About us
Welcome to Language Lounge!
A relaxed space for beginner Japanese or English news chats.
●First Steps in Japanese: Perfect for absolute beginners. We explore the language using simple online materials in a friendly environment.
●English News Chats: We pick a recent topic and share our thoughts. Not a formal debate—just a casual way to exchange views and ideas.
Online sessions:
2nd and 4th Saturday mornings of the month.
All events are co-hosted with my other group. Check the link below for more varied events and meetups!
https://www.meetup.com/language-exchange-%e8%a8%80%e8%aa%9e%e4%ba%a4%e6%8f%9b-with-%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b9%e8%aa%9e-meetup-%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e7%a5%9e%e8%b0%b7%e7%94%ba/
Upcoming events
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Japanese Practice for Complete Beginners (30 min)
·OnlineOnlineNew to Japanese? Start here.
In 30 minutes, we’ll practice a handful of useful phrases through repetition and simple speaking drills.
It’s a friendly practice space, not a class. Come whenever it fits your schedule.🔸 Schedule
This meetup runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.🔸 Material
- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
The link to the specific lesson for the day will be posted in the comments by the day before the meetup. - Reference: A side-by-side grammar map showing how Japanese differs from English — N5–N4 / N3–N1
🔸 How it works (30 minutes)
- Listen to a short model dialogue
- Repeat together at a comfortable pace (focusing on pronunciation and rhythm)
- Practice speaking with simple prompts and guided drills
🔸 About the host
Hi, I’m Risa, a native Japanese speaker. I’ll facilitate the practice and keep the session moving at a comfortable pace for beginners.🔹 Support this meetup (optional)
This meetup is free and independently run — I cover the costs (Meetup fees, Zoom, etc.) myself. If you'd like to chip in, even the price of a coffee (around €3–5) makes a real difference.
PayPal: Send to: info@tomosu-lab.com
Thank you for joining and for your kindness and encouragement!🔸 Notes
This Zoom room is also used for other meetups, so you may see people joining or leaving around the start or end time.🔸 How to Join
- Zoom： Here
- Meeting ID：576 025 4234
- Password：848890
1 attendee- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
English Chat on Real-World Topics
·OnlineOnlineA relaxed online meetup to chat in English about real-world topics.
🔸 What We Talk About
Each session uses a short NHK English news article. The article is very short — about one minute to read.🔸 How the Meetup Works
- Held on the 2nd & 4th Saturday on Zoom
- Small groups of 2–5 people
- The article link will be posted the day before
🔸 Notes
- Respectful atmosphere
- We share this Zoom account with other meetups, so you may see other participants coming or going
🔹 Support this meetup (optional)
This meetup is free and independently run — I cover the costs (Meetup fees, Zoom, etc.) myself. If you'd like to chip in, even the price of a coffee (around €3–5) makes a real difference.- PayPal（send to: info@tomosu-lab.com）
Thank you for joining and for your kindness and encouragement!
6 attendeesJapanese Practice for Complete Beginners (30 min)
·OnlineOnlineNew to Japanese? Start here.
In 30 minutes, we’ll practice a handful of useful phrases through repetition and simple speaking drills.
It’s a friendly practice space, not a class. Come whenever it fits your schedule.🔸 Schedule
This meetup runs on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.🔸 Material
- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
The link to the specific lesson for the day will be posted in the comments by the day before the meetup. - Reference: Reference: A side-by-side grammar map showing how Japanese differs from English — N5–N4 / N3–N1
🔸 How it works (30 minutes)
- Listen to a short model dialogue
- Repeat together at a comfortable pace (focusing on pronunciation and rhythm)
- Practice speaking with simple prompts and guided drills
🔸 About the host
Hi, I’m Risa, a native Japanese speaker. I’ll facilitate the practice and keep the session moving at a comfortable pace for beginners.🔹 Support this meetup (optional)
This meetup is free and independently run — I cover the costs (Meetup fees, Zoom, etc.) myself. If you'd like to chip in, even the price of a coffee (around €3–5) makes a real difference.
PayPal: Send to: info@tomosu-lab.com
Thank you for joining and for your kindness and encouragement!🔸 Notes
This Zoom room is also used for other meetups, so you may see people joining or leaving around the start or end time.🔸 How to Join
- Zoom： Here
- Meeting ID：576 025 4234
- Password：848890
1 attendee- We use short lessons from NHK WORLD-JAPAN: Easy Japanese.
English Chat on Real-World Topics
·OnlineOnlineA relaxed online meetup to chat in English about real-world topics.
🔸 What We Talk About
Each session uses a short NHK English news article. The article is very short — about one minute to read.🔸 How the Meetup Works
- Held on the 2nd & 4th Saturday on Zoom
- Small groups of 2–5 people
- The article link will be posted the day before
🔸 Notes
- Respectful atmosphere
- We share this Zoom account with other meetups, so you may see other participants coming or going
🔹 Support this meetup (optional)
This meetup is free and independently run — I cover the costs (Meetup fees, Zoom, etc.) myself. If you'd like to chip in, even the price of a coffee (around €3–5) makes a real difference.- PayPal（send to: info@tomosu-lab.com）
Thank you for joining and for your kindness and encouragement!
2 attendees
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