Shizuoka Speaks

Conversations about language learning & culture in Shizuoka City, Japan

Finally

Transcripts: English 日本語 Today, for our last episode, we hope to bring all the different topics of the series full circle. Knowing what we know now, what does the future hold for Japan? And why is it important to pay attention to what foreigners have to say about it?…and what Japanese people who have been […]

Another Kind of Energy

Transcripts: English 日本語 For this week’s episode, we catch up with Manasi, from India, Phan, from Vietnam, and Ria, from Indonesia, to find out more about how they’ve changed since coming to Japan. What can their experiences teach us about the influence of study abroad? And what can THAT hint to us about the role […]

Understanding Japan

Transcripts: English 日本語 What can Japanese history and culture teach us about the way Japanese people think about English and the rest of the world? And what can we learn from that? [Translate]

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