Quick. はやく。Let’s make a list of things in your bag.  あなたの　かばんの　なかに　あるもののリストをつくりましょう。。。and point them out in Japanese. =)

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This is the part that I thought it was just like doodling and I think the easiest set of characters you can ever learn. Right. Enjoy it while it lasts. Start COUNTING!

いち
に
さん
よん（し）
ご
ろく
なな（しち）
はち
きゅう
じゅう

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Sometimes all it takes is a little “HELLO”!~ Here’s a short lesson on how to greet and make introductions in Japanese:
Hajimemashite.
Watashi wa Hyde desu.
Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
はじめまして。
わたしは　Hyde です。
どうぞ　よろしく　おねがいします。
How do you do? (literally: I am meeting you for the first time. )
I am Hyde.
Nice to meet you. (literally: Please be good to me.)
はじめまして is usually used as [...]

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You gotta love technology! I was able to watch (parts of) VAMPS’ (not-so) Secret Free Live via Sync Music Japan. First, I found out about it through a Facebook post, then shared the news with my friends via Twitter and Plurk. Blogged about it, too, made sure I won’t forget it by adding it to my [...]

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Kotoba. Words. ことば。Vocabulary.
Another challenge in learning a new language is the Vocabulary, especially in Asian languages that’s just far, far different from Western languages like English or French. At least in the Filipino language, there are Spanish words that were adopted in Tagalog unlike between Japanese and English - worlds apart.
Let’s start with the basics [...]

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VAMPS second album “BEAST” was released 28 July 2010 and now Hyde and KAZ will hold a FREE CONCERT at an open area somewhere in Tokyo on 30 July 2010 Friday Japan time! VAMPS will be the first artists in the world to simultaneously air their live, free gig on three different web sites:

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Kanji - those lovely Chinese characters adopted by the written Japanese. These are used alongside the much simpler Hiragana and Katakana.
I’ve always find it hard to learn Kanji mainly because of the amount of memorization you have to deal with. And when you’re  in the age of multi-tasking, schedules and memory gaps, it’s no [...]

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Today, I begin the series of posts in an effort to review what (is left of what) I know of the beautifully complicated Japanese language, and hopefully improve my knowledge (and graduate from being a beginner!). Baby steps until we can join the marathon!
Classroom Instructions

1. Please listen
きて　ください
Kite kudasai

2. Please say (it).
いって　ください
Itte kudasai

3. Please say (it) [...]

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