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Did you think Danish was only spoken in Denmark? In fact it is also spoken in Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, with a smaller pocket of speakers just across the Danish border in Germany. There are over 5 million speakers of Danish - thats a lot of people to talk to if you know their language! At BBCi there is a nice summary of facts about Danish, and some more phrases for you to practise. Visit BBCi Languages >> Or you might want to take a short online course to build on...

JAPANESE Image by: © Olivia Braddock Tokyo is renowned for being one of the fashion capitals in the world, and many European designers admit to coming to areas such as the trendy Daikanyama for inspiration. As well as the “looks” that you might imagine would crop up on a runway in Paris or Rome, there are many other styles of fashion which young people in Japan follow. For example, some Japanese fashion has been influenced by manga.  Have you heard the word kawaii?  Ka...