Tag Archives: Japan

Democracy and voting.

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Kalle

Today was the election here in Sweden, where everyone was supposedly voting for their preferred government in state, municipality and city. Well, in fact, it’s been possible to vote ahead of time for the last 1 or 2 weeks, but … Continue reading →

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Indeed I verily doth suck.

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Kalle

279 points, i.e. 69.75% i.e. fail. By 1 point = 0.25%. Actually, I knew I’d failed all along. I’m actually surprised I got that high. Next time Kalle will get the opportunity to (with any chance of success) try this … Continue reading →

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It’s time.

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Kalle

Now that the JLPT is out of the way, I can finally start focusing on preparations for leaving this little isle and going back home. There’s so much shit I need to get done (moving between countries is never easy, … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of year again.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Kalle

Well, folks, it’s time for my third participation in the JLPT. The score in this epic Kalle-versus-Japan match is currently one-one, and it’s finally time to settle the game once and for all. This time I actually did my homework. … Continue reading →

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All things must come to an end.

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Kalle

But it’s not quite yet time for me to go back home to Sweden. However, the return date has been moved forward a few months — I am now planning on going back in the end of December, instead of … Continue reading →

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Blog in Japanese.

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Kalle

For those of you interested in that sort of thing (read: any of my Japanese speaking friends), I’ve now set up a blog in Japanese here. I understand the folly of my ways, but I feel that there’s so much … Continue reading →

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Gion festival 2009.

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Kalle

I’d like to take this moment to say sorry for not being more fanatic about posting pictures about the things I see. Of course, my #1 reason is that I simply didn’t have a camera until this spring, and I … Continue reading →

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Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 1.

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Kalle

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll remember that I took (and passed) the level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT for short) last December, and as of 2009, they are now holding the exam for levels 1-2 twice a year, … Continue reading →

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365 is a number.

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Kalle

And it also happens to be the number of days in one year except in leap years, which have 366 days. It also happens to be the number of days I’ve now been in Japan. Woosh… A year, huh. It … Continue reading →

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Announcement!

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Kalle

A few years ago, I decided that I wanted to study Japanese. I’m to this day not sure why, but together with my good friend Kenneth (who shortly thereafter jumped ship, whereas I continued forward) began to delve into the … Continue reading →

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