AFC Women's Asian Cup Final. Its on right now. Live. Who do you think will win?

🇯🇵 Sumo Fact: Prize Money Envelopes (懸賞金) Before some matches, you’ll see banners — these represent sponsor prizes called 懸賞金（けんしょうきん / kenshōkin). Each banner is worth about ¥70,000, but the wrestler doesn’t receive all of it immediately. Roughly ¥30,000 per envelope is handed to the winner in cash after the bout, while the rest is set aside for taxes and bonuses. These envelopes are called 懸賞袋（けんしょうぶくろ). In recent tournaments, the amount of cash physically inside the envelopes has been reduced, with more of the prize money handled separately or held in reserve. This helps improve safety by reducing the amount of cash at the venue. Recently, arenas have been selling out, and sponsorship has increased — so the number of envelopes in big matches can be quite high. 👀 Next time you watch sumo, see how many envelopes are given out in the final match of the day! Day 12 highlights: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/tournament/202603/day12.html

ようこそ！Youkoso!!🙇‍♂️ Welcome to all our new members over the last week. This community is for us to learn Japanese together. There is a lot to master, but if we support each other in going step by step, we can do it! This week's question is: お寺か買い物か？⛩️🛍️ おてらかかいものか？ otera ka kaimono ka? Temple or shopping? Spiritual reflection, or retail therapy? This question is open to all! Bonus points if you explain your choice! Arigatou, Joe Sensei. Welcome: @Karasu Arts @David Vegt @Matthew Peil @Lo Origel @Julia Stanley @Rd Purno @Jonas Carvalho de Araujo @Serdar San @Michael Walsh @Dimitar Penkov @Yash Goyal

Ocha and Chat is our weekly live call for using our Japanese and for social study. 🗓️ Topic: Where you do things (で) For this week’s Ocha & Chat, we’ll practise talking about where you do things in Japanese. This is super useful for everyday conversation: - where you eat - where you study - where you relax 🧠 Mini Lesson: で (Place of Action) We use で to show where an action happens. Pattern: Place + で + Verb Examples カフェでコーヒーを飲みます。Kafe de kōhī o nomimasu.I drink coffee at a café. 図書館で本を読みます。Toshokan de hon o yomimasu.I read a book at the library. 学校で日本語を勉強します。Gakkō de Nihongo o benkyō shimasu.I study Japanese at school. 📍 Common Places カフェ — kafe — café レストラン — resutoran — restaurant 学校 — gakkō — school 図書館 — toshokan — library 公園 — kōen — park 家 — ie — home 会社 — kaisha — company / office 海 — umi — sea ショッピングセンター — shoppingu sentā — shopping centre 🗣️ Practice Questions どこで勉強しますか。Doko de benkyō shimasu ka? Where do you study? どこでごはんを食べますか。Doko de gohan o tabemasu ka? Where do you eat? 🫵 Before the Call Write one sentence: ＿＿＿で＿＿＿ます。 Example:カフェで勉強します。 We’ll practise speaking these together during Ocha & Chat ☕🇯🇵 Can you join 10 am, Sunday Sydney time?

It's sakura season! 🌸 Let's be inspired by their beautiful blooms and their fleeting charm to master hiragana in just 10 days. The last time we did a hiragana challenge, students were able to jump-start their Japanese journey and develop a strong habit of studying while mastering the writing system. If you'd like to join the challenge, let me know in the comments. We'll start in a few days and you will be a master of hiragana before the last cherry blossom falls.