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All Things Japanese

General Japan-related discussion such as history, arts and literature, religion, personal accounts, etc. Subforums: Japanese Food - Company Check

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Japanese Food

Discuss Japanese food, beverages, and post your recipes or culinary questions.

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Legitimate or not? We will try to help you determine whether a company or organisation is legitimate. Disclaimer: The information provided in this subforum is for informational purposes only and should under no circumstances be construed as legal advice on any subject matter!

Please link to the company in question and add as many details (names, emails, other correspondence) as possible.

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Japanese News & Hot Topics

Discuss Japanese politics, economy, education, society, immigration, Nikkei affairs, Japanese International relations, comfort women, etc. Subforum: Japan News Feed

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Japan News Feed

Newsfeeds from Japan. This subforum contains six months of news and is regularly pruned.

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Japan Practical

Post your questions about tourism, accommodation, transportation, work, nightlife, language schools, and other Japan-related practical matters. Subforums: Living in Japan - Working in Japan - Studying in Japan - Japan on the Web

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Living in Japan

Discussions relating to the challenge of living in Japan.

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Working in Japan

Ask your job-related questions and share your experiences in this section.

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Studying in Japan

Everything about learning Japanese or studying at a Japanese college/university in Japan (MEXT).

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Japan on the Web

Promote your web site and review other J-related pages. Minimum of ten posts in other fora required.

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Travelling in Japan

What's the best way to get to a place ? Where to stay ? What are the hidden gems ? Share your tips here.

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Entertainment

Discuss any topics related to the Japanese entertainment industry. Subforums: Anime & Manga - Japanese Music - Games & Consoles

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Anime & Manga

Articles, news, updates and questions related to Japanese animation.

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Fanfiction & Fanart

Unleash your imagination !

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Games & Consoles

Everything related to Nintendo, Sega, Sony, RPG and more.

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Japanese Music

Forum to expand on Asian pop music in general and on J-Pop in particular; latest trends and news.

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日本語 Nihongo

一般的なフォーラム

General discussion in Japanese. Please do not post language questions here.

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英語勉強フォーラム - Learning English

英語か他の言語を習いたい日本人はここで質問できます。

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Translations

Reasonably short translation requests, no song lyrics or anime/manga excerpts. Subforum: Swords, Good Luck Flags & Militaria

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Swords, Good Luck Flags & Militaria

Questions and translation requests for Yosegaki Hinomaru, so-called "Good Luck Flags" or "Prayer Flags"

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Learning Japanese

Discuss and post your questions about the Japanese language here. Subforums: 日本語で勉強 - Textbooks, tests and language schools

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日本語で勉強

日本語限定コーナー ; 日本語の質問、会話と練習

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Textbooks, tests and language schools

Looking for advice about Japanese textbooks or language schools in Japan or abroad ? Questions about the JLPT ? Post them here.

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Member Lounge

Community

New member introductions, community meet-ups, and events. Subforum: Japan People Search

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Japan People Search

Lost contact with someone you desperately want to meet again? Here's your forum to post such requests.

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Serious Topics & Chit Chat

For all serious discussions (not related to Japan) and other topics

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The former Bot Section

JayBot (our former AI bot 2023-2025) and J-Bot (our first bot iteration from 2003-2008).

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Jaybot: non-Japanese topics

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China Forum

Discuss China's 3500 years of recorded history, its world renowned cuisine, its language and other cultural aspects. And of course your travel experiences.

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Other languages

Subforum devoted to the discussion of other languages and translation requests (no Japanese or Chinese).

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Marketplace

Classifieds

Looking for something special in Japan? Leaving the country? Need a job or someone to hire? Post your requests here.

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Site Administration

Updates, Support, FAQs

Information on updates and new features, member feedback, support and FAQs.

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FAQs

Questions frequently asked at JREF, mostly technical issues.

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New Content

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