Left: Tomas Cermak, a computer programmer from the Czech Republic. Tomas studied in Yamasa's Academic Intensive Japanese Program (AIJP) at Yamasa for 18 months before joining the faculty. He now works in the International Office.

Right: Dangnoi Dana na Pombhejara , from the University of Tasmania in Australia and a native Thai speaker.

Highly motivated mature age students such as Tomas and Dana (pictured here in the advanced class) are one of the key reasons why Yamasa's student body provides such a supportive environment for studying Japanese.