There’s no more appropriate day on the calendar to decide to learn Japanese than 3rd November. This is the annual date when Japan celebrates its Culture Day and the Emperor hands out glittering prizes to the country’s brightest artists, scientists and scholars.
Now, we’re not suggesting gongs will be headed your way any time soon. But choosing to learn Japanese brings its own rewards.
In this article, we’re running through the three biggies.
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Upgrade Your Professional Creds for an International Marketplace
- Global names at home and abroad – Multinationals like Nissan, Hitachi, Fujitsu and Toyota all have a major UK presence, and speaking their language makes a gigantic difference.
- Worldwide demand – Tech, engineering, finance and translation all love a Japanese speaker.
- Personal credibility – Conquering Japanese signals discipline and culture.
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Get Your Brain a Gym Membership
- Heightened gains – Learning Japanese gives your memory, focus and problem-solving capacity a workout.
- Earn bragging rights – It’s a long game. So, every milestone is an achievement and confidence boost at any age.
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Your Leisure Time Gets More Entertaining When You Learn Japanese
- No middlemen – Enjoy manga, animé, games and Murakami as they were meant to be consumed, in their mother tongue.
- Travel better – Make your way through Tokyo’s trains and market stalls with newfound ease.
- Eat savvier – Order with confidence, knowing what’s in your bowl, rather than just pointing inanely at the menu.
Is Japanese the Language for You?
Absolutely yes if you’re a career climber, animé devotee, travel addict, puzzle lover, or you think you’re “too old”. (You’re not, there’s no such thing).
Or perhaps not if you expect fluency by Friday. This is because you need serious patience to learn Japanese. But it pays you back tenfold.
Get in touch with us, at la Academia, to book your first lesson.
Trust us, we’ve got you. Moreover, Ganbatte = you’ve got this.