耳掻き (mimikaki)
| Recently, I asked one of our teachers, Yuuji-sensei, about mimikaki, or ear cleaning, in which someone cleans your ears for you, whether it`s a family member or someone in…
The Cost of Internet Access in Japan
| Recently, friends in Ecuador told us that they pay $140 (about 14,000 yen) a month for a 1.5 Mb/s Internet connection. This made us realize how cheap Internet access…
GetUpEnglish
| I found Roger Pulver`s GetUpEnglish site a few years ago as I was looking for Japanese language resources online. I think it`s one of the best places to learn…
Sakura Season
| It`s sakura season! The cherry blossoms are blooming now. At the train station today, I saw a billboard on sakura-viewing schedules for the public parks in Fukuoka. I think…
Shiina Ringo
| Today I`m going to write about a huge talent that was born in Saitama but raised in Fukuoka. Most of you who listen to some Japanese music have probably…
Fukuoka Tower
| Fukuoka Tower, like every tall tower in a big city, is a landmark everyone visits when they stop over here. Though it is relatively small (at 234 meters), it…
Softbank Hawks
| I forgot to mention, but last week I was able to see a baseball game between the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars courtesy of GenkiJACS (there was…
White Day
| Two more days until White Day (March 14)!As you may already know, White Day is when guys must get presents for girls (in return for all the gifts girls…
JLPT results are in!
| Otsukaresamadesu to everyone who took the JLPT (Japanese Language Placement Test) last December. The results came out a few weeks ago, and GenkiJACS are happy to be able to…