Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Oct 24, 2016
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for explaining the processes whereby proteins are degraded and recycled.
Language | BILINGUAL Oct 24, 2016
Whenever you meet katakana, expect the unexpected
by Mark Schreiber
A second dive into some of the many ways the katakana syllabary is put to use when writing Japanese.
Language | BILINGUAL Oct 17, 2016
How do I struggle with katakana? Let me count the ways
by Mark Schreiber
The fuss over the use of the "shin" katakana in the "Shin Godzilla" film's title highlights the mystery that surrounds this often-frustrating syllabary.
Language | WELL SAID Oct 17, 2016
Leaving some things left unsaid with 'no ni' and 'kedo'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we will introduce the use of のに and けど as sentence-ending particles.
Language | BILINGUAL Oct 3, 2016
'Thursday Night Football' NFL draws Friday morning tweeters in Japan
by Daniel Morales
Reading the tweets as they scroll below NFL games shown live on Twitter has become my new Japanese study obsession.
Language | WELL SAID Oct 3, 2016
Setting up contrary clauses with 'no ni,' 'te mo' and 'de mo'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introduce the proper usage of のに and ても/でも, which link two contrary clauses. ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Oct 3, 2016
Hitachi Ltd. has started trials of its EMIEW3 humanoid robot at Tokyo's Haneda airport to aid foreign visitors to Japan.
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 26, 2016
Wikipedia 'deep dives' can help re-create the joys and pains of Japanese-language immersion
by Daniel Morales
You can use Japanese Wikipedia to recreate the mental anguish of language immersion — of encountering a truly alien topic and being forced to reckon with it.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 26, 2016
A lesson on not only 'bakari ka' for emphasis but also 'bakari ni' for concern
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Following on from last week, introducing more phrases using the particle of emphasis ばかり, meaning only/always/merely.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Sep 26, 2016
The giant panda is off the endangered list thanks to decades of aggressive conservation efforts.
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 19, 2016
Japan's beauty queens rewrite old rules on race and nationality
by Mark Jarnes
With the crowning of Priyanka Yoshikawa as Miss World Japan 2016, the nation will once again be represented by a multiracial woman on the world stage of beauty.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 19, 2016
Make a point about too much of a bad thing with 'bakari'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing phrases using the particle of emphasis ばかり, meaning "only" or "always."