Microwave priorities
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| Just a quick post on the different priorities of cooks in Japan: This microwave has 2 buttons. The first is labelled あたためる (atatameru, to warm), with a picture of…
Japanese vending machine attack!
| No streetlights? No problem. Vending machines will light your way… Stretching as far as the eye can see! In Japanese, vending machine is 自動販売機 which is another great example…
Ode to the 100-yen store
| One of our favorite places to take new students is the 百均 (hyakkin, or 100 yen store). As you might guess from the name, this store is basically the…
Why do GenkiJACS teachers speak English?
| People thinking of applying to GenkiJACS sometimes ask us why teachers speak English, and how much English people speak in classes. This is a valid concern, and there are…
GenkiJACS on Youtube!
| A student brings to our attention that we’re now representin’ on Youtube! We had no idea, but some kind former students have posted videos of their days here. These…
Ireland added to Japan’s Working Holiday visa list!
| Students coming to GenkiJACS from Ireland are now eligible to apply for a Working Holiday visa, as of January 2007! Previously, the Working Holiday visa was only available for…
Addresses in Japan
| Even though U2’s song “Where the streets have no name” is about Africa, it applies just as well to Japan. Everyone who has lived here has had the experience…
Cellphones, is there anything you can’t do?
| A member of our staff purchased life insurance recently, and the salesperson came to the school to finalize the contract. After the staff member filled out the paper application,…
Taking the J-Test at GenkiJACS
| This is a very late announcement, but GenkiJACS is proud to be the newest test location for the J-TEST, a relatively new test of Japanese ability. We will be…
Hakata-ben kouza: negative forms
| Today’s feature of Hakata-ben is not unique to Fukuoka, but is still recognized as one of the characteristics of Hakata-ben. It is the method of saying the negative verb…