You can learn Japanese for many reasons. An ancient culture, a thriving economy, interesting people, and splendid landscapes are some of the things the Land of the Rising Sun has. A hop to Japan must persuade you if this list doesn't. But first, the list.
There are various reasons why you must visit Japan and learn Japanese. It may be the booming economy, gorgeous landscapes, ancient culture, or lovely people. If you still require persuasion, this list will likely do the trick.
Akira Kurosawa - Director Extraordinaire
You have missed out on the best movies of all time if you have not seen Akira Kurosawa's art works. The sweeping landscapes, exciting scenes, painstaking attention to detail, amazing stories, and timeless appeal make his movies - Seven Samurai, Ran, Throne of Blood, and Dreams, to name some - a requirement for any serious film buff. And since most of his films are in his ...
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Ever since my days at The Breakers Palm Beach – a Five Star, Five Diamond hotel with a Five Star, Five Diamond restaurant – I have wanted to visit Le Bernardin in New York City. During my stint at The Breakers I was responsible for marketing the $50 million food and beverage operations at the hotel and off-site venues. We hosted the very prestigious and elite Mobil Awards honoring the top 50 restaurants in the United States and Le Bernardin was a recurring winner. Le Bernardin was also a case study we considered as we created our own new fine dining venues. Le Bernardin, in case you are not familiar with it, was Zagat’s Top Pick for 2007, has been awarded 3 Michelin Stars as well as the New York Times’ very highest rating. In all, the awards bestowed upon Le Bernardin reads like a checklist of the restaurant industry’s ... [more..] 
Chai neez, Chineese, Chinice, Chinase- the commonly misspelt word is the favorite kind of cuisine for anyone of us. Hakka noodles, Schezwan rice, Manchurian balls or Chicken fried rice we love all of them. Given a chance to eat something else from the normal roti and sabji we would all choose Chinese food over other options. Earlier available only in selected read expensive restaurants, you can now see Chinese food available in all restaurants or simply on road side Chinese stalls/ tehlaas. But little did we know that the Chinese food what we get in India doesn’t even match half to the original Chinese food from China. The Chinese food we get in India is Indian Chinese and not the real Chinese. So, we answer the basic questions like – How is Indian Chinese different then real Chinese food? Is Indian Chinese healthy? Indian Chinese food is definitely different than Chinese ...