Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Aug 6, 2018
In a bid to boost the user-friendliness of the subway for visually impaired people, the Tokyo Metro will place new QR-coded stickers on the bumpy tiles that mark the path for the blind in one of its stations.
Language | BILINGUAL Jul 30, 2018
Get a handle on kanji in Japanese with the hand classifier
by Mark Schreiber
Considering the versatility of the human hand, it should come as no surprise that it can be found within more than 1,000 kanji.
Language | WELL SAID Jul 30, 2018
In Japanese, 'sorosoro' shows what's coming slowly and carefully, or what's coming up
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
The adverb そろそろ can be used to indicate that an action is done not only slowly but also carefully, or that it is almost the time for something.
Language | BILINGUAL Jul 23, 2018
Wherever you go in Japanese, you'll always find your 'tokoro'
by Peter Backhaus
The word "tokoro" can be used to pin down a place in space, time or in a more abstract sense.
Language | WELL SAID Jul 23, 2018
Much ado about 'nothing but' in Japanese with 'shika nai'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing some uses of the phrase Xしかない/しかありません (There is nothing but X). ...
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Jul 23, 2018
Kids cheer on their bugs at the Kabutomushi Sumo Competition
The National Kabutomushi Sumo Tournament, where rhinoceros beetles are made to fight on tree branches instead of sumo rings, was held recently in Yamagata Prefecture.
Language | BILINGUAL Jul 16, 2018
'All Japan' World Cup team gave fans and the media much to mull over
by Kaori Shoji
Regardless of musical chairs with the manager job, the Japanese are basking in the afterglow of having made it to the round of 16 when few people had thought they could pull it off.
Language | WELL SAID Jul 16, 2018
There's quite a lot you can do in Japanese with 'nakanaka'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Jul 16, 2018
The three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji opened on July 10 at the start of the climbing season.
Language | BILINGUAL Jul 11, 2018
Speak Japanese like a biker punk from the future with 'Akira'
by Matt Schley
Those looking to give their Japanese a bit of biker edge could do worse than take in a screening of the classic sci-fi anime "Akira."
Language | WELL SAID Jul 9, 2018
'Beki,' the little Japanese word that's 'should'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Jul 9, 2018
UNESCO has decided to add 12 sites in southwestern Japan linked to the history of the country's persecuted Christians to the World Heritage list.