Pascal Rabevolo

This is the second installment in our series on preparing for the national tour guide and interpreter exam (zenkoku tsūyaku annaishi) in French. After covering the fundamentals of presenting cultural heritage, we now turn to a topic that frequently appears in both the oral exam and the general knowledge questions: the major changes in contemporary […]

Read this text carefully, taking notes and checking the vocabulary. Contemporary Japan is undoubtedly one of the societies that most fascinates French-speaking travelers and observers. At first glance, visitors are struck by its spectacular hyper-modernity, the efficiency of its infrastructure, its apparent harmony, and, above all, its ability to blend technological innovation with an aesthetic

Preparation for the French-Speaking Tour Guide and Interpreter Exam in Japan Read this text carefully, taking notes and checking the vocabulary. Contemporary Japan is undoubtedly one of the societies that most fascinates French-speaking travelers and observers. At first glance, visitors are struck by its spectacular hyper-modernity, the efficiency of its infrastructure, its apparent harmony, and,

Whether you’re about to take an exam or are simply interested in Japanese culture, here’s an article and a preparatory quiz. After reading it carefully, I invite you to take an in-depth quiz on traditional Japanese theater, designed to test your understanding of the historical, aesthetic, and structural nuances between kabuki and nō. The quiz

Whether you’re about to take an exam or are simply interested in Japanese culture, here’s an article and a preparatory quiz. After reading it carefully, I invite you to take an in-depth quiz on traditional Japanese theater, designed to test your understanding of the historical, aesthetic, and structural nuances between kabuki and nō. The quiz