It’s a perennial New Year’s resolution: Hit the books and start improving your Japanese. There’s a reason it keeps popping up on your list, learning the language is important.
For example, if you hope to change careers in 2022 — or get further in the one you already have — improving your vocabulary is key. In fact, that’s my resolution for the year and I want to share my own plan here in case it serves as a helpful reference to anyone else with the same objective.
Improving your vocabulary also helps with getting the most out of life outside of the workplace, which could be another resolution for 2022, and should in turn reduce any stress and frustration you may feel living as a non-Japanese resident in this country.