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Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Japanese, Get A Dreaded Compliment
Anyone who speaks Japanese and has spent time in the country has heard it: nihongo ga ojouzu (“Your Japanese is good”). Even Animal Crossing isn’t safe from this inevitable and dreaded compliment.
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Japan’s Most Delicious Bread Is Melon Pan
Japan has brought the world some truly delicious treats, but one of the best of all has to be meron pan (melon bread). We know it tastes good, but how was it invented? And why is it called that?
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If You Visit Kyoto In October, Check Out This Spooky Parade
While Halloween in Shibuya might get lots of attention because of the massive crowds (and chaos), Kyoto has an annual yokai parade that sure looks like spooky fun.
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Badly Behaved Foreigners In Japan Discussed On Beat Takeshi’s TV Show
Japan is hosting the Rugby World Cup. Fans from all over the world are attending, and a percentage of them have been rowdy. On TV Tackle, one of Beat Takeshi’s television programs, the issue of poorly behaved foreigner tourists was once again a topic of discussion.