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How to Get a Permanent Resident Visa in Japan: 2025 Guide

If you’ve lived in Japan for a few years, you might eventually consider applying for a Permanent Resident visa. And it’s easy to see why. Unlike a regular working visa, a Permanent Resident visa in Japan allows foreigners to work freely without needing to renew their residence status every few years. It also makes it […]

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20 Must-Know JLPT N3 Grammar Points!

Preparing for the JLPT N3? In this blog, we will be covering 20 essential JLPT N3 grammar points for the JLPT N3 test! 20 Must-Know Grammar Points: Grammar Point 1: 代わりに Kawari ni This grammar point is used to express an alternative. It can be combined with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective and noun! Study the JLPT […]

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U-verb ー Verb Conjugation List with illustrations Part 3

Click Here to join our 30 day challenge to learn Hiragana Have you been practicing your U-verbs regularly? Did you enjoy this series? All good things need to come to an end, but don’t worry! We would be releasing other conjugations such as Ru-verbs, irregular verbs and adjectives as well! Stay tuned! Enter Speak Pay […]

Japanese Computer Vocabulary – Useful words to know

Are you looking for Japanese Computer Related Vocabulary? In this blog, we  will share 4 illustrated guides including 40 useful words for you to use to describe the features on your computer! Japanese Computer Vocabulary Lists Japanese – Pronunciation – English アイコン – Aikon – Icon アドレス – Adoresu – E-mail Address アプリケーション – Apurike-shon […]

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Meet a Coto Online Teacher: Mika Sensei

  This week we sat down with Mika-sensei to ask her about her teaching style for our Coto Online Japanese Lessons Please tell us about yourself and your teaching style Hello my name is Mika. I have been teaching Japanese for 5 years and I am currently living in France. During lessons, I try my […]

Japanese Surnames: Meanings & History with Illustrations

Did you know that not until the Meiji era (1868 – 1912), Japanese surnames did not exist to ordinary men and women? Today, Japan has a shockingly high number of 100,000 surnames in total! During the Meiji era, the government required all citizens by law to register under a surname. While many decided to choose […]