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Featured: AozoraSebelum ke Hotaru 4, gue berkesempatan dateng ke sebuah j-event yang belum pernah gue datengin sebelumnya. Event ini bernama UIN Matsuri, diadakan di UIN Sunan Gunung Djati… Read More

“Otsukaresama” – one of those unbelievably-silly-if-translated-literally phrases that the Japanese use countlessly every day. You hear it everywhere: at work, on the phone… Read More

As a foreigner in Japan, I was excited to learn about and be exposed to the popular concept of tabehoudai Japanese BBQ. This phrase, that is often paired with nomihoudai, is the al… Read More

You work in Japan and you hear all day long “Otsukaresama deshita” without understanding what this Japanese expression means? Read this article and you will know all the secrets… Read More

Why do we travel? Is it the places or the people we meet? To let go and forget reality? Or is it to experience the world, to learn, grow and step closer to who you were always meant to be? W… Read More

Is it really necessary to know how to speak Japanese when you visit Japan? The short answer is no. Japanese people are famously patient with visitors who don’t speak their language, bu… Read More

Ako City (赤穂市) is a small coastal town in Hyogo Prefecture along the beautiful Seto Inland Sea. Its location between Osaka and Hiroshima makes it the perfect destination… Read More

Saying Japan is a polite country is an understatement. I dare say the nation is the world’s most etiquette-conscious! Greetings go far beyond just hi-byes with some as-seen-on-TV bows… Read More

From towels to a Yamper butt cushion, this new line of Pokemon goods has everything you need for bedtime. The post Minna Otsukaresama Line of Pokemon Goods Comes With a Yamper Butt appeared… Read More

Just as with face-to-face interactions, standard telephone exchanges in Japan follow a formal code of politeness. This is when you will most often hear keigo (敬語), the formal h… Read More

In everyday life in Japan, Arabic numerals (1,2,3…) are widely used, but each number still has its own Kanji character and a counting system unique to the country. Learn what makes nu… Read More

Vous souhaitez voyager au Pays du Soleil Levant ? Vous avez peut être comme projet d’apprendre le japonais ? N’oubliez pas que votre apprentissage du japonais se fait auss… Read More

Welcome to your one-stop guide to all things Japanese that is sure to help you build on your Japanese vocabulary. Whether your goal is to become fluent in the language or improve on your sk… Read More

Some say Japan is full of the weird and wonderful, and some talk about how traditions, beauty and maintaining harmony is so important in this society. And they are all right. But what does t… Read More

Ucapan Salam dalam Bahasa Jepang - Ada beberapa ucapan salam (あいさつ - aisatsu) yang sering digunakan dalam bahasa Jepang ketika bertemu dengan orang lain. Aisatsu… Read More