JLPT Boot Camp – The Ultimate Study Guide to passing the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Podcast
1) JLPT BC 167 | Learning to take Breaks
This last month has been pretty rough on me to be honest. There was a lot of last minute planning for my vacation. And of course, right when you want to go on vacation, everything seems to need extra ...Show More
2) JLPT BC 166 | What a Rat Experiment might Tell us about Japan’s Population Problem
When I first moved to Japan loved the city. It was nice and compact and everything is in one place. As long as you are a decent walk away from a train station you can get anywhere pretty easily withou...Show More
3) JLPT BC 165 | Speaking Practice with FluentU
I’ve always found summer to be a more active time. Despite the oppressive heat and humidity we have here in Japan, I still think the increased sunlight and ability to walk around the house in a lot le...Show More
4) JLPT BC 164 | You’ll always be an Outsider in Japan
I grew up in white bread America where the corn grows high and hills don’t. I spent most of my time in a city of a mere 10,000 where everybody knew each other (and who was doing what to who). It was n...Show More
5) JLPT BC 163 | Chatting it Up
It’s a story you’ve heard several times – we don’t talk to each other like we used to. Because ya know, back in the good ole days we used to chat it up with our neighbors and everybody knew everybody ...Show More
6) JLPT BC 162 | 5 Things to Know to Become an Ukiyo-e master
Ukiyo-e, if you are not familiar, is a Japanese art form that was popular from 17th century to 19th century Japan. It basically consists of woodblocks used for mass production of pictures. Ukiyo m...Show More
7) JLPT BC 161 | Doing it the Hard Way
In school, I always had a hard time paying attention in class. The teacher would lecture away and we were suppose to be taking notes, but to be honest I could never proper filter out what was importa...Show More
8) JLPT BC 160 | BSing in Japan, Honne vs. Tatemae
A few years back, I was working at a school and we were trying to arrange a farewell party for one of our fellow teachers. One teacher found a great Indian restaurant that wasn’t too far away from th...Show More
9) JLPT BC 159 | Analog vs. Digital
I’ve been taking it pretty easy with my studies recently due to some re-prioritizing of my time. I’m chugging away on Hirugao and Harry Potter but I’m giving myself a little more time to digest things...Show More
10) JLPT BC 158 | Divorce in Japan
I should start off by saying that I’m not getting divorced. I’m still happily married and probably will be for the foreseeable future. Some of my fellow expatriates and Japanese friends haven’t been...Show More