Chigasaki locals spell out 40th anniversary message for the Southern All Stars
Locals gathered at Keisuke Kuwata's alma mater in Kanagawa Prefecture to arrange themselves in formation to spell out the message "Happy 40th, Sazan."
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern becomes the first woman in the country's history to give birth while in office.
At 180,000 entries, Jim Breen's freeware Japanese dictionary is still growing
Even if they haven't visited Jim Breen's site directly, every Japanese learner will have come across his dictionary material in some form.
Vent in Japanese about bother and hassle with 'mendo' and 'yakkai'
Introducing 面倒(めんどう)な, 厄介(やっかい)な and some related expressions ...
Researchers in Tsukuba have developed a new way to make drinkable alcohol from wood.
Japanese workers are signing up for second jobs in record numbers to earn extra cash as wages stagnate, stirring hopes of a rise in consumer spending but adding to fears of overwork.
Silicon Valley-style coding boot camp seeks to reset Japan Inc.
Barely six months after inaugurating a tiny software-coding boot camp in a basement in Tokyo, Silicon Valley transplant Kani Munidasa stood before some of Japan's top business leaders in February with a warning: Software was threatening their future. A Sri Lankan native with a Japanese ...
Environmental groups slam Japan and America’s failure to sign a G7 document setting targets for mitigating the increasingly serious problem of plastic waste in the ocean.
Why do the Japanese suck at learning English?
It's been said time and again: 日本人は英語がダメ (Nihonjin wa Eigo ga dame, The Japanese are terrible at English). In spite of the strong emphasis on 英語教育 (Eigo kyōiku, English education) instilled in a rigorous school system and the numerous 英会話学校 (Eikaiwa gakkō, English conversation schools) ...
Learn how to use 'to tomo ni' while also tackling 'ni tomo natte' in Japanese
Introducing とともに and にともなって, which express two related changes of action or state. ...
Just over a week before a new law for minpaku (private lodging services) goes into effect, the popular rental website Airbnb has dropped nearly 80 percent of its listings for the services over the past three months.
For foreign residents and tourists who don't understand Japanese, seeking medical attention can be stressful because few doctors are proficient in English. But some clinics and hospitals , including Kobayashi International Clinic in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, are making efforts to help those who can't speak ...
