Japanese for Real Life: What You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive in Japan

Crescini, Anne/ Aoki, Aya

ISBN 10: 1533665966 / ISBN 13: 9781533665966

Published by Createspace Independent Pub, 2016

About this Item

bilingual edition. 143 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.50 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japanese for Real Life: What You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive in Japan
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1533665966
• ISBN 13: 9781533665966
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.27 kilograms

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Synopsis

Living and working in Japan can be a challenge. In addition to the difficult language, those who make Japan their home also must learn to function in daily life, where they are often confronted with systems, ways of thinking, and attitudes that are very unfamiliar.

In Japanese for Real Life, Anne and Aya aim to equip foreigners living in Japan with the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to not only survive but to thrive. Touching on various issues such as the social welfare system, medical care, education, religious views, and numerous other topics necessary for daily life, this guidebook to living in Japan will provide them with the necessary tools to confidently interact with Japanese society. Anne and Aya’s many years of combined experience living and working in Japan enable them to give useful insight into the Japanese mind, as well as the Japanese language that people really use everyday. They hope that this is not a book that is gone through once, but one that will be referenced over and over again to help foreign residents thrive in the Land of the Rising Sun.

About the Author

Anne Crescini is an educator, writer and Japanese language enthusiast who has lived in Japan for 16 years. In addition to her academic pursuits, she enjoys eating peanut butter, drinking coffee, karaoke, and cooking. She lives in rural Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture with her photographer husband, Riz, and three daughters.

Aya Aoki graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 2000. In addition to her job teaching English, she has translated a Christian devotional into Japanese, and writes a weekly bilingual cooking blog. She has spent most of her life in Munakata, and lives there with her wonderful husband, Hiro.