Language | WELL SAID Aug 15, 2016
Learn how to treat others in Japanese and let them treat you with 'ogori' and 'mochi'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing expressions that mean "to treat" and some related phrases.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 15, 2016
An art museum in Tokyo and 16 other buildings designed by French architect Le Corbusier are to be added to the World Heritage list.
Our Lives | BLACK EYE Aug 14, 2016
After 30 years in Japan, teacher from Zambia is still learning
by Baye McNeil
Globe-trotting son of Zambian envoy thought he'd seen it all until he arrived on these shores.
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 8, 2016
安: a peaceful character for these turbulent times
by Mark Schreiber
One kanji character that learners encounter at a fairly early stage is 安, pronounced "an" or "yasuraka" and meaning "peaceful" and, by extension, "safe."
Language | WELL SAID Aug 8, 2016
Living it large with 'oki' and 'hiroi'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introducing the meaning and uses of the adjectives 大(おお)きい (big/large/great) and 広い (spacious/wide) and their related expressions.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 8, 2016
Nintendo's smartphone game "Pokemon Go" has finally launched in Japan, the birthplace of the little virtual monsters.
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 1, 2016
A Japanese guide to dealing with gentlemen callers and unruly dogs
by Daniel Morales
Bookworms often have a rare jewel in their collection that they are unable to throw out — despite efforts to こんまり (Konmari, tidy in the method of Marie Kondo by getting rid of clutter) around the house. For me, this book is the 1965 ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 1, 2016
The World Health Organization has announced that really hot coffee is bad for you.
Language | BILINGUAL Jul 25, 2016
Better to holiday at home than endure a resort during the Japanese summer
by Kaori Shoji
In the late-capitalist scheme of things, the Japanese resort probably makes sense. But speaking as a reformed resort junkie, I believe we can do better.
Language | WELL SAID Jul 25, 2016
Going from A to Z with 'no ho ga' and 'made'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Tōkyō-kara Fukuoka-made iku-niwa, hikōki-to shinkansen, dochira-ga ii-deshō-ka. (Is it better to go from Tokyo to Fukuoka by plane or shinkansen?) ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Jul 25, 2016
About 30,000 people packed a baseball stadium in Niigata for the annual event to announce the most popular members of the AKB48 family of all-female idol groups.