The Ultimate Study Guide for the JLPT

The Ultimate Study Guide for the JLPT


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JLPT BC 167 | Learning to take Breaks
September 16, 2015

This last month has been pretty rough on me to be honest. There was a lot of last minute planning for my vacation. And of course, right when you want to go on vacation, everything seems to need extra attention. More work to do at work.

JLPT BC 166 | What a Rat Experiment might Tell us about Japan’s Population Problem
September 02, 2015

When I first moved to Japan loved the city. It was nice and compact and everything is in one place. As long as you are a decent walk away from a train station you can get anywhere pretty easily without the use of a car.

JLPT BC 165 | Speaking Practice with FluentU
July 28, 2015

I’ve always found summer to be a more active time. Despite the oppressive heat and humidity we have here in Japan, I still think the increased sunlight and ability to walk around the house in a lot less clothes just makes me do something more than keep...

JLPT BC 164 | You’ll always be an Outsider in Japan
July 15, 2015

I grew up in white bread America where the corn grows high and hills don’t. I spent most of my time in a city of a mere 10,000 where everybody knew each other (and who was doing what to who). It was not uncommon to go downtown to run some errands and r...

JLPT BC 163 | Chatting it Up
June 24, 2015

It’s a story you’ve heard several times – we don’t talk to each other like we used to. Because ya know, back in the good ole days we used to chat it up with our neighbors and everybody knew everybody right? It was always better back then.

JLPT BC 162 | 5 Things to Know to Become an Ukiyo-e master
June 10, 2015

Ukiyo-e, if you are not familiar,  is a Japanese art form that was popular from 17th century  to 19th century Japan.  It basically consists of woodblocks used for mass production of pictures.  Ukiyo means floating world, and e means picture,

JLPT BC 161 | Doing it the Hard Way
May 27, 2015

In school, I always had a hard time paying attention in class.  The teacher would lecture away and we were suppose to be taking notes, but to be honest I could never proper filter out what was important and what wasn't.

JLPT BC 160 | BSing in Japan, Honne vs. Tatemae
May 12, 2015

A few years back, I was working at a school and we were trying to arrange a farewell party for one of our fellow teachers.  One teacher found a great Indian restaurant that wasn’t too far away from the school.  It seemed like a great place.

JLPT BC 159 | Analog vs. Digital
April 29, 2015

I’ve been taking it pretty easy with my studies recently due to some re-prioritizing of my time. I’m chugging away on Hirugao and Harry Potter but I’m giving myself a little more time to digest things. I felt a bit rushed of late trying to get through ...

JLPT BC 158 | Divorce in Japan
April 15, 2015

I should start off by saying that Im not getting divorced. Im still happily married and probably will be for the foreseeable future. Some of my fellow expatriates and Japanese friends havent been