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How to Nail a Part-Time Job Interview in Japan

Are you an exchange student looking to score a part-time job (or “アルバイト” arubaito) in Japan? Whether you're applying to a café, convenience store, or any other part-time position, there are common questions and phrases that you'll need to prepare for. In this post, we’ll

Introductions in Japanese (Without Sounding Like a tTextbook)

Self-introductions or 自己紹介 (Jikoshoukai) are one of the first things you learn when picking up a new language, but they can often come off sounding rigid or even unnatural if you stick too closely to textbook examples. Today, we’ll go over how to make your Japanese self-introduction flow naturally,

7 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Spoken Japanese (Absolute Beginners too)

The only way to get better at anything is to do the thing. Want to get better at tennis? Play lots of tennis. Want to get better at cooking? Cook a ton. Want to get better at speaking Japanese? For the love of God, speak Japanese! Sounds simple but so

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