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Language | BILINGUAL Jun 15, 2023

Making a case for Japan’s right to brag about its four seasons

by Brendan Craine

Sure, there are four seasons everywhere in the world. However, Japanese culture tends to treat them with a reverence that isn't observed elsewhere.

Language | BILINGUAL Jun 9, 2023

Za grammar notes: How to properly handle the 'the' in Japanese

by Peter Backhaus

The Japanese have stripped "the" down to one or two of a greater number of tasks that the word normally does in English. We know this process as semantic narrowing.