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April 5, 2018

Japanese Digital Marketing Vocabulary List & Flashcards

Are you looking for Japanese Digital Marketing Vocabulary? Do you work in marketing or online content creation in Japan? Maybe you are a designer – or a manager that has to work with a marketing team. Whatever your reason – you may need to know some specific trade jargon in order to conduct business in […]

March 8, 2018

Vocabulary for Tokyo Immigration Office, Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau FAQ

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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 […]

February 26, 2018

Japanese Learning Goal Tracking Spreadsheet for Your Journey

Prior, without a Japanese learning goal tracking method, I often get demotivated while learning Japanese. I have lived in Japan for 3 Years and am at a point with my Japanese where I can get around in daily conversations and interactions – and feel confident striking out on my own – so its easy […]

February 24, 2018

Top 10 Useful Phrases for Japanese Job Interviews to help you sound more Natural

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 […]

February 22, 2018

How I Passed the JLPT N2 – Student Testimonial / JLPT Exam Guide

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JLPT N2 Exam Guide – Table of Contents: Background Components of the JLPT N2 Exam Kanji Grammar Reading Vocabulary Listening Keigo Japanese School Study Resources Taking the JLPT Exam Results 1. Background The JLPT N2 level is considered a landmark achievement for those hoping to use Japanese in their careers. When applying for companies where […]

February 21, 2018

Japanese Basic Grammar Guide Part III – Japanese Particles (No, To, Mo, Kara, Made, Ga) の、と、から、まで、が

5. no – のの Can be used to express possession of an object – the following sentences show that it is an easy sentence pattern to learn and remember. [Posession] watashi no kuruma – My car. 私の車 tomodachi no hon – My friend’s book. 友達の本の Can also be used to express affiliation to […]

February 19, 2018

Speak Japanese like a Native – Natural Japanese Pronunciation – Mistakes to Avoid and Good Habits to Adopt

If you would like to learn to speak Japanese like a native – there are several things you need. Listening Practice An Opportunity to Speak with Natives and get their Feedback Listening Practice In order to speak Japanese like a native – you will need thousands of hours of listening practice. Is all listening practice […]

February 5, 2018

Top 3 Japanese Flash Card Game Learning Applications in 2018

Memrise MindSnacks Kanji no Owari There are many applications out there to learn Japanese – this guide is a list of the top / best Japanese Flashcard Apps that our students use. Memrise – FREE Memrise is a very beautiful flashcard application that has a user-friendly interface and some seriously great technology on its backend. […]

February 1, 2018

What does Arigatou mean? – あいうえお Blog! 「あ」

日本語はこちらから Hello, everyone! This will be the first in a series of blogs we will call “AIUEO” IntroductionWhy choose Arigatou?Origins of ArigatouQuiz Time! Introduction Here at Coto and our staff and teachers will be writing blogs about the Japanese language and Japanese culture in the coming weeks. The reason why our blog is […]

February 1, 2018

Basic Japanese Grammar Guide Part II – Particles (wa, ga, o, ni, de)

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Basic Japanese Grammar: Using Particles Creating longer sentences in Japanese typically involves inserting different kinds of information in between the subject and predicate. To do this requires an understanding of basic Japanese grammar, which is why grammatical units known as “particles” help simplify this process. Japanese particles are similar to English prepositions, words like “in” and […]

January 29, 2018

Basic Japanese Grammar – Basic Sentence Patterns

Basic Japanese Grammar – Basic Sentence Patterns Cheat Sheet Sentence Structure In this guide to Basic Japanese Grammar, we will explain in broad terms, the most used Japanese sentence patterns and how to alter them to change them from positive statements to negative statements, as well as how to ask questions while using them. We […]