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Steve Battisti

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I`m always willing to give help, or at least my opinions on things related to Japan. I think I'm especially strong at helping out non-native Japanese speakers with the language. Also, helping others understand the culture, such as U.S. businessmen who have to do business with Japanese. I'm not doing translations right now, unless it's just a phrase or a word. More of a language and general Japanese culture guy than a travel/history expert.

PLEASE NOTE: I cannot answer questions about the following:

Pottery or art object - I strongly recommend you take these to an antique specialist
Finding people - I can't answer these. I just have no way of knowing if the person you're looking for WANTS to be found, and I'm just not willing to risk it. I recommend you contact a private investigator if you desperately need to find someone.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Experience in the area

10+ years of studying Japan and Japanese language. I lived there for 5 years, one as a student, four as a businessman. Most importantly, I lived there because I wanted to live there, not because someone sent me there!

Education/Credentials

BA in Japanese

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Cristy	08/29/11	10	10	10	Thank you for your response! I served .....
Joshua	08/23/11	10	10	10
Reg	08/15/11	10	10	10	Thanks for your thoughts.
David	03/16/11	8	10	10	That seems to be as good a .....
Darcy	03/03/10	10	10	10	Thank you Steve for looking at the .....

Recent Answers from Steve Battisti

2011-11-03 hi:

Well, it's somewhere around 8-10 miles, I guess. They're both kind of broad areas, so cost and time are going to depend largely on where exactly you are going. But it's in the neighborhood of an hour and

2011-10-04 japanese culture:

Hi Flavia, I'm a little unclear on what your question is regarding Haruki and Ryu Murakami... Regarding your question about non-Japanese Asians, there seems to be a distinct hierarchy of how you

2011-08-25 Japanese dinner guests:

Wow, this is a tricky question. :) Of course, at the end of the day, it's a largely personal thing. In general, though, because their culture is one that favors the group instead of the individual,

2011-08-13 Japanese culture:

Hmm, that's a pretty tough question. I'm sure you realize this is just my opinion, and that there could be a thousand answers to your question. I think a large part of the change certainly stems from

2011-07-28 Is Japan for everyone?:

Well, it's tough to be non-biased since I love Japan. :) I'm not sure there's a great answer to your question. I think Japan has things that would appeal to everyone. But of course, I'm sure some people

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