Japanese anime, Super Sentai, DC & Marvel Superheroes, Singing, Dancing, Drawing, Movies, Books
専 門 レ ッ ス ン 範 囲
英検・Eiken・Side by Side・子供向け・初級向け・中級向け・上級向け・DMEコース
自 己 紹 介
A wonderful day dear students!
My name is Teacher Tobey. ^_^
Nice to meet you here!
I am what's called a Japanophile.
It means I love Japanese culture and its people! <3 <3 <3
At my university, I took up International Studies because I love learning about geography, world cultures, peoples and especially, their languages.
My TOEIC score is 955/990.
I have taught English for more than two
years now, from kids to adults and to the elderly. And I must say, the Japanese personality is very endearing to me. I'm so delighted to have met and befriended many Nihonjin because it has been my childhood dream to have many Japanese friends. This is why I'm also studying Nihonggo.
My dream in the future is to become a successful Anison and J-Pop singer and also a mangaka! In my free time, I rehearse a lot of English and Japanese songs. I also write and develop my own stories and characters so that in the future, I can get published in Shonen Jump Magazine! :-O
My style in teaching English is very cheerful, energetic and omoshiroii!
And if you have difficulty in speaking, that's alright, because I can speak a little Japanese. I can guide you to learning English the easy and fun way, so "Hazukashii garanaide ne?" ^_^
I am looking forward to meet you soon!
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! :-D
Thank you so much, Tobey.
It was an enjoyable, tactful class, as always, from the material based on the YouTube video "What is DEI and what is Trump’s order?" that you kindly selected on 24 Jan. 2025.
The first day of the new US president, Donald Trump was reported as a top news in Japan.
According to the news, he signed many presidential decrees to invalidate existing ordinaces and rules.
(I suppose that even a president cannot invalidate existing US laws.)
He also showed disagreement with DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion), his desicion can badly affect employment.
For many Japanese companies, the DEI concept has been popularized, but I suspect that his decision may affect the companies badly.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to taking your next class.
Gaku さんのコメント
2025-01-25
Thank you so much, Tobey.
It was an enjoyable, tactful class, as always, from the material based on the topic "Welcome to the DIvided States of Oligarchy" that you kindly selected on 23 Jan. 2025.
A picture has been posted on a YouTube channel saying "Welcome to the DIvided States of Oligarchy".
This theme is related to the new US president, Donald Trump.
Despite the election result, there are some complaints about the new US political structure.
It wasn't until I saw the comment that 'oligarchy' is just the opposite of 'democracy'.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to taking your next class.
Takahiro さんのコメント
2025-01-19
Thank you, Tobey-san. See you next time!
Takahiro さんのコメント
2025-01-19
Thank you, Tobey-san. See you next time!
Gaku さんのコメント
2025-01-17
Thank you so much, Tobey.
It was an enjoyable, tactful class, as always, from the material based on the YouTube video "This company owns the world (and it's our fault) - BlackRock" that you kindly selected on 16 Jan. 2025.
It was not until I watched the Youtube video that I realized BlockRock is the richest company in the world.
Most Japanese know of Facebook(meta), Apple, Netflix, Google, Amazon, etc.
However, they would not know BlockRock.
I also found out that BlockRock has a branch office in Japan.
The employees in the office can earn much higher salaries than JTC (Japanese Traditional Companies). Of course, it seems that a high level of English is required to work there.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to taking your next class.
Takahiro さんのコメント
2025-01-13
Thank you, Tobey-san. See you next time!
Gaku さんのコメント
2025-01-08
Thank you so much, Tobey.
It was an enjoyable, tactful class, as always, from the material based on the YouTube video "Fraud Schemes: Types of Embezzlement" that you kindly selected on 6 Jan. 2025.
This video tells us about six main types of embezzlement. They are Siphoning, Check kiting, Lapping, Payroll, Kickbacks, Over time.
Sometimes I hear Lapping crimes on the TV news in Japan. I have not heard of Check kiting crimes because Check is not so common for ordinary people.
In my previous company there was overtime embezzlement.
However, I have no idea what punishment the perpetrator received, because the incident happened after I left the company.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to taking your next class.
Takahiro さんのコメント
2025-01-05
See you next time.
Gaku さんのコメント
2024-12-30
Thank you so much, Tobey.
It was an enjoyable lesson, from the topic about Japanese anime, comics and movies on Dec. 30, 2024.
I was supposed to watch the movie "Oshi no Ko (My Favorite Idol's Children)".
In general, live-action movies based on Japanese comics are more likely to flop due to terrible quality.
However, the live-action port tells us a complete story to the end, so I was determined to watch it.
Comics in the Western region are read from left to right, but comics in Japan are read from right to left.
Actually, some books in Japan are read from left to right as the same as that of Western.
So I understood that Japanese people read comics backwards from a global standard point of view.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to taking your next class.
Shiho さんのコメント
2024-12-28
Thanks so much for wonderful time, Tobey.
You are so fun to talk witn because you are open and candid.
I am looking forward to seeing you again!
