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Vote for the name “Happy” to become the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth’s new mascot.

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A free online resource for learners of Japanese ✏️

＜日本語文あり＞
[New Japanese-Language Coursebook (Starter A1) is Now Available Online!]
“Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan” is a new online textbook for foreign people to learn basic Japanese communication skills that are needed for daily life and working in Japan.
https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/en/starter/pdf.html

You can download all the lesson materials in PDF as well as audio files free of charge on the “Irodori” website!

Two courses at A2 level have been released in spring 2020, which can be accessed from the links below.
Elementary 1
https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/en/elementary01/pdf.html
Elementary 2
https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/en/elementary02/pdf.html
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【日本語教材『いろどり 生活の日本語』入門（A1）を公開】
#国際交流基金 日本語国際センターは、『いろどり』の入門レベルを新たに公開しました！外国人が日本で生活や仕事をする際に求められる基礎的な #日本語 コミュニケーション力を身につけるのに役立つコースブックです。https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/starter/pdf.html

『いろどり』は、全レッスンのPDFと音声ファイルを無料でダウンロードできます！

2020年春にリリースされた「初級1」「初級2」（いずれもA2）のコースはこちら。
初級1：https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/elementary01/pdf.html
初級2：https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/elementary02/pdf.html

#日本語教育

Are you a Japanese teacher? Are you looking for ready-made, tried and tested speaking activities to motivate and engage your students?
Check out our new TPT resource - "Look Who's Talking" (US$10)
This package includes TEN activity ideas, instructions and templates for conducting whole-class speaking activities with your students. The templates are editable - allowing you to tailor the speaking activities to suit your students' level of ability and topics. The activities and games can also be adapted for other languages.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speaking-Activities-for-Japanese-5853650

Activities include:
Speed Dating
Murder Mystery
Poker
Go Fish
Guess WHo
Battleships
Noughts and crosses
Connect 4

Wow!

Artist Draws Disney Princesses And Sailor Moon In A Unique Style That Looks Like Traditional Japanese Prints The illustrator Ono Tako has created beautiful prints featuring Snow White, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid all inspired by the traditional Japanese technique.

Sea bunnies!? 🐰

Sea Bunnies: Japan Is Going Crazy About These Furry Sea Slugs Sea slugs aren't exactly creatures you'd consider to be adorable, but Japan's Twittersphere has just rediscovered what is probably the cutest sea slug ever – Jorunna parva, a sea slug that looks like a fluffy bunny.

What a great idea- origami packaging

KitKat Japan Ditches Plastic Packaging For Paper That Can Be Folded Into Origami Nestlé, the creator of KitKat, is one of the world’s largest producers of plastic trash and they are getting a lot of backlash from it. Not only do they produce a lot of waste that’ll far outlive you or I, but they are notorious for ‘greenwashing.’ This is a practice in which a company give...

Happy Children’s Day!
今日は子どもの日です。

こどもの日ランチプレートを食べたい！と思ったらシェアしてね♪ ®️

Spring in Japan 🌷🌹🌸🌻

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Inspired by Cherry Blossoms, Tokyo 2020 Olympics Torch Unveiled The design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch, which will kick off the opening ceremonies next year, was unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo today. Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, it's form is a nod to one of Japan's most well-known and beloved symbols: the cherry blossom. the extruded alum