Japan’s crime rate halved in 10 years
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| Japan has been justly known as one of the world’s safest countries for a long time, but even there, it’s not standing still. Japanese government figures (PDF) show the…
Website update
| You may have seen this logo floating around here and there… That’s right! We here at Genki Japanese Language and Culture School are updating our look. We’ve been making…
Japanese students make fake food
| Students at our Japanese school recently participated in an activity to make fake food, typically used in Japan for restaurant menu displays. A professional display food “chef” came to…
Kit Kat
| Our Japanese language students are always surprised by the many Kit Kats flavors that are available in Japan. There’s bound to be some you’ve never even heard of, so…
Comedy shows next door to GenkiJACS Tokyo
| Lovers of Japanese comedy will have a field day at our Japanese school in Tokyo, not just because the famous Yoshimoto Lumine theater is only a short walk from…
Photo book from a former student
| Student Heli-san came back to study with us for the third time this summer, and studied at both our Fukuoka and Tokyo schools. And she brought something very special:…
Movie night!
| Our Tokyo Japanese language school students are enjoying movie night tonight! They are watching “21st Century Boys”. Movies are shown in Japanese with English subtitles every Thursday – it’s…
Tanabata
| Our Tokyo school has started with preparations for the star festival – Tanabata! Students write their wishes on special slips of paper, and hang them on the bamboo along…
Maestro-branded Mastercards still don’t work in Japan!
| An update on the situation: Since April, chip Mastercards with the Maestro logo can’t be used to make withdrawals from ATMs in Japan. This has left a few students…
Edo Tokyo Museum
| Our Tokyo Japanese culture class went on an outing to the Edo Tokyo Museum recently. The museum is set up so that, if you follow the routes laid out…