Monday, September 29, 2014




Hi all! I am a second-year law student at Columbia Law School. I decided to take the Japanese class this semester because I hope to have the opportunity to practice US law in Japan in the future and it will be great if I can communicate with my clients in their native language!

As you may notice from my blog title, I am a big fan of a recent Japanese TV show called "Legal High" (リーガル　ハイ). I really love the main character in the show played by Masato Sakai. I hope that one day I can watch and understand the show without looking at the subtitle! But I know that it will take a long time for me to reach that level.

With respect to the Japanese class, I really enjoy it so far. Our sensei is super nice, friendly, and helpful and the teaching material and method are very engaging and interesting. I hope that I can continue to study Japanese!
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  1. KonradOctober 6, 2014 at 10:38 PM

    ヤンさん、こんにちは。はじめまして。
    ほうがくがすきですか。これはおもしろいですか。
    こちらこそよろしくおねがいします。

    (I know I should've commented the other entry, but I came across some problems when trying to post my comment.)

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    1. UnknownOctober 21, 2014 at 1:24 PM

      こんにちは。ほうがくのべんきょうがすきです。これはおもしろいですが、いそがしです。

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  2. cjprogramOctober 7, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    ヤンさん、こんにちは:)
    「リーガル・ハイ」 は、とってもおもしろいですよね！わたしも　それを　みました。I guess that drama would be very useful for your study, as there are lots of expressions for court battles. Do you want to become a lawyer like Komikado? また　おはなし　きかせてくださいね。TAほり

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    1. UnknownOctober 13, 2014 at 11:45 AM

      Hi Jun San, konnichiwa! Thank you for your comment! I really appreciate it. I think legal high is a very good show in that it conveys a very realistic and insightful picture on how legal system works not only in Japan but also in any other country through a comical and approachable way. Regardless of his obsession with "okane", Komikado sensei is a very experienced lawyer who has a very deep understanding of the legal system and the way to navigate it. It very well captures the various limitations and inner struggle of a lawyer in different situations and touches upon some of the fundamental ironies that exist in the "justice" mechanism. I look forward to the third season.

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