by Jessica Brown | Aug 17, 2017 | Tips
I have never studied Business Japanese, in fact I have never really written in Japanese to anyone in a business environment (OK, I did once when I wrote a resume for a company in Fukuoka – but I had A LOT of help from my host father!). So, after many years of studying...
by Jessica Brown | Aug 15, 2017 | Fun Activities
Have you heard of Ikigai? Iki is live and gai is reason. It is the Japanese philosophy of focusing on your life purpose, being mindful of the small thing and enjoying your time spent day-to-day. It is the idea of having interests outside of work, something that...
by Jessica Brown | Aug 10, 2017 | Strategy
I have been busy 🙂 I have been thinking of new and interesting ways to help you to learn Japanese. I have spent the last two weeks researching and I have found a way to study that will help you if you have no time, no money and no motivation! Do you like the sound of...
by Jessica Brown | Aug 7, 2017 | Fun Activities
Join our weekly conversation club. I have been running this free Japanese conversation group since 2014. The reason I started the group was simple. I was studying Japanese by textbook, had one lesson: once a week and barely spoke any Japanese in-between classes. The...
by Jessica Brown | Aug 4, 2017 | Fun Activities
Hello! How are you? Yes, you! I would like to get to know you! Where are you from? What hobbies do you have? What is your favourite flavour of ice cream? 😉 What is your challenge with Japanese? What are your struggles? Your frustration? How can I help? I have been...
by Jessica Brown | Jul 31, 2017 | Strategy
How do you study? Is it free and easy, when you feel like it or do you like some structure? Do you plan out the topics that you want to study and when you will tackle them? Having a plan in advance will yield far more results if you are working towards a test or a...
by Jessica Brown | Jul 27, 2017 | Progression
My Japanese is s***! I may have blocked out the word but I am sure that you know what I have written. I have heard people say this and I have said this in the past about my own Japanese Language ability and what I realised is … this is not helpful to say! It is...
by Jessica Brown | Jul 24, 2017 | Tips
Kanji. Is. Hard. You just have to study. Did you know that the Japanese Ministry of Education developed and issued a list called 学年別漢字配当表 (がくねんべつ かんじ はいとう ひょう) or “list of Kanji divided per school year,” which is comprised of 1,006 characters and their associated...
by Jessica Brown | Jul 20, 2017 | Travelling in Japan
So you are going to Japan! Congratulations! You have probably started planning the trip and telling everyone what you will do and see and want to experience. You may be going to the big city or you may be heading for Mount Fuji, whatever you do, use this fabulous...
by Jessica Brown | Jul 17, 2017 | Fun Activities
By the end of this blog post you will have the tools you need to improve your written kanji in just two weeks! We all know that remembering kanji is tough. In order to learn kanji we can find hundreds if not thousands of apps, yet more websites and then there are...
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