Hi Textfugu universe. I joined a few minutes ago on the recommendation from some friends in Japan about how I can learn Japanese. I’m Matt, from Washington, D.C. I need to (greatly) improve my Japanese as I have colleagues and friends in Tokyo, and travel there sometimes. They have put up with my English long enough. I’d like to live and work in Japan eventually, so I hope this will help me on that journey. Good luck to all of you!