It’s not as hard as it looks. When I first came to Japan almost 2 years ago I didn’t know anything and Japanese culture never interested me that. Wow have things changed! Asia is great, and Japan is pretty sweet. Everybody learns differently..
Topics: Japanese Language

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I remember the beatbox thing being so cool when I was a  kid, but as I got older nobody was that impressive… until now. This 18 year old Japanese guy is awesome. I thought the whistling part was sweet, but then he started doing the scratch...
Topics: beatbox, music, video, Videos

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I’ve been using U.S. based (I think) services on my Google homepage to check the weather in Japan for over a year and the results have been just ok. Sometimes the Fukuoka weather forecast is accurate, but a lot of times it’s off. For example..
Topics: japan weather, japan weather forecast, Life in Japan, weather fukuoka japan

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Are you visiting Japan for just a short time? Here’s a quick list of things that I think are important to bring to make your stay less worrisome and more enjoyable. If you have any suggestions that I didn’t mention, feel free to leave them in.
Topics: japan, Life in Japan, things to bring, Travel, traveling

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Are you visiting Japan for just a short time? Here’s a quick list of things that I think are important to bring to make your stay less worrisome and more enjoyable. If you have any suggestions that I didn’t mention, feel free to leave them in.
Topics: japan, Life in Japan, things to bring, Travel, traveling

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