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“Why do I have to study English? I’m never going to use it… there’s no point,” whines at least one Japanese student in any given English class on a daily basis.
Now, thanks to one company’s clever new initiative, instead of the usual spiel about the benefits of English being an “international language,” teachers can tell their students that knuckling down and mastering the language could bag them 1 million yen.
Tokyo Metro Manner Posters Confuse and Delight Foreign Passengers 【Photo Gallery】1
Lotteria Mega Ramen Burger Challenge: Mr Sato Takes on a Tower of Carb Power2
Ranking of Taxi Fares Around the World – Japanese Passengers Getting Hosed, Even More So Next Year3
The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them4
Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan5
Oozing up From Below, Mysterious Marshmallow-like Substance Covers Nanjing Street1
Beautiful Cosplay Girl is Actually Nerdy Guy2Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan3
Saudi Arabian Reporter Floored by Things Japanese Take for Granted4The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum2
Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”3Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan4
Real-Life Barbie Gives Her Friends and Family a Makeover, Turns Them into Dolls5We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1
Peenzilla Worship! Japan’s Kanamara Festival Coming Up this April!2Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3
Chinese Student’s Bicycle Seat Breaks and… Gyah!4Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”5
‘So Glad I Went!’ 2013 Ranking: The Places In Japan That Made an Impact on Foreign Visitors
The Grave of Christ and Vampire Ice Cream – Japanese Town Solves Many of the World’s Mysteries
Oh Dear! Has Peter Rabbit Discovered a New, Darker Side to Himself?
With Title “Happiest Place on Earth” Already Taken, Amusement Park on Cebu Island Makes Its Claim to Be the Sleepiest
Are You Jealous of Raf’s Perfect Girlfriend?
The Unspoken Gentlemen’s Rules that Exist Among Japan’s Adult Rental Clientele
The Secret Slang of Japanese Cabbies
Japanese Electronics Company Releases Camera Glasses for Under US$100
Vintage Travel Snaps from 1960s Korea and Japan Evoke Strong Emotions
Micro Amigurumi Crochet Animals, Small Enough to Balance on Your Finger
Philip Kendall
Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
Steven Simonitch
Writer/Translator Though a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven currently resides in Nagano, Japan, where he is known by the old lady at the supermarket as “the white guy who always buys 2 packs of natto.
Master Blaster
Writer / Translator Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Steven Le Blanc and Masami M.
Kay
Writer / Translator Kay is a native Japanese who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Tokyo and enjoys writing about a wide range of topics, including all things cute and glamorous.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Writer / Translator Originally from California, Michelle is currently working as an assistant English teacher on the tiny island of Chiburi in Shimane prefecture.
Jessica Ocheltree
Writer / Translator Jessica Ocheltree is a freelance writer and editor living in the exciting, interesting and sometimes perplexing city of Tokyo.
