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		<title>The Right Study Conditions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was at the beach this morning I wrote a post on my personal blog about the importance of getting away from your computer and office to get work done. I figured I would write a bit here on Japanese Words about how important it is to do the same thing when you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Japanese Mochi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this video today of the traditional &#8220;pounding&#8221; of mochi, rice which is basically pounded into a soft sticky substance. The speed at which these guys do this is pretty impressive. I wonder how many times the guy has had his hand smashed. I bet they really hate when someone quites. Brings a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures in Miyakojima: The Pumpkin Cave</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, we are now in the middle of June and the weather here in Miyakojima has really started to warm up. Which means it&#8217;s time for BBQs, snorkeling, diving, and all kinds of other outdoor activities. Since a lot of my friends and family don&#8217;t know what it&#8217;s like over here, I have decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kanji Flash Cards Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone! The results are in and the flash card winners have been chosen, and e-mails have been sent. If you sent in an essay, please check your e-mail to see if you won. The judges were quite impressed with everyones motivation to learn Japanese, and especially impressed with those who made an effort to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.japanesewords.net/934/kanji-flash-cards-contest/</link>
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		<title>Free Kanji/Kana Flash Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is going to be really, really short.  This is just a reminder to let everyone know that the final deadline for submitting your essay for the Kanji/Kana flash cards contest  is tomorrow, Friday April 23 (Japan time). I look forward to getting all your essays and reading about your studies with Japanese.]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Flash Card Contest Judges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are starting to get our first essays in for the Japanese flash card contest, so I figured now would be a good time to put on a little information about the three judges. As I mentioned before, there are three judges who will be reviewing the essays and all have experience with Japanese and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.japanesewords.net/920/japanese-flash-card-contest-judges/</link>
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		<title>Win Free Japanese Kanji or Kana Flash Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned in the last post I wrote reviewing White Rabbit&#8217;s Japanese Flash cards, Japanese Kana cards, and the Kanji Poster that I would be holding a contest to give away some of the cards that White Rabbit Press was kind enough to donate. Shortly afterwords I had to leave to Tokyo for a friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.japanesewords.net/913/win-free-kanji-or-kana-flash-cards/</link>
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		<title>White Rabbit Press Kanji Poster and Kanji Flash Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I received an e-mail from White Rabbit Press, the maker of the Kanji Poster, Kanji Flash Cards, and other Japanese learning products, asking if I would be interested in in promoting their products on Japanese Words. They offered to send a poster and some cards for review and also sent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.japanesewords.net/894/white-rabbit-press-kanji-poster-and-kanji-flash-cards/</link>
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		<title>PS3 YLOD- Is Sony the next Toyota?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last post I wrote about making a phone call in Japanese to a business. Quite recently I have had to make a couple phone calls to a business, and they weren&#8217;t pleasant ones. My Sony PS3 broke! Now before I go into all of that I want to talk about the good times. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.japanesewords.net/888/ps3-ylod-is-sony-the-next-toyota/</link>
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		<title>Calling a Business in Japanese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are just learning Japanese or maybe even are an intermediate speaker, making a professional phone call (a call to a business or company) can be a little bit intimidating. This article contains a few tips you can use, as well as some Japanese words and phrases that should help you out. The difficulties [...]]]></description>
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