Clement:
I did take one class a few years ago and I guess that helped now. It’s definitely getting harder to learn everything but I’m having fun with it.

That class you took must of helped quite a bit. I’ve been studying Japanese here on TF since March and am currently on Season 4. I can definitely relate to the learning getting harder. My Anki reviews are piling up and there’s lots of info to absorb and remember but it’s fun at the same time. Good luck.

thisiskyle: Japan does not allow you to hold dual citizenship with another country. If a Japanese person lives and works in another country and maybe married and had children with a citizen of that country, it makes perfect sense for them to want to have citizenship there which, unfortunately, means they have to give up their Japanese citizenship.

Yeah it’s unfortuante you can’t hold dual citizenship if your a native Japanese or a foreigner who is eligible for Japanese citizenship but is required to give up citizenship of their birth country.

This got me interested and got me wondering how many Japanese people have renounced their Japanese citizenship? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people lists how many Japanese people there are living abroad but alot of those could be native Japanese intending to go back to Japan or 日系人.

Hashi:
In my experience, the Japanese people who decide to permanently leave Japan are kind of oddballs, which is awesome.

I fully agree with that. Can’t see why any Japanese person would want to leave Japan permanently or want to renounce their citizenship.

@ hey
That’s great you get to stay an extra day in Tokyo. The push man video is crazy. In a weird way I wouldn’t mind being packed onto a train like sardines.

When I eventually go to Japan, I’ll remember to bring my passport with me everytime I go out.

What time’s your flight back to the States?

Ah, so getting near to a year then. I properly got back into studying three months ago and feel I’ve made good progress in terms of grammar and vocab. However, I think 50 kanji in three months isn’t enough and want to increase the rate.

@ hey
Thanks for the reply. I found your info useful. I’m one of those people that constantly use the net either at home or on the go, so whenever I go to Japan I’d like to bare in mind the cheapest and best option to use the net.

$15 a meg is pretty steep and probably not worth it in the end. So the best option if your not staying with anyone is to use free wi-fi or internet cafes?

@ Mark Webber
Congrats. How long have you been studying Japanese for?

OT
About to begin memorising い adjectives. I’ve also just passed the first 50 kanji mark here on TF. I feel like it’s going a bit slow so I may learn start learning 5 a day from now on. I think 5 a day is managable but if I start to get overwhelmed I can reduce it.

I’d love to do a Japanese College/University course one day. For now, I’m happy just self learning.