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#91 Jun 26, 2025

are you being rude in Japanese without realizing?

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! Learning Japanese has a reputation for not being a cake walk. Never mind kanji.…

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#90 Jun 12, 2025

how to make the most of summer in Japan

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! Summer is almost here! In other words, I've got a couple months ahead of…

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#89 May 28, 2025

so you think you know Japanese culture?

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! Some people love Japan on the basis of having read a Murakami or some One…

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#88 May 14, 2025

traditional Japanese inn > hotel?

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! You've been looking forward to planning a trip to Japan, and now the big…

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#87 Apr 25, 2025

what is Japan's Golden Week?

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! This is actually a pretty big thing in Japan that you never hear about outside of…

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#86 Apr 14, 2025

got a sweet tooth? don't miss these

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! All this Pocky and all those flavored Kit Kats... Is that really all there is…

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#85 Mar 12, 2025

March 14th is White Day but what is it?

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! If you’re in Japan in March, you might notice stores filling up with elegant…

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#84 Feb 17, 2025

want to impress your Japanese friends?

Konnichiwa from the Japan Switch Team! Japanese people are often very warm and receptive to non-Japanese folks…

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