Japanese supermarkets The first supermarkets opened in Japan in 1953 and now almost 65 years later they are part of the nation's landscape. Many supermarkets have began 24 hour opening services which is convenient for the busy working man and for last minute shopping in the middle of the night ! But in this week teacher's blog, Takase sensei talks about an alternative to the supermarket... Read ...

New Year Resolutions The practice of making New Year Resolutions is an ancient one, dating back to the Babylonian and Roman empires and religions. The most popular resolutions deal with health and money including mental health, social well-being and self-improvement. In the first teachers' blog for 2017, Someya sensei comes up with a simple yet profound quote. Read this blog to study Japanese w...

Japanese card games Japan has a rich history of pastimes, board games and card games. There are competitive versions of many games and the game introduced by Yokozuka sensei below is one of these. The national competition for this game receives news coverage and there have been a number of comic books, movies and dramas featuring this game. Read the Japanese without or with Kanji furigana help, ...

Japanese double words Learning Japanese can be a hard journey. But along the way there are often moments when you feel it was worth the struggle and enjoy the experience it brings. One such moment has to be the learning of double words. These are fun way to communicate and interestingly, they create an immediate bond with the speakers. Don't believe me? Give it try next time. And read this blog ...

Winter festivities in Japan All around Japan in the cities and towns, winter illuminations have become a popular attraction around Christmas and New Year. Many are romantic which runs according to the theme of Christmas season (especially Christmas Eve) as being a time for couples and lovers. Oosawa sensei is a Japanese teacher at Japonin(JOI) online school and she introduces this topic in this ...