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The Truth About Summer Vacation of Students in Japan Most People Don’t Talk About
It is natsu yasumi (summer vacation) in Japan. It typically occurs in the third week of July and the whole month of August, lasting about six weeks. It is the longest break from school compared with fuyu yasumi (winter vacation), which lasts about two weeks, from late December to early January, and haru yasumi (spring…
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How to Distinguish Japanese People from Koreans and Chinese
Can you tell if a person comes from a specific country? Before coming to Japan, I had no idea how to distinguish Japanese, Korean, and Chinese people from one another. I had quite a few experiences (when I was in university as an international student) of trying to speak Japanese to a fellow student who…
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10 Differences Between Elementary Schools in Japan and the Philippines
The following are based on my observations and experiences as an elementary teacher in the Philippines for about a decade before coming to Japan, where I have now been living for more than a decade. I am currently working in an elementary school in Japan and have been working in Japanese public schools for a…
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3 Things to Look Forward to on Rainy Days
Rainy days are here again. In most parts of Japan, rainy days start around the beginning of June and last for about six weeks. The amount of rainfall varies from day to day. Some days will have few showers, and some days will have a really heavy downpour. One rainy day, when I was going…
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Hello world!
Hello everyone! I’m Maryanila Morgan and welcome to my website! We are just developing this website and we are very excited to share with you our perspectives about life in a foreign land. We are foreigners living in Japan. I am from the Philippines and my husband is from the United States. We met in…