If you are a new resident to Japan – visiting the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau (東京(とうきょう)入国(にゅうこく)管理(かんり)局(きょく)) / (Tokyo Immigration Office) is likely something that you will have to do. In this blog post we hope to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about Immigration in Tokyo and to give you vocabulary that you […]
In the following blog – we will be introducing 10 useful phrases that you can use to sound more natural in Japanese job interviews. Japanese Job Interviews can be fun, exciting, and some of the time stressful or scary depending on the environment and how well you are prepared. When you interview with a Japanese […]
日本語はこちらから In the “E” edition of the “A I U E O” blog, we would like to introduce a Japanese saying. Have you ever heard of the saying “縁の下の力持ち En-no-shita-no-chikara-mochi?” Example) A: “What do I do? I’m a wedding planner. I run around doing behind-the-scenes work at weddings. It’s a dull job but it’s also a hard job.” […]
We are happy to introduce our 2nd location, Coto Japanese Club – Azabu Juban! We are so excited to be welcoming students and friends past, present and future to our shiny new Coto Japanese Club in the heart of Azabu-juban in Minato-ku. We would love you to pop in during our Open House on 9 February 10:00- […]
Grace came to Tokyo from Taiwan to pursue her Japanese studies. Highly motivated to work in Japan, she joined our 8-week Business Course in September, to boost her choices to find a job in Japan. How long have you been in Japan? I arrived in April 2017, so I have been in Japan around half […]
Coming-of-Age Day has been saying “welcome to adulthood” officially since 1948. But how, and why? We take a look at what it means to turn 20 in Japan.
Many of us welcome the “bigger and brighter” beginnings that New Year’s Day brings, but there are also many wonderful traditions surrounding this important holiday in Japan. To commemorate this day, we explore a handful of some of the most popular.
Lina shared with us her motivation to improve her Japanese fluency and her experience studying in our Japanese Business Course.
Thanksgiving in Japan isn’t solely connected to the produce of the autumn harvest, it’s also a day of gratitude for the working people of Japan. So, how do these two meanings complement one another?
Alexandre is studying to be a lawyer and recently took our business course to improve his understanding of Japanese keigo.
