Unlike in the west where the given name is placed first and family names last like Elon Musk. In Japan traditionally the order is reversed and the family names comes first followed by the given name. For example a person with the given name Nanae and family name Aoyama is therefore called Aoyama Nanae and not […]
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What is the COE? COE refers to the Certificate of Eligibility and is used to facilitate the visa application process when coming to Japan. The document basically states that you meet the conditions to land in Japan. You can check out the conditions here. Please note that the COE is not a visa, it just
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For some time now I’ve been using Duolingo and after maintaining a streak of 120 days I was confident that I could take the next step and give a go at reading short Japanese stories. So I quickly hopped onto amazon and stumbled upon the book Japanese Short Stories For Beginners. This book is a
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What is the JLPT? The simple answer is that is a test. It’s the Japanese Language Proficiency Test which is recognized worldwide. There are 5 levels in the JLPT. With level five being the easiest to pass and Level one being the most difficult. You can register to do any level and there is no
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There are 3 writing systems in Japanese Hiragana, Katakana , Kanji. Hiragana has 46 basic characters and these characters make up the Japanese phonetic alphabet. It is used for anything written for children . Katakana can be recognized from its short, straight strokes and sharp corners. It is mostly used to indicate loan words from
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