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		<title>Feminine Language or Joseigo, as Part of Japanese Culture</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A variety of Japanese, called joseigo or onnakotoba, that is typically used by females as a reflection of their femininity. The existence of clearly marked, gender-differentiated language style is the frequently mentioned characteristic of Japanese. Joseigo or feminine language is the words, terms and phrases which are used exclusively by females. This is nothing new to the world since there are several other languages with the same culture, like in French language and Arabian language.
Aside from the high pitch, distinctive voice quality, and particular sentence-final intonations that are associated with ...]]></description>
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		<title>Free Basic Japanese Language Lesson for Foreigners and Beginners 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning something that you really like should be a very pleasant experience for everyone, such in the case when you are trying to learn a new language. Japanese language is a very interesting language to begin with. It helps a lot knowing certain words and phrases in Japanese while living or touring Japan. Therefore, I wanted to provide something useful for people who wants to learn just the simple and basic Japanese language phrases and words for free and most importantly, it should fun too!
So meet Natsu Sensei~ She will ...]]></description>
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		<title>Fundamental of Japanese Alphabet: Hiragana, Katakana and Furigana</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we’re going to talk about the Japanese writing system. One drawback when you’re visiting Japan is the lack of English directions and help menu, especially in much less busy places outside the big cities. However, you’ll still find foreigners-friendly areas in major big cities like Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka as well as Yokosuka since there are a lot of foreigners and expatriates working at these places.
Is not impossible to learn and understand the basic Japanese writing. The first thing is that you have to know the fundamentals of Japanese writing ...]]></description>
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		<title>Nihongo – The Language and Native Tongue of Japanese People</title>
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