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From a senior foreigner working in a construction company
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Saw Kahn Moe, who struggled with Japanese but worked hard to win the speech contest

Photo: Soh Kahn Moe

Myanmar

[Work location] Tokyo

[Job Title] Interior Construction

When I told my family I wanted to go to Japan, they were initially against it. But I wanted to be able to support myself. I persuaded my family to let me come to Japan so I could acquire skills, and I am very grateful that they supported me in the end.

The first thing I found difficult after coming to Japan was learning Japanese. I don't usually study much, but I made a point of writing down any new words I heard that day in a notebook. I also looked up the meanings of words in a dictionary when I was on the train or elsewhere. That's how I gradually learned words and kanji.

What made me happy was that, thanks to my continued study of Japanese, I won the top prize at a Japanese speech contest hosted by a Japanese company. Japanese is difficult, but if you study little by little, you will be able to speak it. So please don't worry.