Communicating In Japan If You don’t Speak Japanese

Communicating In Japan If You don’t Speak Japanese

Learning and communicating in a new language is a great experience. I can still remember the first time I really engaged in Japanese conversation. It was like I had passed through some invisible barrier. But what if you are traveling to Japan before you have had a chance to study much Japanese or need to [...]

May 14th, 2009 by Nick 

Okinawan Music and Hula Dancing!

Last night I mentioned on Twitter (if you’re not following me, click here to get my updates) that I had attended a great event at Tokyu Resort here in Miyakojima (an island south west of Okinawa) and would be posting some videos. Well, here they are! I took more videos, but these are the only [...]

May 4th, 2009 by Nick 

Hanami in Japan

Hanami in Japan

Spring is here and the cherry blossoms are in bloom. Or, at least so I am told. I moved from Tokyo to the warmer climate here in Miyakojima (a small island south west of Okinawa) and our few cherry blossoms or sakura bloomed in January. On the mainland however, the trees are in bloom and [...]

April 10th, 2009 by Nick 

How to Make Japanese Friends

How to Make Japanese Friends

When I was a student in Japan, my Japanese teacher asked all the students what was the most difficult part about living in Japan. The most common answer was the difficulty to make Japanese friends. This article is about how to make Japanese friends whether you are in Japan or your home country.

March 31st, 2009 by Nick 
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