Language | WELL SAID Aug 24, 2015
Make it a rule to use 'koto' for scheduled events and personal habits
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we introduce two expressions using the noun こと (matter/thing).
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 24, 2015
About 25 percent of the approximately 10 million foreigners who traveled to Japan in 2013 visited national parks to experience the nation's areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Aug 24, 2015
In an unstable time for young people looking at their future careers, a survey reveals that they maintain a rather cool attitude toward employment.
National Aug 20, 2015
English-immersion share house offers cultural experience
by Shusuke Murai
On any given weekday some 15 to 20 residents of a four-story apartment building in the Tokyo suburb of Fuchu converge in the Scandinavian-style cafe-lounge at around 9 p.m. to converse in English. The residents, of both sexes and of varying ages and nationalities, including ...
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 17, 2015
Farewell until next year, heat, humidity and o-haka-mairi
by Kaori Shoji
Summer is when the Japanese commune with family, ghosts and an ignoble wartime past.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 17, 2015
Humanoid robots start work in a bank in Tokyo and a hotel in Kyushu amid concerns over a labor shortage in Japan's aging society.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Aug 17, 2015
In a world where promotional videos are ignored and online ad banners are blocked, advertisers have learned to speak emoji.
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 10, 2015
Japan's military that isn't: a short primer in self-defense doublespeak
by Colin P. A. Jones
Article 9 of Japan's Constitution, which renounces war, has been interpreted as permitting the maintenance and use of military force for self-defense, but this has led to some interesting linguistic gymnastics.
Language | WELL SAID Aug 10, 2015
The eyes have it: Japanese expressions that start with your peepers
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we will introduce various expressions that use the noun 目 (め, eyes).
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 10, 2015
Aomori in northeastern Japan is the most popular prefecture for festivals, surpassing Kyoto, a survey by a major travel agency showed.
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 3, 2015
Jiko PR gives job seekers a rare chance to brag in Japanese
by Daniel Morales
One of the most interesting aspects of job-hunting here is jiko-PR ("self-public relations"), one of the few times when Japanese are forced to show off about their abilities and accomplishments.