That launched Bard's career in Japan, home to half his clients even though he does not speak Japanese.

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And, even if you don't speak Japanese, the video after the break will give you an idea of what to expect.

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Instead, Karp embarked on a homeschooling regimen with the help of several tutors, learned to speak Japanese and pursued his digital interests with abandon.

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Yet it doesn't go far enough for us to feel much of anything as Algren goes through all sorts of hell on a mission most improbable, first as Katsumoto's captive (he learns to speak Japanese in a matter of months), and later as his acolyte, ad hoc strategist and joyous -- except not joyous enough -- companion in arms, if need be to the death.

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"I speak no Japanese at all, and she only speaks a little English, but we see it as an exciting challenge and proof of our faith, " he added.

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"He is one of the few Japanese leaders who can speak his mind clearly and openly to the public and take swift action on what he believes in, " says Matsui Kiyondo, editor-in-chief of the influential monthly magazine Bungei Shunju.

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"The US Court of Appeals states that the research is legal, and that the fleet has a right to be there, " says Glenn Inwood, who runs a New Zealand public relations company, Omeka Communications, employed to speak on behalf of the Japanese.

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On any given Saturday morning my daughter plays with children whose parents speak all different languages to their children including Japanese, French, Italian, Russian and, of course, English.

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We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.

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