NPO Fever! GenkiJACS converts to Non-Profit Organization
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| [Update: As of August 2009, ownership of GenkiJACS has moved to Genki Global, so the school is no longer an NPO. For details, see here.] We are proud to…
Shermanstravel.com recommendation!
| Shermanstravel.com, billing themselves as “Your unbiased guide to hotels and destinations”, recently selected GenkiJACS as one of the world’s top ten foreign-language class vacations! An honor indeed: they call…
No more summer applications!
| Short-term study abroad is a very seasonal business: the majority of our students tend to come in summer, when their universities and schools are on vacation. Unfortunately, this year…
More GenkiJACS Videos on Youtube
| We’ve uploaded a few student-made videos to Youtube, to give people a better idea of the school before you arrive. There are 3 so far, with more to follow…
Population of Fukuoka
| Fukuoka City sends out a free newspaper to all residents once a week, with local community information, event info, classified ads, and more. On the front page of every…
Wii Battle at GenkiJACS!
| Tuesday the 3rd of April marks GenkiJACS’ first Wii 大会 (taikai, sports festival)! Join us at the school at 6pm for several rounds of tennis, baseball, and maybe even…
New requirements for Pop Culture course
| Our Japanese Through Pop Culture course has always been one of our most popular, probably because it’s so darn much fun! But recently we’ve instituted a new requirement for…
Review of GenkiJACS by a former student
| A recent student was kind enough to write a review of the school for us before he left; without ado, here it is (both good and bad): Overall, I…
Parental speed dating in Fukuoka
| We caught a strange segment on the local TV news recently about a new trend in dating: parents attending group “dating” sessions for their unmarried kids. Basically, parents who…
No tattoos in the onsen in Japan!
| Many onsen (public baths) in Japan have very strict rules about tattoos: nobody with a tattoo is allowed in. The picture above is from the onsen we often take…