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Japanese business etiquette

Yumi | June 27, 2014

If you work for a Japanese company or deal with Japanese clients from Japan, it is important to learn about Japanese business etiquette that is very different from

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Gaijin complex is not racism

Yumi | June 25, 2014

I have received overwhelmingly critical responses for my article titled “Gaijin Complex”. Apparently many people felt that I was ignorant and didn’t really understand what it was like

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Japan’s celibacy issue

Yumi | June 23, 2014

married 31-year-old marketing executive living in Tokyo told CNBC she would like to have a baby, but the decision is difficult. Like most Japanese women she says it

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Gender Inequality in Japan

Yumi | June 19, 2014

Japan is one of the most industrialized countries but has ranked high among the developed countries with the largest gender inequality ratio. Japanese salarymen work very long hours

Fashion and Trend

Japanese women’s flawless Skin

Yumi | June 17, 2014

Japanese women are obsessed with flawless white skin. You rarely see Japanese women with heavy wrinkles, more than a few heavy pigmentations and all other aging signs. My

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24 hours convenient stores

Yumi | June 14, 2014

Japanese convenience store When my American friend visited me in Japan, she was really impressed with convenient stores in Japan. Yes! There is nothing special about these stores that

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Beautiful Japanese Words (advanced)

Yumi | June 14, 2014

These are the Japanese words that foreigners consider beautiful. Native Japanese speakers may not necessarily believe that these words are special because they hear that all the time..

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JLPT N3- Week 2

Yumi | June 14, 2014

そこに置いといて Leave it there. もう寝ないと I’d better sleep already. 明日は早く出かけるから、もう寝ないと。 I’d better sleep because I will go out early tomorrow. 試験まであと１ヶ月だ。頑張って勉強しないと。 We have one month until the exam.

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Japan’s rock-star mascot

Yumi | June 12, 2014

Tokyo, Japan (CNN)-He may be diminutive in stature as he appears under the shadow of the Tokyo Skytree, Japan’s tallest structure at 634 meters. But as he twists

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JLPT N3 Week 1

Yumi | June 8, 2014

もう寝ないと明日は早く出かけるから、もう寝ないと。 I must go bed now since I will leave early tomorrow. 試験まであと１ヶ月だ。がんばって勉強しないと。（勉強しなければならない） There is only one month to go before the exam. I must concentrate