• Do you have Japanese friends with whom you would like to communicate in their own language?
• Are you a Japanese anime movies and/or J-pop (Japanese popular music) fan who would like to be able to enjoy the stories/lyrics in Japanese rather than through subtitles/translation?
• Are you planning to go to Japan for a holiday or for business some time in the future?
• Are you practicing any Japanese martial arts such as Karate, Aikido, Judo, Kendo, Jujutsu and Ninjutsu and wish to achieve a deeper insight in their spirit and discipline?
• Are you interested in Japanese arts and culture, e.g. ikebana (flower arrangements), bonsai, shodo (calligraphy), swords, tea-ceremony, gardens and traditional architecture, or collecting Japanese artefacts such as Netsuke?
• Are you planning to apply for the highly accredited and Japanese government sponsored JET programme to teach English to the youth (mostly elementary school pupils and junior/senior high school students) in Japan?

Whatever your reason may be, anyone who is interested in Japan is welcome to join in!!