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My friend Joseph over at "Tame Goes Wild" has been studying Japanese at university for the past several years. It's a staggering amount of work becoming fluent in Japanese and I really respect how hard he both tries to accomplish his goals and become a... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life

from So-Called Japanese Life on Fri, Mar 07 2008

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20 Jun 08 visit Studying Japanese is Hard Work  »  Mottekaero 日本語は夏貸し!If I got that right, it was Japanese is difficult.In my Japanese class I am the lowest level person there. The 30 minutes before class I am dreading the class, I know I'm going to be bad and I know I'm going to feel embarrassed be...
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19 Mar 08 visit Afghan kids get candles discarded by temples  »  Japan Times
Half-used candles left over from Japanese funeral ceremonies are helping children in Afghanistan who are having difficulties studying after dark due to poverty and bad living conditions. Read the full story . . .
12 Dec 08 visit National › Japanese NGO awarded for mine removal work in Cambodia  »  Japan Today A Japanese nongovernmental organization working to remove landmines in Cambodia for the past 10 years has been selected to receive the 10th Asia Human Rights…
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