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Take a Bow by John Dinkel The Biggest Pitfall As Host of the Manga Sensei Podcast, People that are learning Japanese, or any other language, often fall into bad habits unknowingly. These bad habits can hurt your language learning. After years of hard experience, teaching language and learning two (Japanese and Korean) I have…
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{{editor_navigation name=”header-navigation”}} Tanabata; You Haven’t Missed It Yet By Jessica Hutchison Tanabata?! One of the biggest festivals of the year is Tanabata (七夕). This one is celebrated all over the country during the months of July and August. Traditionally, it was held on the seventh day of the seventh month, but calendars are all…
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Tanabata; You Haven’t Missed It Yet By Jessica Hutchison Tanabata?! One of the biggest festivals of the year is Tanabata (七夕). This one is celebrated all over the country during the months of July and August. Traditionally, it was held on the seventh day of the seventh month, but calendars are all messed up…
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By Jessica Hutchison One of the most recognized symbols of Japan is the cherry blossom (Sakura 桜). You can find cherry trees all over Japan, generally lined up along paths and rivers. During most of the year, you may wonder why there are only cherry trees planted on these paths, but when spring comes…
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By Jessica Hutchison As you start to learn more about Japan and its modern culture, you will probably run into one word a lot: kawaii. Chances are since you’re on the internet, you’ve already heard this word. Maybe even in real life you’ve seen a gaggle of middle school girls in animal-themed…
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