Overcome your Fear of Speaking in Japan

So, you want to overcome your fear of speaking. I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I’m not referring that kind of speaking, the kind of victory that Japanese language learners crave. I myself have been hovering around the intermediate level of Japanese for more than a decade, and even after living in Japan for a few years, I still approach every shop clerk with fear and trembling, wondering what fresh mistake I am going to make this time. So, no help there. However, ...(5 more paragraphs)