Three former SMAP singers to leave talent agency in September
Johnny & Associates announced June 18 that three former members of the pop idol group SMAP, which broke up at the end of last year, will leave the talent agency on Sept. 8, when their contract terms expire.
Introducing two auxiliary verbs 'kureru' and 'morau'
How do you say, "Ms. Yamada lent the book to my wife" in Japanese?
Ueno Zoo's 11-year-old female giant panda Shin Shin has given birth.
Kanji ‘toilet training’ is a hit with kids
The media is abuzz over a new series of workbooks for children titled うんこ漢字ドリル (Unko Kanji Doriru, "Poop Kanji Drills"). ...
Introducing the term 'shikkari'
"Shikkari" expresses strength and stability, and shows when something is done firmly.
Teen arrested for allegedly dropping girl, 5, from second floor
The Mihara police station of Hiroshima Prefectural Police arrested a third-year junior high school student from Mihara aged 14 on an attempted murder charge on June 6 after the boy allegedly dropped a 5-year-old girl from the second floor of a sports center in ...
Learn Japanese as you binge with Netflix anime series
If it's anime you crave, streaming sites such as Netflix offer an ever-expanding smorgasbord of morsels to suit every appetite.
Introducing 'ikura sagashite-mo' and 'nani-o tabete-mo'
How do you say, "No matter X, Y" and "However X, Y" in Japanese?
Things you need to know about 'mono'
The Japanese word for 'thing' has some quite surprising qualities.
Introducing 'konna' 'anna' 'sonna'
How do you say, "I'd like to get my hair done like this" in Japanese?
Introducing 'to-iuto' and 'to-ieba'
