Expat Living
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There are plenty of reasons to learn Japanese. Maybe you want to travel to Japan one day and you want to be able to communicate at least a little. Or perhaps you’re moving to Japan for your job or vocation. Or maybe you just really like anime and manga and want to enjoy the medium…
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**This post contains affiliate links.** I enjoy living in Japan quite a bit. Cheap Japanese food, beautiful scenery, hearing and seeing Japanese everywhere. I love it! But living here isn’t without its challenges. Namely, finding foreign goods at reasonable prices. With Japan as an island nation, it’s a bit isolated from the rest of the…
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**This post contains affiliate links** Let me just say, Japanese summers are HOT. I live in the Kansai area (which is admittedly hotter), but most of Japan does experience hot, humid summers that just kind of suck the life out of you. The heat begins in May, with the humidity ramping up in June during…
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Confession: I haven’t really experienced major “culture shock” since moving to Japan. Yes, I’ve only been here for two weeks, and yes, how can I know everything about Japan in just that time? Answer: I can’t. However, as you may or may not have known, I studied Japanese language and culture for four years during…