Learn essential Japanese questions for travel, from asking directions and ordering food to shopping and communicating with locals.

If you’ve recently moved to Japan, knowing all of the most useful and basic Japanese phrases is essential to tackle daily activities. But even if you’ve been practicing Japanese for a while, the thought of having to talk with a native speaker can be scary.

When speaking about family in Japanese, you will not use the same words whether your speaking about your loved ones or about another person’s family members.

Writing your address in Japanese is essential for living in Japan, from completing administrative procedures at the Japanese city hall to using postal services. The first thing you might notice about Japanese addresses is that they start with the largest unit (region/city) and end with the smallest (street name). So, in order to write an […]

Finding an apartment or a place to live is essential if you want to live in Japan; however, you will need to know some essential Japanese phrases to get the place you want. If you plan to live in Japan, apartments are among the cheapest and most readily available options, but they can be a […]

You may have seen a movie or TV show set in Japan where characters greet each other by bowing. However, when doing it yourself, you might feel a bit awkward and think, “Am I doing something wrong?” You don’t want to be disrespectful while trying to be respectful, after all. So, how should you correctly […]

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (よろしくお願いします) is one of those quintessential Japanese words that is highly ingrained into the culture but very difficult to translate to English.

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