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Behind the Paper Screen / Teaching models of 'Japan' Sawa Kurotani Special to The Daily Yomiuri A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from one of my former students, who recently had a vacation in Japan. She had a very nice time in Japan and enjoyed experiencing a different culture. Of course, there were some surprises and confusion, typical of a trip to an unfamiliar country with different cust..

INDIRECTLY SPEAKING / Getting 'teacher talk' right Mike Guest / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Any JSL (Japanese as a second language) speaker knows the situation. You ask a question or make a comment in reasonable, but perhaps imperfect, Japanese to a Japanese person and the response is quick, concise, relevant, and the level of language is perfectly suited to your ears. No fuss, no confusion--c..

Sapporo man wins Toastmasters speech contest The Yomiuri Shimbun Kiminari Azuma, 45, a systems engineer from Sapporo, won first place in the Toastmasters District 76 (Japan) International Speech Contest, held at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Tokyo, on May 20. Five finalists representing five different divisions in Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa Prefecture, made speeches..