Japan's voting age lowered from 20 to 18 this week, just ahead of the election on July 10th. This means an extra 2.4 million teenagers can vote. Use your power wisely, young people!

Revisions to Japan's election law that lower Japan's voting age from 20 to 18 took effect on Sunday. It's the first time the country's voting age has been reduced in about 70 years.
www3.nhk.or.jp|By NHK WORLD

What to do when in Tokyo! Fabulously cute illustrations from Miss Shopaholic House on 10 things to do in different famous spots in Tokyo!! Tell us what are your must-do when you visit Tokyo:)

Definitely includes visiting us at ‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyo‬ right?

Calling out all cosplayers out there: World Cosplay Summit is happening in Nagoya this summer! Check out their official website for more information:
http://www.worldcosplaysummit.jp/en/

And of course, also our fantastic students at our Pop Culture Cosplay lesson in school:)

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Genki Japanese and Culture School's photo.
Genki Japanese and Culture School's photo.
Genki Japanese and Culture School's photo.

Awesome cultural activities at Genki Fukuoka this week!
Tuesday: Traditional crafts experience at Hakata Furusatokan, and Manga drawing class
Wednesday: Hakata doll painting and manga drawing class part 2
Thursday: Katana sword fighting, and paper cut art
As always, culture course students are enrolled for these already, other students can join for an extra fee. And don't forget about all the other fun activities we have planned this week, including free movie night, Friday party, city tour, free conversation classes, and more!

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TGIF! First Friday of the summer is finally here:) Teachers and students in Tokyo school are all set to enjoy the summer:D 田嶋さん、いただきます~~

‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyo‬ ‪#‎GenkiJACSsummer‬

Genki Japanese and Culture School's photo.
Genki Japanese and Culture School's photo.

KAYAKO VS SADAKO
FIGHT!!

We're taking bets! Who do you think would win and why?

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6月18日(土)2大ホラーキャラクターが、遂に激突! http://sadakovskayako.jp/ 「リング」シリーズ 貞子[さだこ] VS 「呪怨」シリーズ 伽椰子[かやこ] 日本ホラー史上最大の歴史的スーパープロジェクト! 決して出会ってはいけない2つの「呪い」が絡まる時、世紀の最恐対決がはじまる! ホ...
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Celebrating Tokyo school's 3rd birthday in style with some Genki-themed cookies!

BTW, have you seen our brand new Tokyo school video yet? Check it out! → https://www.facebook.com/genkijacs/posts/10153702062438693

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOKYO SCHOOL! Today marks the third anniversary of our Tokyo school, and we're so proud to see how it's grown.

To celebrate, we enlisted the help of the talented From now on group 映像制作 写真撮影 webプロモーション to create an intro video just for our Tokyo branch

Check it out and let us know what you think!

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うそでしょ?!?! Did you know you can rent go-karts and costumes, and Mario Kart around the streets of Tokyo??? I think we just found a new activity for our Japanese Plus Pop Culture course!

Public Road Go-Karting Tokyo Tour!! Tokyo Tower, Roppongi, Shibuya for 2 hours tour. Real Life Mario Kart is coming true with Mario Costume Rental! There's no doubt that you will stand out in such vivid, unique Go-Kart experience!!
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Last two days to get your October student visa applications in! If you're still on the fence, get in touch quickly...

Genki Japanese Language School is an accredited and award-winning Japanese school in Japan teaching Japanese language and culture, for both short-term and long-term study abroad.
genkijacs.com|By Genki Global

What better way to get to know Tokyo then to go round the famous JR Yamanote Line (山手線)? And if you're feeling up to a challenge, why not join the Tokyo Yamathon 2016? Join the run in groups of 4 and cover all 29 stations on the Yamanote line for a good cause! All proceeds go to charity, IVG (International Volunteer Group). See you at the run:)

http://tokyo-yamathon.com/

‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyoweekend‬ ‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyoevents‬ ‪#‎GenkiJACSLetsGo‬

Tokyo Yamathon is coming this year as well. Let's discover another aspect of Tokyo. All the participation fees will go to the Philippines and be used for elementary school children. The Yamathon is a fundraising challenge where teams of three or four people compete to walk or run through Tokyo, visi…
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Only a few places left for summer courses at both our Fukuoka and Tokyo schools! If you're planning to study with us this summer, we recommend applying straight away. Contact us for details!

Genki Japanese Language School is an accredited and award-winning Japanese school in Japan teaching Japanese language and culture, for both short-term and long-term study abroad.
genkijacs.com|By Genki Global

For our Tokyo students this Golden Week! Tell us where you're planning to head to over this long weekend:)
Have a good weekend and see you guys back in school on Thursday, 5 May. Don't be late!
‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyo‬ ‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyoweekends‬ ‪#‎GenkiJACSGoldenweek‬

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As you know, Tōkyō has an efficient transportation system, allowing one to visit the nearby areas easily. Ther...
mcha-jp.com|By MATCHA

Yokoso Japan have started a fundraiser for disaster relief services in Kumamoto prefecture after the devastating earthquakes there last week. If you'd like to check it out, please see this page: http://yokosojapan.co.jp/…/kumamoto-earthquake-relief-dona…/

Yokoso Japan Association staff and friends know many people in and from Kumamoto and we are all very saddened to hear the news about what has and is still happening in Kumamoto.
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From our lovely Tokyo student Carla-san:) All the best for your Japanese studies and teaching job in Hokkaido:) ありがとう and またね! ‪#‎GenkiJACSTokyo‬ ‪#‎GenkiJACSThankYou‬!

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Great article about how Fukuoka City is becoming a Japanese twist on Silicon Valley!

Japan’s iteration on the startup ecosystem & why we can’t just clone the Valley — feat. Nulab’s CEO, Masanori Hashimoto
medium.com|By Jasper Cheng