Things you should know about Japan.

バカーヾ(゚д゚)ノ゛ A cousin of mine recently won the proverbial lottery when he received the opportunity to participate in a 5 month long exchange program at a Japanese high school, all expenses paid. Opportunities like this don’t fall from the sky; He’s a hard working young man who kept his grades up, busted his butt to [...]
How I financed my trip to Japan

Living in Japan is expensive, getting there costs a small fortune. How can anyone but the upper class afford to travel to the land of the rising sun? Here’s how I did it.
Secrets of the Japanese Language pt. 2
The second part of Lang-8 user Roomy’s thought-provoking series of editorials entitled ‘Secrets of the Japanese Language’. Part1 can be found here. *Reposted with permission from Roomy’s Lang-8 Journal found here “This photo is my father.” This was a sentence I wrote in English a couple of years ago. In proper English, this should be [...]
Secrets of the Japanese Language
Lang-8 User Roomy, a native Japanese speaker, shares with us the first part of her series of editorials entitled ‘Secrets of the Japanese Language’

