(Part two of a short series on Hello Work) Part 1: My Hello Work Diary: Filing for Unemployment in Japan Ah, unemployment insurance. The one...
I made it through graduate finals at Oxford University at the start of summer 2019. My reward? A scholarship to study at Japan’s foremost Japanese language...
As the clock strikes 8 A.M., Big Ben’s chime rings out through my school’s speaker system to let the students know that classes are about to...
This article was prompted after reading an explanation why the Japanese cannot speak proper English — that, supposedly, post-war U.S. occupation authorities did not allow...
Despite the sweltering heat, there are pleasant surprises to be found in Japan during the summer season. Ice pops and watermelon. Fireworks and fireflies. And...
Teaching English in Japan: Using Songs, Snacks, and Word Games in Kindergarten It’s a quiet morning just like any other. The birds are chirping,...
Teaching English in Japan: The Rewards of Being on the JET Programme My personal experiences as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) teaching English...
Donald Keene, world-famous scholar and translator of Japanese literature of all eras, died of heart failure at 6:21 A.M. on February 24 at a Tokyo...
