Advanced Eiken levels elude almost half of high school English teachers
Only a little more than half of English teachers at public high schools are certified with advanced levels of English proficiency tests, and the rate is less than 30 percent for those at junior high schools.
E-commerce giant Rakuten has managed to do what the educational system apparently can't — get Japanese people to speak English competently.
With yoji jukugo, four little characters can say so much
Saying it in four characters seems to be a pervasive stylistic device permeating all areas of life in Japan, from the pedestrian to the profound.
When it comes to you and your group, keep your verbs humble
Introducing another kind of keigo, known as "humble expression."
A magnetically levitated train run by Central Japan Railway Co. set a world speed record of 603 kph on April 21 during a manned test run.
Language of science key to wisdom
Today I'm going to try something a little different — at first, anyway. First, let me tell you a bit about my job. Around the world every day, lots of important things happen. Some of the most interesting and exciting things are about humans, the ...
In Japanese, mastery of the space-time continuum is just a few words away
Words in Japanese that describe timing and conditions make it easy for speakers to be incredibly precise using very few words.
Polish up your honorific verbs and show some respect
Today, we will introduce the proper uses of honorific expression, one of the forms of keigo.
Dating in Japan never used to be this difficult — or creepy
It's spring and love should be in the air. But it's a bad, bad time to be out there in the dating scene.
Introducing goto, the go-to suffix for each and every time
Today we will introduce the proper use of the suffix ごと, meaning "every" or "each."
The Japan Tourism Agency will revamp an exam for tour guides serving foreigners, following criticism that the test contains questions that are too difficult or simply irrelevant to the job.
The CEO of the operator of Universal Studios Japan says the firm plans to open a new theme park in Okinawa.
