Assuming english is required, the following 61 results were found.
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You're a foreigner living in Japan, and you're in the market for a computer with an English keyboard. To your chagrin perhaps finding that laptop with an English keyboard proves rather taxing. Or maybe you're forever stalking the elusive desktop...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Now. Ask anyone that has lived in Asia, not just Japan, and they will tell you the fastest, easiest way to get a job as an English-speaking gaijin (foreigner) that pays decently is... Teaching English. I’ve been living between Asia and the US for the...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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In the end I was successful, but I vowed to drastically improve my workflow. Indeed--I often grapple with spelling-out English words or names for Japanese people. The most common example is when I have to provide my email address or the romaji spelling...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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language skills necessary to complete the sign-up procedures and/or obtain customer support. Enter Asahi Net. They're an English-speaking Japanese ISP, making it easier to sign-up and obtain support in good ol' English. Their English website, refreshed...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Google, and Microsoft offer cloud servers in Japan; however, their pricing models are just too damn complex for me. * An English control panel and English support would be nice, but it's not an absolute requirement. * Features/options like an...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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as some kind of exotic creatures who happen to be out shopping at their local konbini. They stare a lot. They only speak English even if you ask them something in Japanese. And then they stare again. Needless to say, being a Westerner in Japan is no...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Learning a new language, whether you are looking at adding English or Japanese to your list, is difficult for many individuals. Something that often times makes the process less frustrating and much, much easier is to simply keep an open mind and make...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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recommend Shinsei Bank because they're the only Japanese bank that comes to mind that caters to foreigners. They speak English better than I do. They have an English website. They don't scratch their heads when they see your middle name nor ask about...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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You live in Japan, and your computer is acting up. Perhaps you prefer communicating about the problem in English. Perhaps you manage or work in a branch office of a foreign firm with lots of English-speaking employees. Perhaps you just want some IT...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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My list of other English-speaking services available in Tokyo / Japan that I didn't know where else to put. I've used some, but not all of these. Those I haven't used came through my expat friend network. FOOD & DRINK Dominos Pizza Dominos Pizza Japan...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Directory
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British Englishhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10197-british-english
During a trip to the UK, I compiled a list of vocabulary that sounds "British" to American me. at the weekend biscuits = cookies brilliant bullocks can't be bothered chap cheeky cheers chips = fries crisps = chips crowd = audience dodgy fit flat hoover...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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who had this sleazy guy’s hand down her shirt while she was crying. Then there were the two friends quietly discussing (in English) what they had shopped for that day with their bags at their feet sitting right next to this guy. I had no words or...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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appreciation--a much more powerful "thanks" than an automatic, conditioned "thanks." Maybe I'll start breaking-up my English and faking a French accent when I visit home from now on. Almost Out of Here My last day at AEON is 2/25, so I rented an...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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this club in Tottori that bands play at (called After Hours). It was really interesting because almost every band sang in English, but they couldn't actually speak English. This one cover band had like 10 musicians. The singer tried to sing "Rock this...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Financehttps://japanatron.com/directory/10412-finance
referred you since he may give you a discount! More info here: How to Start a Company in Japan Shinsei Bank Banking in English I blogged about Shinsei Bank here: Which Japanese Bank Do You Recommend? Shinsei Bank GoRemit Transfer Money Overseas...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Directory
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I discuss the good, the bad, and the funny regarding life at AEON working as an English conversation teacher in Japan. Was that a run-on sentence?
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Japanese makes you a charming man of mirthful mystery--like a James Bond that retired from spy adventures, and now teaches English conversation and speaks broken Japanese. What's Your Kanji? Yeah, it sounds similar to the cheesy "what's your sign" line,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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so I'm used to providing any and all documents they require. I called the number, and a friendly woman with accented English soon answered. I mention the accented English because it did make it difficult to understand her at times. She asked me several...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Although Kevin Spacey did play a great serial killer in that movie. What I have in Mikey here helps me prepare for both my English Language Consulting business as well as last minute auditions/jobs for modeling/acting, but could actually come in handy...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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a college dormitory, minus the wild frat parties down the street and obnoxious roommate. Around the time I was leaving my English teaching job in Tottori, I signed up for a 3-month contract with Leopalace. They're nationwide, so the local Tottori office...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General