Misawa Japan

[Playful Melissa]

Melissa - do you think the tapes will do any good or will he better off just learning off the streets (and TV)?

Totally - it will give him a head start and make the whole process much easier. But get the whole submersion kind - ideally with something that he can begin to recogize some of the words in print.

Please they don't do that anymore there are more Blonde Japanesse then there are here. Besides American's are common place. Most Japanese speak english to some degree.
Military doesn't have the best rep in Japan --- few bad apples so around bases they tend to be a little more wary, but by making the effort to learn their language you seem to get do much better, taxi drivers don't screw you, bar keeps do better.

I hope he likes Karioke....

Peaches don't you have affiliates in Japan you need to see??? Shouldn't this be a business expense?