Japanese Me

hard questions for japan

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験、or JLPT) is coming up in 11 days so I’ve been hitting the books pretty hard.  I passed a practice test but I want to give myself some more breathing room so kanji and vocab it is. I originally thought reading was my problem but when I looked at the [...]

When I introduce myself to students I open the floor to questions.  Here are the toughest ones I’ve gotten so far. What is your favorite anime? “Escaflowne!  Oh right, that came out before you were born.  Fruits Basket!  Oh geez, that’s too old, too.” “Dragonball?  Doraemon?  Sazae-san?” “Not really.  Uhhhh…. Inuyasha?” What’s your favorite book? [...]