Epayments take off in Japan
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| Virtually all of the new cell phones in Japan these days have some kind of electronic wallet function built into them. These ewallets allow you to charge your phone…
The adjective “onaji”
| Japanese adjectives have very strict rules. There are only two kinds of adjective:1. “い” adjectives (adjectives ending in the character “i”)おいしい (oishii, delicious)青い (aoi, blue)鋭い (surudoi, sharp)These adjectives can…
Japanese words you can’t say on TV
| For some reason, lots of the students at GenkiJACS seem really interested in learning Japanese swear words. So, in the interests of a well-rounded education on vernacular Japanese, as…
New Japanese words from English
| One of the most fun ‘features’ of the Japanese language is how foreign words are mangled to fit the limited Japanese sound-set. For example, McDonalds becomes マクドナルド (Makudonarudo, 6…
Speaking Japanese is easy!
| We at GenkiJACS think Japanese is an easy language to learn to speak. (Reading and writing are a different matter, though!) Here are the reasons why. (I’ts long! I’d…
Inaugural Student Blog: Paul Isaac
| We’re all for freedom of information at GenkiJACS. We want you to have a good idea about what studying with us is really like before you take the plunge…
Addiction or Poisoning?
| It’s often frustrating for learners of the Japanese language when they can’t express themselves clearly because they don’t know a specific word. However, it can be even more frustrating…
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 3 preparation course
| From September 23 till December 2 (the day before the test itself), GenkiJACS will be running a weekly preparation course for level 3 of the JLPT. The teachers have…
Fukuoka Fails to Win Olympic Bid
| The Japanese Olympic Committee finally made up their collective mind yesterday to put Tokyo, not Fukuoka, forward as Japan’s contestant for the coveted 2016 Olympics. A sad day for…
Newsweek picks Fukuoka as one of World’s Top Boomtowns
| We’re a little behind the times on this one, but Fukuoka was recently selected by Newsweek International Edition as one of the world’s top “boom towns”, which sounds exciting…