| There are numerous great reasons to learn | | | | titles. Japan is known to create trends, and |
| Japanese. | | | | knowing Japanese can keep you one step ahead |
| | | | of your friends. Can you imagine enjoying |
| Japan undoubtedly has one of the most | | | | something as influential as Pokemon (known as |
| affluent economies on the planet, but unlike | | | | Pocket Monsters in Japan) before anyone in |
| many of it's western counterparts, English is | | | | America had even heard of it? |
| rarely used or spoken. For visitors and | | | | |
| people who work in Japan, not knowing the | | | | Knowing a second language can also greatly |
| native tongue can be an extremely difficult | | | | increase your career prospects at home. Being |
| and frustrating situation to be in. | | | | fluent in Japanese will look extremely |
| | | | impressive on your Curriculum Vitae, and |
| As well as having great career opportunities, | | | | employers will be attracted to you for |
| Japan is a country with outstanding natural | | | | potential international work. |
| beauty, culture and architecture; a holiday | | | | |
| in Japan can be a life changing experience. | | | | A key reason to learn Japanese is to impress |
| | | | your friends! So many people speak Spanish |
| Some people learn Japanese for personal | | | | and French as a second language, but how many |
| enjoyment. Japanese cartoons and video games | | | | speak Japanese? |
| are becoming increasingly popular in | | | | |
| contemporary society, and many people enjoy | | | | Japanese isn't as hard to learn as you may |
| watching and playing these cartoons and games | | | | think. There are many memory techniques |
| in their intended language to add a sense of | | | | successfully used to learn Japanese |
| authenticity. If you understand the language | | | | vocabulary, and it can be learned in classes, |
| you can even follow Japanese trends before | | | | or in the comfort of your own home. Japanese |
| they make it to the western market. Many | | | | is simpler than English in a number of ways, |
| popular Japanese animations and games never | | | | so don't be scared in to thinking that it is |
| make it to the Western market, so some people | | | | any harder to learn than other languages. |
| learn the language to obtain these exclusive | | | | |