Language | WELL SAID Sep 21, 2015
Don't get mixed up between 'ni totte' and 'ni taishite'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we will explain the difference between にとって and に対(たい)して, which some Japanese-learners tend to get mixed up. ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Sep 21, 2015
Fast Retailing Co. will introduce a new system to allow employees at its Uniqlo casual clothing stores to take three days off a week.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 21, 2015
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Sep 14, 2015
More than 24,000 people in Japan were transported to hospitals in July due to heatstroke, a record for the month.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 14, 2015
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 14, 2015
When disaster strikes in Japan, keep calm and carry a diaper
by Kaori Shoji
Long before 3/11, Japan had been disaster-prone — a historical fact of life that has made the Japanese hyper-hazard-conscious.
National / Social Issues Sep 11, 2015
Japan Art Association donates ¥100 million to help German institute teach language to refugees
The Japan Art Association, an art charity under the patronage of Prince Hitachi, unveiled Thursday a donation of ¥100 million (about €750,000) to the Goethe-Institut, which teaches German to foreigners, in a bid to support language education for refugees arriving in Germany, the German ...
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 7, 2015
The search begins: tips for tapping the Net in Japanese
by Mark Schreiber
If you want to have any hope of success in searching for data on the Web in Japanese, you're going to need to work at obtaining competence in keyboard input of the language.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 7, 2015
Keep on keepin' on with the help of 'mama'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we will introduce the pattern Xまま, which expresses a continuing state.
Language | WELL SAID Aug 31, 2015
Don't confuse the homonyms of 'aki' (autumn)
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we introduce three homonyms of the noun "aki," which can mean "autumn," "vacant" and "to get bored of something."
National Aug 27, 2015
Japan should tap Olympics to bolster flagging English skills, says language school boss
by Beatrice Thomas
Japan should use its opportunity as 2020 Olympics host to bolster English proficiency amid figures showing a worsening trend, says the Japan president of the official English language-training supplier for next year's Rio Games. Junnosuke Nakamura, who heads local operations for Swedish firm EF Education ...
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 24, 2015
'Nagara' comes into its own in the age of multitasking
by Peter Backhaus
Although it must be quite some task for the brain to multitask, coordinating two concurring activities in Japanese is no problem at all. The suffix 'nagara' does this job, and it does it pretty well.