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Upcoming Holiday: The New Year in Our Students' Countries 🎉

Did you know that many of our students celebrate more than one New Year? While students in Japan only ring...

Upcoming Holiday: Winter Solstice 🌘

Fewer things sound more depressing than the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. But did you know that...

Upcoming Holiday: Seven-Five-Three Festival in Japan 👘

Every November 15th, Japan observes the Seven-Five-Three Festival, a day that celebrates children ages seven, five and (you guessed it!)...

Upcoming Holiday: Halloween 🎃

While Halloween is not as widely celebrated as is in many English-speaking countries, it has certainly caught on in many...

Upcoming Holiday: Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan and South Korea 🌝

A major holiday is coming up for our students in South Korea and Taiwan. It’s known as “Korean Thanksgiving” and...

Upcoming Holiday: Seniors Day

Japan has a public holiday that literally translates to “Respect for the Aged Day.” It’s an annual holiday that falls...

Conversation Topic: Typhoons 🌀🌀🌀

Besides hot, sticky weather, summer brings one other phenomenon to East Asia: typhoons. What does this mean for our students? ...

Conversation Topic: Summer Heat and Ice to Eat 🍧

July and August are the hottest months of the year in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan – in other words,...

Conversation Topic: Summer Festivals & Summer Vacation ☀️

Summer is a special time in many countries. In this post, we’ll go over some summer festivals in our students’...