The passive form is significant in Japanese language, but the conjugation can be a little tricky. We break it down easy for you in this Study Saturday episode!

And as part of our Season 6's "Working in Japan" theme, our roleplaying scenarios and examples are tweaked to accommodate that, without compromising examples for everyday usage too.

Study Saturday is our language series that's dedicated to producing bite-sized Japanese grammar pointers in minutes, equipping you with related vocabulary words as well!

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Welcome to Season 6: Working in Japan! Our first episode highlights the best jobs to take on as a foreigner in The Land of the Rising Sun!

This season, we'll look at everything you need to know about working in Japan — work culture, jobs, job hunting, visa situation, and more.

We kick it off with the best and common jobs as a foreigner here.

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There’s always the plus and minus side to living in any new country — what is it for Japan? Listen to podcast host Azra’s experience and insight into her life in Japan, plus a special Q&A section where we answer your submitted questions!

In this finale episode as well, we recap some of the topics we discussed in Season 5: Life and Living in Japan.

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If you have any dietary restrictions — whether it's vegan, vegetarian, halal, gluten-free or lactose intolerant — we've compiled a list of words and phrases for making special requests when dining in Japan!

Learn how to ask what’s in a dish, request ingredients to exclude and substitute in a dish!

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If you’re familiar with our first “Japan on A Budget” episode in Season 4 about travel, we have a Japan life version!

If the cost of living in Japan is what’s stopping you from living your best life here, then you have nothing to worry about.

Cutting down cost when living in The Land of the Rising Sun is 100% possible!

In this episode, we look at 5 categories on how you can save a few bucks while still enjoying life in Japan: rent, transportation, food, shopping and entertainment.

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This week’s Study Saturday episode is so simple, it’s ONLY going to take a few minutes.

There are only a handful of ways to say “only” in Japanese, and this episode of our language series breaks down 4 of the most commonly used ones, along with some roleplaying scenarios exemplifying them!

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Want to know how to start your life in Japan? There’s a lot of nitty-gritty, but we’ve simplified it into 5 steps!

Living life in Japan is fun and all, but it’s not without its work. Everything from the preparation to the integration, we’re covering them all in the most efficient yet fun way possible. 

Tune in to this episode for your quick run-down to getting started with your Japan life!

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The grammar point we’re going to learn today is an absolute MUST for anyone serious about Japanese... Did you see what we did there? 

There are more than a few ways to express “must” and “have to”, and this Study Saturday episode will break it down nice and easy for you!

You definitely HAVE TO give this language series episode a listen to learn!

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In this episode, as part of the “Life in Japan” theme, we chat about an interesting aspect of life in Japan: the socialising culture. 

Some of you might be thinking, “how hard can socialising be?” Podcast host Azra soon realised it’s like stepping into a whole other social universe!

When you move to a country that has a completely opposite approach to making friends and communicating, it can be more of a challenge than you think. 

In the next few minutes, we’re going to look at a few ways to break into that Japanese social culture.

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This is the second part of helping verbs grammar, where we cover te ageru, te kureru and te morau.

We combine a verb with another to give the sentence even more context. Similar to the first part, it’s a concept that’s unique to the Japanese language: giving and receiving. 

The Study Saturday language series aims to bring bite-sized grammar pointers in a fun and simple way, just like Nihongo Master’s learning system!

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