Edward here in Otsu city, Japan. Japan can be quite fascinating and comparing life here with life back home can be interesting. Today I would like to talk about the quirky observations I have made about public school in Japan, and compare and contrast with public school in Canada. I would also love to hear […]
English Student Success in Japan
Every English student has some kind of success here in Japan, whether they know it or not. Students come to us for a variety of reasons, whether it be a new hobby, for travel purposes, business, work, test-taking, to prepare for their future, “exercise the brain,” and the list goes on…”Success” is a very subjective […]
Five Tips for TOEIC
Hi, this is Peter from Smiths School of English In Yamashina. Many of my English conversation school students specifically want to study to improve their TOEIC scores. Many share similar difficulties concerning taking their TOEIC tests. I’d like to share some tips for improving your TOEIC score. TOEIC Tip 1 Time management on the reading […]


