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Japanese Elementary School Tour Part 1
Japan is a highly educated country. It’s government invest a great amount of its resources on the education sector which is evident on the school resources and facilities. Educational institutions all over Japan are fully equipped and is therefore a very good training ground for schoolchildren. In this article, I will take you inside a…
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Eat Indian Curry in a Rustic Japanese House
Have you ever been to a restaurant that looks nothing like the modern restaurants in the busy streets of big cities but more like grandma’s house or an ancestral house situated in residential and quiet place? There is one Curry restaurant in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, that we always frequent to. The Restaurant The restaurant’s…
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Pork dishes I love that you probably hate!
Are you a vegetarian? ‘Coz I’m not. I eat meat. And my favorite is pork. I love sinigang (pork in sour soup), adobo (pork cooked in soy sauce and vinegar), meatballs, porkchop, menudo, pork steak…Oh! Naming these dishes makes me wanna eat again. Below are some of the (not so common) pork dishes I love…
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Fathers’ Day
The world is celebrating fathers’ day. Messages and pictures are flooding the Facebook timeline. Almost everyone is telling that they have the best father in the world. That they are happy and thankful to have them in their lives. Some of the messages are not at all an expression happiness nor gratitude. Some expresses regret…
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Wedding Cultures in Japan and the Philippines
Wedding is one of the most celebrated events in one’s life all over the world. It is interesting to note that saying “I do” and the intricate details of getting married may be the same, slightly different or the complete opposite in one culture from another culture. tickera.com In this article, we will talk about…
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How to learn Japanese Fast
downloads.ws You are coming to Japan. Or maybe you are already here. Not as a temporary visitor but for a short-term stay. Maybe you are a student or a contract worker. You need to learn some Japanese. Hurry! Your mind said. You start grabbing a paper and pen ready to scribble some Japanese characters. You…
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5 Reasons Why I Moved to Japan
April 30, 2011. When I first came to Japan as a visiting relative. I stayed for a month with my sister and in that short period of time, I fell in love with Japan. I came back as a scholar on September 24, 2012, and studied for a year and a half. During my stay, I’m so enchanted with Japan that I wanted to stay in…
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3 Things to Look Forward on Rainy Days
Rainy days are here again. In most parts of Japan, rainy days start around the beginning of June and last up to 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…
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‘Food for thought’ of the day
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How to say “I love you” in Japanese
What is love? iloverelationships.com “Love is a many splendored thing” as the popular old song goes. There are so many definitions of love. I bet you know more than three. I consider it as the universal language of the soul; the core of humanity; the essence of existence. Whoever you are, wherever you are from,…