Japanese language immersion for beginners
Your Japanese Friend
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Japanese language immersion for beginners
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1/2/2026
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January 6, 2026
Have you ever experienced culture shock?
<p>Your Japanese friend! Hello! Have you ever experienced culture shock? I was working at a hotel in Hawaii just two days ago. A customer came saying they had forgotten their bag. So, I was looking at the security camera footage with security, The customer who lost the bag had left it on a chair, And five minutes later, another Person took that bag Without any hesitation, they just stole it. Seeing that was quite a culture shock for me. In Japan, if you find a bag, you'd take it to lost and found or to the hotel reception. I think many Japanese people believe in karma, believe in it, even nowadays, still nowadays, many people believe this. The idea that what you do comes back to you. So maybe now with the economy being unstable, if someone finds a bag, they might steal it, some people might do that. But basically, people usually turn in things they find to proper authorities.</p><p>So it was quite shocking to me. I've lived in Hawaii for 16 years, but that still shocked me. Have you experienced culture shock before? Please tell me.</p><p>See you!#nihongo #easyjapanese #nihongolearning #karma</p>
January 5, 2026
Is there anything you’re excited about in January?
<p>Your Japanese friend! Hello. Is there anything you're looking forward to this January? I can't wait for something! Things to look forward to in January.</p><p>I enjoy watching sumo wrestling. From January 11th, the sumo tournament, the grand sumo begins. I'm really excited to watch it. From January 11th, for 14 days, we'll talk all about sumo. I'll explain sumo for both fans and newcomers alike. So yes, we'll discuss it for 14 days in January. Changing topics, this book is available on Amazon US with many useful phrases. For example, saying 'I can't wait' in Japanese is like, Exciting, fun, I can't wait - exciting, There are various phrases like these, I'll pick them up while looking at this, And mix them into our sumo discussions. I'm not sponsored by them. I just personally think it's good so I'm introducing it. It costs about 20 dollars. What are you looking forward to in January? Please let me know. See you later!#nihongo #easvjapanese</p>
January 3, 2026
How to learn Japanese faster
<p>Your Japanese Friend!こんにちは。今日 YouTubeで日本のニュースを見ていました。そこで初めて知ったのですけど、日本で永住パーマネンレジデント永住する人は N4フォー N4レベルの日本語ができないといけない。 必須事項になったそうです。びっくりしました。本当にびっくりしました。 こんなこと今までなかったので。ねえ、皆さん日本に住む予定はありますか ？予定がある人もない人も日本語を上達インプルーブしたい人は必見のウェブサイトがあります。私のおすすめはウェブサイトでワニカニ。ワニは英語でクロコダイル。 カニ。カニは英語でクラブ。あの 2本の指というかあの赤い生き物ですね。あのワニカニというウェブサイト、これはですね。英語の頭で考える人がとても日本語を勉強しやすいウェブサイトです。 漢字をチャイニーズキャラクター漢字を勉強するウェブサイトなんですけど、やっぱりね、漢字を勉強する、とても上達が早いですね。早道ですね。本当に漢字の意味、それぞれの意味 Each meaningですね。 それがわかると何を勉強するよりも早い上達が早い。上達します。本当に私はスポンサーをもらっていません。 いませんけども、本当にあの日本語を早く勉強したい。早く上達したい人はぜひチェックしてみてください。うん、やっぱり漢字はそれぞれの意味が深いですね。 ディープミーニングなので。うん、やっぱりね。皆さんにぜひ漢字もひらがなももちろん勉強してほしいですけど、ひらがなの後かなひらがな、カタカナ勉強した後におすすめなのがワニカニウェブサイト。ワニカニです。 優しいイージー感じイージーレベルの漢字からスタートするので、漢字を全く知らない人も上達インプルーブできると思います。いいね。チェックしてみてください。 ではまた明日バイバイ。<strong></p><p><br></p><p>Your Japanese Friend! Hello. Today I was watching Japanese news on YouTube. There, I learned for the first time that in Japan, people who want permanent residency - permanent resident - permanent residence, must be able to do N4 - four - N4 level Japanese. It apparently became a required condition. I was surprised. I was really surprised. Because this has never happened before. Hey everyone, do you have plans to live in Japan? Whether you have plans or not, for people who want to improve their Japanese, there’s a must-see website. My recommendation is a website called WaniKani. Wani is crocodile in English. Kani. Kani is crab in English. That thing with two claws, that red creature. That website called WaniKani, this is, you know, a website where people who think with an English mindset can study Japanese very easily. It’s a website for studying kanji - Chinese characters - kanji, but really, you know, studying kanji makes your progress very fast. It’s a shortcut. Really, the meanings of kanji, each meaning - each meaning. When you understand that, you progress faster than studying anything else. You really improve. I’m really not getting sponsored. I’m not, but really, for people who want to study Japanese quickly, who want to improve quickly, please check it out. Yeah, after all, kanji each have deep meanings. Deep meanings. So, yeah, really. I want you all to study kanji and hiragana too, of course, but after studying hiragana - hiragana and katakana - after studying that, what I recommend is the WaniKani website. WaniKani. It starts from easy - easy kanji - easy level kanji, so even people who don’t know kanji at all can improve, I think. Good. Check it out. See you tomorrow, bye bye😉🖤</strong></p>
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