You can find the BigOnJapan.com Japanese Movie Quiz here on Facebook or check it out below. It’s a quiz about Japanese movies, actors and directors, as well as films made on location in Japan. If you take the quiz on Facebook you can get the correct answers instantly, whereas if you take the quiz below you can find a link to the answers at the bottom of the post. Gambatte!

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Q01: In the film Lost In Translation, Bill Murray is in Japan to promote which product?

1. Nissin Cup Noodles
2. Asahi Beer
3. Pocky Chocolate
4. Suntory Whisky
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These are the answers to the BigOnJapan.com Japanese Movie Quiz posted above. No cheating! (more…)

This selfish student loves to be the centre of attention and is the exact opposite of the Pot Plant: talking endlessly about themselves, regardless of whether their teacher or classmates are interested or not; over-participating in the lesson so that classmates are unable to answer questions or give their opinions; and competing with the teacher to ensure the lesson revolves around them.
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An interesting clip that gives a good idea of the frenetic pace of both TV programmes and construction work in Japan. Featuring the Shinjuku skyscraper district of Tokyo, keep an eye out and you’ll see one of Japan’s most impressive buildings, Tochō.

As everyone knows, potted plants are used to decorate people’s homes and just sit in the corner doing nothing. Similarly the pot plant’s role in the class is purely decorative, their input in the proceedings non-existent.

The question ‘what’s new?’ always receives the same answer: ‘nothing special’. Similarly, enquiries about whether they have any hobbies gets responses like ‘sleeping’, ‘shopping’ or simply ‘I have no hobbies’. (more…)