UNICEF Japan
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| Every year GenkiJACS makes a donation to UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund. Before we became an NPO, we donated 5% of after-tax profits. As an NPO doesn’t have…
Dogs and Cats
| Pets are a big market in Japan. There are pet spas and pet hotels (even one at Narita Airport), pet strollers and many, many shops selling costumes (I saw…
GenkiJACS receives Customer Satisfaction Excellence Award – again!
| We received a lovely package from Languagecourse.net, one of the agencies we work with, today. They ask students to rate schools after finishing their study, and collate those ratings…
Starbucks in Fukuoka
| It may or may not come to your surprise that downtown Fukuoka is home to dozens of Starbucks cafes. Since I’m from Canada, where Starbucks is a common sight,…
Sakura
| These are pictures from Maizuru Park last week. Maizuru Park is about a 15 minute walk from GenkiJACS. In the evening the school had a Hanami event under the…
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…