fj.life.in-japan Just the FAQs, ma'am, just the FAQs The incomplete, unauthoritative answers to some, but not all, of your questions on life in Japan updated August 05, 2001

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1. I'm interested in learning Japanese. Can anyone here help me?

Even though the group ostensibly deals with living in Japan, and even though it might seem a natural place to discuss matters related to learning the Japanese language, the subject rarely comes up. For a group which is dedicated to discussion of the learning of Japanese try sci.lang.japan. [mtc]