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Want to open a Japanese bank account? Right away you’ll notice that Japanese banks do things a little differently from many western banks. But we’ll walk you through setting up an account and provide some tips to make sure you get your Japanese bank account on the first try!

We’ll also look at humble, polite and honorific language in Japan, a critical component of the customer-clerk relationship. We’ll talk about Japanese honorific prefixes and how to use the verb nasaru. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Learn Japanese Banks, Mizuho Bank, Tokyo Mitsubishi, Japanese Yen

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! This week we return to the hair salon and this time our customer is looking for a hairstyle that is a little out of the ordinary. It’s a request the stylist literally attacks - and with relish! (and by relish I mean “gusto,” not cranberry relish). This lesson is indispensable for the next time you find yourself in Harajuku looking for a crazy haircut. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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