Japanese  (and anyone else) people please help?
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The guy is shlt. Record what he said and done at you secretly and consult to your boss.\nI think he is rude and can't understand his attitude. Please do not think all Japanese are like that. It is not Japanese culture. He is only childish and maybe racist.\nIs he really Japanese? If so, I apologize as Japanese.\nAnyway pls report and consult with your boss.
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Sounds great but how do you plan to study cultural difference without learning their language? You would be better off studying in an english speaking country other than your own. Sure there are some good english speakers in Japan but don't you think that they would be influenced by their experiences with english speakers and the english language and thus not necessarily representative of the broader society? I would give this a miss unless you are bilingual.
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Yahoo.com type in Japanese symbols. love and family are common so theyll be on the first website your visit.
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My son  plays on line games with people all over the world. He has asked that question of some Japanese people and they said yes that their keyboards have the characters of their language. Evidently, there is some type of an interpreter component that changes it to English when playing international games with English speaking people.
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Here are some links that you might find useful:\n\nJim Breen's Japanese page\nhttp://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html\n\nhttp://www.learn-japanese.info/\n\nhttp://japanese.about.com/?once=true&\n\nhttp://www.thejapanesepage.com\n\nhttp://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/japan/index.html
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I'm Japanese and have lived in Japan. My Advise to you is just be yourself. If you try and emulate Japanese culture in your mannerism then it will come off as awkward and forced. They are interviewing you because of your qualifications not because you are an expert on Japanese culture.
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I like the Japanese a lot. I lived and taught English as a second language there for almost two years and got to know the country and the people pretty well. The Japanese tend to be very friendly and polite. Compared to most cultures, like ours here in the states, they are exceedingly well-mannered. They also love to laugh and smile, which is very refreshing. I felt very comfortable there despite being a gaijin (outsider, foreigner, alien, whatever). I really enjoyed my time there and often miss it. I'd love to go back one day...
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The best Japanese Website is fuel the army dot com\n\nNo question, the best.  But you need to speak Japanese to understand it.  That's the one drawback.
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You are asking about writing it in Japanese. That's impossible to answer because we cannot type in Japanese characters.
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Your local Barnes and Nobles or Borders should carry some Japanese dictionary resources, and Amazon.com can deliver the fantastic ones that the stores might not carry.\n\nI know tha Kodansha's Dictionary is a great buy- it's a very good buy out of all the cruddy ones.  Just look around!\n\nIn the meantime, this is a pretty darn good dictionary site online:\n\nhttp://www.freedict.com/onldict/jap.html\n\nGanbatte!
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♡Oh, not true! I'm an American and my hubby is Japanese. I've lived here in Japan for almost 9 years now and know many men and women from other countries who live here as well that are NOT English teachers or temporary workers. There are many, many, many spouses of Japanese nationals here. Many of the women I know are housewives and mothers, not English teachers. I think it's that you mainly hear about people's experiences in Japan from those who have come here to work as teachers or temporary workers. But you'd be surprised as to how many people that are non-Asian, not English teachers or not temporary workers you'll find in Japan.♡
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Hi Larry, try these links.\n\nLanguages other than English.\n\n\nhttp://www.word2word.com/\n\nhttp://www.freelang.net/\n\nhttp://www.languageguide.org/\n\nhttp://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/index.html\n\nhttp://www.japanese-online.com/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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♡Try this site, I think it may be a good site to chat with and learn Japanese from native speakers. Take a look:♡\nhttp://www.sharedtalk.com/
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First time I went to Japan I really struggled. Hardly anyone speaks english and the street signs are all in Japanese. I was going to a tower which is a landmark there, kind of like a japanese eifel tower. I had gotten a map at the hyatt with the street names in english, who ever made that map didn't bother to put a note on it that the actual signs are in japanese lol. \n\nNeedless to say when I got off the train I was completely lost. Just stood there for a while trying to figure out where to go with noone stopping to help the gaijin. Then one man asked "excuse me can I assist you". He was just getting off work and was headed for the train to go home. This man actually guided me to the place which was over a mile away, delaying his trip home.\n\nWhen we walked he told me that he had worked in Saudi Arabia for a year. He had a lot of difficulty there because of language and racial stereo typing. He told me on that trip he made a vow to help foreigners he saw were in need when he was back in Japan.\n\nIts funny how people react to adversity. One person will be bitter from it and transfer that bitterness on other people in the furture. Another person learns empathy and vows never to make anyone feel the way they felt. Strange world.
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Ok, for your thesis, all you need to do is come up with 3 techniques/programs that you think the American educational system could use.  \nThesis:\nBy utilizing techniques from the Japanese educational system, specifically  _____________, ___________, and __________, the American educational system could improve.  \n\nI'm not sure about what techniques or programs that the Japanese currently use that America could adopt, but I'm assuming 1 of your 3 points could be that they spend more hours in the classroom than we do?? Anyway you should research and find out.  Good luck.
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漢字  (LOL)\n\nor, did you mean "on the Japanese"? Do you mean the language or the people?\n\nSources from Wikipedia, the online, free encyclopedia:\nJapanese peope:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people\n\nJapanese language:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language\n\nHope this helps!
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♡First, you have to sign up and get a Yahoo Japan ID to be able to log onto Yahoo Japan Auctions.\nhttp://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/\n You then have to register with Yahoo Japan Auctions to use their service, there is a monthly service charge for doing so! It will be billed to your credit card on a monthly basis. I also think you must be fluent in Japanese to avoid any problems! You must then be able to read and write Japanese so that you can post, answer and carry out your auction from start to finish. Also, many times questions are asked about your item, you have to be able to give details. You have to be able to view Japanese characters on your computer as well. I'm an American living in Japan and my hubby is Japanese, so I have no problem because he helps me! Also, you have to take into consideration that many Yahoo Japan Auctions DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY. I occasionally order things from Japanese living in the US who use Yahoo Japan Auctions and have something I need/want, but the payment is done to a Japanese bank transfer. And many people don't want to pay the high postage from another country too. These people are fluent in Japanese and English usually. People may also be hesitant to forward money outside of Japan. But, if you're fluent in Japanese, sign up and give it a try! Hope this helps and good luck!♡