Purple Pen in Japan

Japanese salarymen and office ladies Photo Credit: www.dailymail.co.uk Here are some common questions I receive from people who want t...

Dotonbori Street, Osaka I've been receiving a lot of emails lately asking how much they can earn and save as a Language Teacher in ...

credit:  http://vanceqberkowitzs.blogspot.jp/ In the pre-departure orientation before I came to Japan, the speaker heavily emphasized ...

credit:  likesuccess.com Senpai (or sempai) generally means senior or mentor. By virtue, a senpai is older and has more experience tha...

Sunset at Lake Hamana, Shizuoka If you've been thinking of teaching English in Japan, this season is the best time to decide and ap...

an events venue in Hamamatsu Do you need to earn more? Or maybe you just want to fill your free time? If you think you can teach Eng...

Shizuoka Police Mascot. I've recently learned about how Japanese companies operate. My business class students are only too happy t...

I went home last night hungry and with a throbbing headache. As soon as I opened the door of my apato (apartment), I collapsed on the carpe...

When you work as an ALT in Japan, do your work the longest possible time. Throw the term EFFICIENCY out of the window. Seriously. If you ...

The name of the certificate is seriously long. I had to look it up on the net again just in case I miss a word. But anyway, this "Cer...

It wouldn't be exaggerating to say that the Japanese has the one of the most excellent work ethics. They don't complain with overti...

The vice-principal in my school told me yesterday that he would love to have me again as an ALT next year. It feels like he complimented me...

Japanese workers utter a lot of polite expressions. Some of them won't make sense when translated in the English language but say them ...