Tofugu does it again
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| We previously linked to Tofugu when they posted an interesting article about learning Japanese by using Ghibli movies.Well, Tofugu has done it again: This time, they teach learners of…
Yelp! Now in Fukuoka
| Yelp, an online and mobile app platform that publishes unsolicited reviews about local business around the world, has recently launched in Fukuoka. Previously only available in Tokyo and Osaka,…
Sakura 2015
| It’s that time of the year again – birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the ever-lovely sakura are starting to blossom in Japan. Weathermap have released their…
St Patrick’s Day
| Arguably the most famous March holiday in the Western world, St. Patrick’s Day has so far remained relatively unknown in Japan. This is slowly changing however, with the addition…
LanguageCourse.Net Customer Satisfaction Excellence Award 2015
| We are very proud to announce that we have won the LanguageCourse.Net Excellence Award for customer satisfaction yet again this year! 2015 marks the 8th year in a row…
Learn Japanese through Ghibli Movies
| The always excellent Tofugu put up a mammoth post last week on using Ghibli movies to help learn some basic Japanese words/phrases and grammar points. So glad they did…
Love is in the air…
| Spring is creeping around the corner in Japan and at Genki Japanese and Culture school! At least for now, the weather is warming up a bit – and we…
Happy birthday, GenkiJACS!
| Genki Japanese and Culture School turned 10 years old on the 19th of February, 2015. It’s been a great 10 years – the school has grown exponentially, and with…
YOUは何しに日本へ? （Why did you come to Japan?）
| If you study at Genki Japanese school in either Fukuoka or Tokyo long enough, you may start taking a liking to the TV programming here (this is obviously up…
Wordplay
| Alrighty! Here we go, your go-to expression for this week! Did you know Japanese also has wordplay? The Japanese love it and call it 言葉遊び (ことばあそび – “kotoba asobi”).…