Easy Japanese for Work
2019 1 Season EN
Accelerate your Japanese language skills! Learn practical, effective workplace expressions, understand business culture and improve your kanji.
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Communicating a sense of gratitude
Ep 1 2019-03-21
Communicating a sense of gratitude
This episode is about expressing thanks. Tuan-san, who is from Vietnam, moved to Japan 4 …
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How to politely ask someone to repeat something
Ep 2 2019-03-21
How to politely ask someone to repeat something
This episode is about asking someone to repeat something. Putri-san, from Indonesia, learned Japanese in …
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Expressing an opinion concisely
Ep 3 2019-03-21
Expressing an opinion concisely
This episode is about expressing an opinion concisely. Tomanik, from Poland, got serious about studying …
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How to make explanations using photos and other materials
Ep 4 2019-03-21
How to make explanations using photos and other materials
This episode is about using materials to express oneself in a way that's easy to …
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Relaying messages
Ep 5 2019-03-27
Relaying messages
This time: relaying messages. Dong Quoc Dung works for a sports equipment manufacturer. He was …
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Obtaining permission
Ep 6 2019-03-27
Obtaining permission
This time: obtaining permission. Tran Van Vuong from Vietnam designs fishing rods at a sports …
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Making apologies
Ep 7 2019-05-06
Making apologies
This episode is about making apologies. Loraine Paz Amoro Oledan-san moved to Japan at the …
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Making suggestions
Ep 8 2019-05-13
Making suggestions
This episode is about making suggestions. Marianne Paragua Culaniban-san has worked at a housekeeping company …
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Asking questions using keego
Ep 9 2019-06-03
Asking questions using keego
This episode is about asking questions using polite Japanese, "keego." Irving Armenta-san, from Mexico, has …
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Offering support
Ep 10 2019-06-10
Offering support
This episode is about offering support. To Quang Ngoc-san, from Vietnam, works at an IT …
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Asking how to pronounce names
Ep 11 2019-07-01
Asking how to pronounce names
This episode is about asking how to pronounce names. Whang Sunmyung works at a general …
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Asking for clarification
Ep 12 2019-07-08
Asking for clarification
This episode is about asking for clarification. Binod Gautam, from Nepal, studied in Aichi Prefecture …
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Answering phone calls for others
Ep 13 2019-07-29
Answering phone calls for others
This episode is about answering phone calls for others. Nguyen Truong Giang, from Vietnam, is …
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Responding when you've been asked to do too many things
Ep 14 2019-08-05
Responding when you've been asked to do too many things
This episode is about responding when you've been asked to do too many things. Chu …
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Offering logical explanations
Ep 15 2019-08-26
Offering logical explanations
This episode is about offering logical explanations. Frederic Miane, from France, is an engineer who …
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Handling difficult negotiations over the phone
Ep 16 2019-09-02
Handling difficult negotiations over the phone
This episode is about handling difficult negotiations over the phone. Liu Yang, from China, works …
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Supporting a subordinate
Ep 17 2019-10-14
Supporting a subordinate
Today: supporting a subordinate. Valerii Praid, from Russia, is an IT engineer working at a …
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Politely explaining rules
Ep 18 2019-10-21
Politely explaining rules
Today: politely explaining rules. Dinh Thanh Huyen, from Vietnam, moved to Japan 4 years ago. …
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Dealing with ambiguous complaints
Ep 19 2020-04-13
Dealing with ambiguous complaints
Wu Fei, from China, works as a co-manager of a Yakiniku restaurant in Tokyo. After …
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Telling passengers in a hurry that they may be late
Ep 20 2020-05-11
Telling passengers in a hurry that they may be late
Andre Marcal Kanashiro, from Brazil, works as a driver at a taxi company in Tokyo. …
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Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office
Ep 21 2020-06-08
Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office
Kim Yeon-gyeong, from the Republic of Korea, works at a company that's helping a ramen …
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Identifying your chance to speak at a meeting
Ep 22 2020-10-05
Identifying your chance to speak at a meeting
Today: identifying your chance to speak at a meeting. Timothy James Mahrt, from the United …
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Explaining when there's been a misunderstanding
Ep 23 2020-10-12
Explaining when there's been a misunderstanding
Today: explaining when there's been a misunderstanding. Bima Aji Nugroho, from Indonesia, works at a …
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Adjusting a schedule with a client
Ep 24 2020-10-19
Adjusting a schedule with a client
Today: adjusting a schedule with a client. Lan Cheng, from China, works in Gunma Prefecture …
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Making small talk with a client
Ep 25 2020-11-09
