (grandpa), obaachan (grandma), okaasan (mother) and 2 musuko (sons). The whole family is gathered at the grandparents’ house in the country to celebrate the new year together. We’ll talk about some traditional food and drink and enjoy Japanese New Year. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Yoshikai, Sakura, Miki, Ushijima
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