This post is about the legal conditions related to foreigners working in Japan. If you are interested, please read on.

We Japanese often use the adjective "すごい Sugoi." The word "すごい sugoi" has a wide range of meanings. When this word becomes an adverb, it...

This is a list of kanji taught to first graders in Japanese elementary schools. It’s said that they should memorize all of this list. How...

This is a conversation between a friend and me. My friend lost his wallet and was in a lot of trouble. He lost his wallet and he was in...

I am a Kansai native living in Osaka, Japan. I always speak Kansai dialect. A friend came to visit me from Tokyo. So, my friend and I...

This is an elementary school classroom. The teacher is asking questions to the children. The teacher takes turns asking each child what...

I went to the fish store to buy some fish. I'm going to buy mackerel to use as an ingredient for tonight's dinner. There are four people...

Every Japanese person must have a photo taken in front of a cherry blossom tree. Our lives and cherry blossoms are inseparable. Many...

The following conversation is one between me and a friend one day. My friend and I met up again after a long time and are having drinks...

I've been thinking a lot about what I'm going to do after I retire, and I have one plan in mind. The idea is to use the Internet to teach...

If you are learning Japanese, are you progressing well? Today, I'd like to introduce a website where you can read Japanese manga for...

As I told you before, the Japanese slang “Yabai” is useful and strong. You can use this word in various situations. This expression...

階段を　　　　　　ka i da n wo 二段跳びして　　　ni da n to bi shi te 上がりゆく　　　　a ga ri yu ku 待ち合わせのなき　ma chi a wa se no na ki 北大路駅　　　　　ki ta o u ji e ki...

“Mayonaka 真夜中” is a Japanese word and “door” is English. Japanese often name the title of the song this way. It’s confusing. Although,...

There are many imported foreign words in Japan. Those words came mainly from English or Portuguese. Of course, the Japanese Kanji are...

If you find a person whom you love, how should you propose? This is a big issue perhaps for you. Because, if you say something in your...

“Yabai” is a very useful Japanese slang because you can use this word in various scenes. It’s a time when you are dangerous or you made a...

The Japanese language is sometimes complicated. Two words having the same meaning, sometimes have a bit of different meanings. “仕事...