Making small talk with a client
Today: making small talk with a client. Raphael Marso, from Germany, works at a company …
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Cheering up a junior employee who is feeling down
Ep 26 2020-11-16
Cheering up a junior employee who is feeling down
Today: cheering up a junior employee who is feeling down. Nyamjav Baljinnyam, or Baabii-san, from …
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Asking others for favors
Ep 27 2020-12-07
Asking others for favors
Today: asking others for favors. Warni Letty Yuhara, from Indonesia, works at a farm in …
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Checking that others have understood instructions
Ep 28 2020-12-14
Checking that others have understood instructions
Today: checking that others have understood instructions. Shang Yan, from China, works as a train …
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Reporting to a superior that a coworker is ill
Ep 29 2021-01-04
Reporting to a superior that a coworker is ill
Today: reporting to a superior that a coworker is ill. Tran Dinh Thang, from Vietnam, …
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Turning down a request for support politely
Ep 30 2021-01-11
Turning down a request for support politely
Today: turning down a request for support politely. Wang Chihsun, from Taiwan, works as a …
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Ep 31 2021-03-15
Business Japanese Quiz Part 1
Today: part 1 of a 2-part series. Students featured in past editions of Easy Japanese …
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Ep 32 2021-03-22
Business Japanese Quiz Part 2
Today: part 2 of a 2-part series. Students featured in past editions of Easy Japanese …
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Dealing with a complaint from a neighbor
Ep 33 2021-06-07
Dealing with a complaint from a neighbor
Today: dealing with a complaint from a neighbor. Luu Van Chien, from Vietnam, works as …
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Asking for instant guidance
Ep 34 2021-06-14
Asking for instant guidance
Today: asking for instant guidance. Makni Mohamed, from Tunisia, works as a guard at construction …
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Asking for further information
Ep 35 2021-07-05
Asking for further information
Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe, from Myanmar, works at a company …
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Saying how much you can do
Ep 36 2021-07-12
Saying how much you can do
Today: saying how much you can do. Naing Myo Oo, from Myanmar, works at a …
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Explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot
Ep 37 2021-08-02
Explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot
Today: explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot. Astriana Faradillah, from Indonesia, …
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Taking over someone's work without hurting their feelings
Ep 38 2021-08-09
Taking over someone's work without hurting their feelings
Today: taking over someone's work without hurting their feelings. Aung Zin Phyo, from Myanmar, works …
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Explaining a need for staffing adjustment
Ep 39 2021-10-18
Explaining a need for staffing adjustment
Today: explaining a need for staffing adjustment. Kaung Htet Paing, from Myanmar, works behind the …
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Pointing out a senior coworker's mistake
Ep 40 2021-10-25
Pointing out a senior coworker's mistake
Today: pointing out a senior coworker's mistake. Kyaw Swar Aung, from Myanmar, works behind the …
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Words of support for a coworker
Ep 41 2021-11-15
Words of support for a coworker
Today: words of support for a coworker. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, from Vietnam, works at …
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Fielding an urgent request on the phone
Ep 42 2021-11-22
Fielding an urgent request on the phone
Today: fielding an urgent request on the phone. Dong Van Huu, from Vietnam, designs blueprints …
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Determining what is worrying a client
Ep 43 2021-12-27
Determining what is worrying a client
Today: determining what is worrying a client. Lin Zhipeng, from China, works at a real …
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Making a polite request to a superior
Ep 44 2022-01-03
Making a polite request to a superior
Today: making a polite request to a superior. Jorge Andres Arevalos Ibarra, from Paraguay, works …
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Asking someone to repeat and clarify
Ep 45 2022-01-10
Asking someone to repeat and clarify
Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan, from Vietnam, works at a …
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Recommending additional repairs
Ep 46 2022-02-07
Recommending additional repairs
Today: recommending additional repairs. Wewalage Suneth Priyanka Fernando, from Sri Lanka, works as an auto …
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Business Japanese Review Special: Part 1
Ep 47 2022-02-14
Business Japanese Review Special: Part 1
The first in a special two-part EJW series. On Easy Japanese for Work, we've looked …
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Business Japanese Review Special: Part 2
Ep 48 2022-02-21
Business Japanese Review Special: Part 2
The second in a special two-part EJW series. On Easy Japanese for Work, we've looked …
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First Air Date
2019-03-21
Last Air Date
2022-02-21
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
48
Network
NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Studio
NHK, NHK Educational
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