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  • Do I need to speak Japanese in Japan? Can I just communicate with English?
    The English level of the Japanese is very low, so we advice you to study Japanese if you want to have a enjoyable experience in the country.
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  • Is learning Japanese difficult?
    It's extremely easy to get to speak it fluently. Mastering it, or writing properly is a different thing, though.
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  • What are the better ways to learn / practice Japanese?
    The best, and fastest method is well known by everyone: Talk, talk, talk. However, if the objective is to find a job, we always recommend the applicants to take Japanese classes. 3 months of Japanese lessons won't your finances critically, and will be more than enough to acquire the basics of the language. The Japanese recruiters give great importance to politeness when greeting clients and introducing yourself, and having formal training on this area is always helpful.
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  • What are some useful japanese expressions/words for a beginner?
    「どうも」は覚えて損は無いと思います。 どんな挨拶にも代用ができます。 (例えば) 「おはようございます!」「どうも」 「こんにちは!」「どうも」 「ありがとうございます」「どうも」 「背が高いですね!」「どうも」…などなど 会話が成り立っているように感じませんか?"
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  • Where to get free japanese lessons
    大阪だけでもこれだけたくさんあります。 http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kyoiku/cmsfiles/contents/0000319/319415/english.pdf
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  • What is the Japanese language proficiency test?
    日本語能力試験は、日本語を母語としない人たちの日本語能力を測定し認定する試験です。 日本の出入国管理上の優遇ポイントがついたり、日本の医師国家試験や、看護師の試験を受ける為に必要です。"
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  • What is the difference between hiragana, katakana and kanji?
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  • How many kanji do I need to learn?
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  • Are there kanji characters for numbers? How is the number / counter system in Japanese?
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  • What is romaji?
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  • What is keigo? Do I need to learn and speak formal Japanese?
    記事へ。
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  • How can I say "I love you" in Japanese?
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  • What are the japanese honorifics?
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  • How do you input Japanese characters on a computer?
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  • What is half-width / full-width katakana?
    意味は同じです。半角カタカナはまだコンピュータ技術が未発達だった時に、作られたものです。カタカナ→4byteですがカタカナ→2byteになります。
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