Language | BILINGUAL Dec 10, 2021
Sports, silent meals and 'Shut Up!': What Japan was talking about in 2021
by Tadasu Takahashi
The year's top buzzwords were announced to great fanfare, but the real word on everyone's lip last week was "omicron."
National / History Nov 15, 2021
Japanese-Korean-Turkish language group traced to farmers in ancient China
by Will Dunham
Various descended languages and peoples are thought to have spread across an area of some 8,000 kilometers.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Sep 27, 2021
Taiwan launches English-language streaming platform to rival China's presence
by Ko Shu-Ling
"The establishment of Taiwan+ allows Taiwan to tell its own stories to the world through its own voices," said Legislative Speaker You Si-kun.
Summer Olympics Jul 24, 2021
Andorra, then Yemen: Japan's alphabet gives unique order to opening ceremony parade
Unlike previous Olympics held in Japan, where athletes marched into the stadium in the English order of their names, Tokyo 2020 followed Japan's writing system.
National | Regional Voices: Hokkaido Jun 7, 2021
With the number of non-Japanese continuing to grow, the prefecture is hoping to help all of its residents with more accessible information.
National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jun 6, 2021
As witnesses took to the stand at the 1946 Tokyo trials, they addressed the propaganda campaign that led the Japanese to think they were superior. Attitudes hadn't changed 25 years later.
National Jun 3, 2021
Esports English lessons attract children stuck at home amid pandemic
by Maya Kaneko
With many afterschool and outdoor activities impacted by the coronavirus, some parents are signing their children up to educational gaming programs.
Asia Pacific May 20, 2021
Japanese language opens doors for Thai students
by Achawin Chitranondh
Driven by a love of anime and manga, and enticed by employment opportunities, the number of people wanting to learn has risen.
National Mar 29, 2021
Japan's health ministry publishes translated COVID-19 vaccination form
by Magdalena Osumi
The document has so far been translated into 12 languages: English, Arabic, French, Indonesian, Korean, Myanmar, Nepalese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Thai.
National | SPELLING BEE Mar 12, 2021
Winner of Japan Spelling Bee looks ahead to U.S. contest
by Eriko Yamakuma
Yugen Padhye won the 12th Japan Spelling Bee on March 6, after correctly spelling the winning word — "dodecahedron."
National Mar 4, 2021
Cities and towns face language barriers as they prepare to vaccinate Japan's foreign residents
by Tomohiro Osaki
With their hands already full, some municipalities are less prepared than others and many have been forced to put the issue on the back burner.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 17, 2021
Ex-director sues Amnesty Japan for firing him over Japanese ability
Taro O’Sullivan said the organization hired him with the knowledge that he could speak Japanese at a conversational level but could barely read or write it.