Amelie Marie Nishizawa
Amelie-Marie is a French writer living in Tokyo since 2013. When she isn't complaining about the price of cheese in Japan, she likes to talk about its culture and society — and always keeps it punny.
Articles
Tweet of the Week #45: Omurice For Dummies
Learn how to use the expression ために with this week's viral tweet.
Tweet of the Week #45: The One Thing That Always Happens to Japanese Exchange Students in America
Learn how to use the expression ことがある thanks to this week's tasty tweet.
Tweet of the Week #44: Catzilla strikes!
The world ends, ネコジラ begins.
Tweet of the Week #43: Earthquake? This Cat DGAF
Learn how to use the particle で with the most chill cat we've ever seen.
Tweet of the Week #42: Pokémon Recruitment Ads Will Make You Smile
Pokémon Centers in Japan are looking for staff and they've enlisted the help of everybody's favorite monsters.
Tweet of the Week #41: Instagrammer Gets Real With Pigeon Post
Learn how to use the Japanese suffix そう with this week's #realitycheck.
Tweet of the Week #40: Growing Up Is Hard to Do
Learn how to use the Japanese imperative with this week's adorable tweet.
Tweet of the Week #39: 7-Eleven Gets Roasted on Twitter for 7Pay Fail
Learn how to use the kanji 最 with this week's viral tweet pick.
Tweet of the Week #38: Animation Studio Employee Sick After Working 220 Hours Overtime
Learn how to use the JLPT N2-level suffix かねる with this week's viral tweet.
Tweet of the Week #37: Netflix’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Subtitles Stink
Fans of the cult anime aren't happy with the redubbing either.
Tweet of the Week #36: Keep Calm and Curry On
Learn how to use ので in Japanese (and liven up your curry with this hilarious game.)
Tweet of the Week #35: Cats, Cats Everywhere
Learn how to use っけ to end a sentence when can’t seem to recall something — all thanks to this week's cat-tastic tweets!