Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 24, 2018
Fans across the country flocked to events paying tribute to pop diva Namie Amuro on the day she chose to step out of the spotlight.
Language Sep 17, 2018
When stumped in Japanese, go where stumped Japanese go
by Daniel Morales
Reading Japanese explanations of Japanese grammar patterns is a surefire way to improve your reading ability and to make sure you're getting unadulterated content.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 17, 2018
Living and working — choosing the right verb in Japanese
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing the differences between the verbs "sumu" and "kurasu," as well as "tsutomeru" and "hataraku"
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 10, 2018
Rest, weary Japan traveler, and read this riveting 'ishibumi'
by Mark Schreiber
Much can be gleaned from memorials and markers erected at roadsides and elsewhere in Japan to commemorate people or mark events.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 10, 2018
Chilling in Japanese with 'hieru,' 'hiyasu,' 'sameru' and 'samasu'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing the verb 冷(ひ)える (to become cold) and its related words and expressions.
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Sep 10, 2018
Fossils of largest dinosaur ever found in Japan go on show in Hokkaido
At a little over 8 meters from head to tail, a dinosaur skeleton on show in Hokkaido is the largest ever discovered in Japan.
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 3, 2018
Getting to know Japan on a first-name basis
by Peter Backhaus
What's in a first name? In Japan, you'll find insights into societal change.
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Sep 3, 2018
Five patients in their 80s passed away while staying in rooms with broken air conditioning at Y&M Fujikake Daiichi Hospital in Gifu.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 3, 2018
Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber and Airbus to join a public-private panel tasked with making airborne vehicles a reality in the next decade.
Our Lives | JAPAN LITE Aug 29, 2018
In Japan, the most important rule for language translation is often broken
by Amy Chavez
As Japan continues to court more foreign tourists, the nation must learn to respect foreign languages as much as its own.
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 27, 2018
Will society still need me, will it still feed me, when I'm 100?
by Kaori Shoji
Back in the 1960s when Paul McCartney wrote "When I'm 64," the average life expectancy worldwide was 52. Yet half a century on, Japan is already gearing up for the era of 人生百年 (jinsei hyakunen, 100-year life).