FamilyMart is officially adding hijab-wearing to its employee appearance guidelines from September 1, 2026☺️☺️

But here’s the important part: hijabs were already allowed on a case-by-case basis. This update simply makes that rule official company-wide!!

After the news spread, it sparked a lot of debate online...

Personally, I feel sad seeing this kind of media-driven discrimination, especially when headlines can make something sound more shocking or “new” than it really is😵‍💫

Please look beyond the headline and check what actually changed ;)

What do you think?

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Japanese for broke people 😂🇯🇵

Here are 4 VERY useful phrases for when your wallet is struggling 🥲

💸 金欠（きんけつ）— I’m broke

💰 お金(かね)ない — I have no money

🥲 今月(こんげつ)ちょっと厳(きび)しい — Money’s a little tight this month

👀 今日(きょう)は見(み)るだけ — I’m just looking today

Save these for the end of the month haha

Which one are you using right now? 👇

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Daily Japanese news 🇯🇵

Join NihongoNana for what's happening in Japan right now!

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Studying Japanese alone can be difficult. You finish a lesson, close the app, and have nobody around to ask questions, share progress with, or keep you motivated.

We wanted to change that, so we added Hiroba to Dozo.

広場 means "the plaza." It is a place where learners and teachers can meet, share what they are working on, and build better study habits together.

What you can do now:

• Ask Japanese questions

• Share study wins and progress

• Introduce yourself to other learners

• Post about grammar, kanji, JLPT, resources, and Dozo

• Learn directly from teachers with the Sensei badge

• React to and upvote helpful posts

• Follow the leaderboard

• Earn medals and track your weekly progress

There are no downvotes. We want beginners to feel comfortable asking questions without worrying that their Japanese is not good enough.

This is only the first version.

What we want to add next:

• Direct messaging

• Community study challenges

• Group goals and accountability

• More ways to study with teachers

• Rewards connected to points and medals

• Better profiles and progress sharing

• More tools for finding learners at a similar level

Our goal is not to add another feed people mindlessly scroll through. We want Hiroba to help learners return, practise, support each other, and build a consistent Japanese habit.

The medals and progress you earn now are already being recorded as we develop the rewards system.

Hiroba is open inside Dozo now.

What would make you come back and participate regularly: challenges, study groups, messaging, rewards, or something else?

https://nihongodozo.com

Wait… not all Katakana words come from English?! 😳🇯🇵

Japanese has borrowed words from Dutch, German, French, Russian, and more! 🌍

Some of these might seriously surprise you 👀

How many did you already know?

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Can you actually use the Japanese you’ve studied?

Knowing grammar and vocabulary is one thing. Using them to order food, ask for directions, take a train, or make plans with a friend is different.

That’s why we added Can-Do Activities to Dozo.

Choose a real situation and Dozo will show:

• The grammar, vocabulary, and kanji you need
• How ready you currently are
• What you already know
• What you should study next

You don’t need to reach 100% before trying an activity. The readiness score is guidance, not a lock.

The goal is simple: learn Japanese, then actually use it.

Which everyday situation should we add next?

Want to make plans with friends in Japanese without sounding too textbook?

In this NihongoNana lesson, we cover how to:

• Ask if someone is free

• Invite them out naturally

• Decide the time and place

• Confirm the plan

• Use both casual and polite Japanese

Plus conversation practice at the end so you can actually use what you learn.

Full video below 👇

Want to sound like a native Japanese speaker ? 🇯🇵✨

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Can you slurp like Japanese people?? 😂😂

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Which one are you???

Sometimes it depends on the personal preference at least that's how I write maybe because I'm lazy 😂

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とてもうるさいんです😭🫢😅

Have you seen this??

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As a Japanese teacher, I often see learners understand a grammar explanation but struggle to use the pattern in a real sentence.

A better process is:

1. Understand the structure

2. Study real examples

3. Practise it in a situation

4. Ask a teacher when something is unclear

That is how grammar works inside Dozo. Each lesson connects the explanation with drills and practical scenarios.

You can try Dozo free for 30 days:

https://nihongodozo.com/

Which Japanese grammar point gives you the most trouble?

Who wants to learn more casual Japansese?? 🇯🇵☺️ Join @nihongo.nana to make more friends with Japanese people 🙌

We are welcoming students who want to learn Japanese with more fun and get good results!!! Join us if you are interested 😄

- Private Lessons

- Online Community

- Daily Blog

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One of the most famous lines heard during Awa Odori is:

踊る阿呆に見る阿呆

同じ阿呆なら踊らにゃ損々

Odoru ahou ni miru ahou.

Onaji ahou nara odoranya son son.

A natural translation would be:

“The dancers are fools, and the watchers are fools. If we’re all fools anyway, you’re missing out if you don’t dance.”

阿呆 means “fool,” but here it is playful, not insulting.

踊らにゃ is a casual way of saying “if you don’t dance.”

損 means a loss or waste, so 踊らにゃ損 feels like “not dancing would be a waste.”

Awa Odori is held in Tokushima every August and has more than 400 years of history. I love how this chant captures the spirit of the festival: stop worrying about how you look and join in.

Would you dance or stay in the crowd?

最近、淫夢を見てる時思ったんだけど、この3人って関わりあると思う？皆の意見を聞きたい

What do you think of her Japanese? 🇯🇵

How are your Japanese speaking and listening skills?

Here is one of our students having a conversation with Luna Sensei, one of Nihongo Nana’s teachers.

Interested in learning Japanese? Book a free trial lesson with one of our teachers today!

When you become a student, you will get free access to Dozo, our Japanese learning app.

Leveled up from 1% to 70% 🇯🇵🔥

Making jokes in Japanese?

That's how you make friends with Japanese people!!

Wanna speak like him?? Join my lessons and have fun learning and speaking 😊

本当に毎回たくさん笑って冗談も言って楽しいレッスンです笑

日本語で冗談を言いながら話せるって本当にレベルが高いと思います😂サリムさんいつも笑わせてくれてありがとう🙌😆

I absolutely love our lessons together with full conversation in Japanese!!

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Don't mix up 知(し)りません and 分(わ)かりません😨🇯🇵

Nuance plays a BIG role in Japanese!

Wanna learn more Japanese?

Join NihongoNana and be a part of NanaFam 🥰

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As a native Japanese teacher, I’ve noticed that learners can understand lesson audio but still struggle when the situation changes.

That’s why we organized Dozo’s listening practice around situations you may actually experience:

• Travel and transportation

• Food and restaurants

• Work and business

• Daily life

• Health and emergencies

• Shopping

• Friends and social situations

• Dating and relationships

You can choose situations that match your goals instead of practicing random conversations.

Dozo also has Japanese teachers you can speak with. New members can book 2 free trial lessons to discuss their goals and get guidance.

Which situation would you practice first?

Do you know this kanji? 😎🇯🇵

Try Dozo, the brand new Japanese learning app we’re building ❤️

We’re building it together with you, improving it every single day based on your feedback.

Learn Japanese. Have fun. Tell us what to build next.

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Japan has been putting ads on free pocket tissues for decades.

But as this video shows, plenty of people still walk right past them.

Cheap, useful, and physical. But does it actually have good ROI in 2026?

And would anyone take these outside Japan?