Just say 'no' to top off informal questions, answers and requests in Japanese
Introduce some proper uses of the sentence-ending particle の, which is used in informal conversation.
When it comes to maintaining health in your older years, age means little and obesity may not be so bad after all.
Making suggestions without being pushy using 'demo' and 'ka nani ka'
Introduce some uses of Xでも and Xかなにか, expressions that identify one example among others. ...
Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani is named as a shareholder of a company in an offshore tax haven in the Panama Papers.
How breaking news bulletins in Japan evolved from lights to bytes
From news tickers to TV alerts, a look at the ways breaking news was disseminated in the days before the internet and social media.
Compounding the good or the bad with 'ue ni' and, on top of that, 'sono ue'
Introduce the sentence pattern うえ(に) and conjunction そのうえ. ...
The government has kicked off its annual Cool Biz campaign, during which workers are encouraged to dress more casually to help reduce energy use.
Doing it your own sweet way with 'nari ni'
Introducing the proper use of なりに, which attaches to a noun or verb.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee unveils a new logo to replace the original choice, which was scrapped over a plagiarism scandal.
In Japanese, the past tense is present where and when you least expect it
The Japanese past tense looks pretty easy to handle, but it can turn up in sentences about the here and now, as well as in adjectives and imperatives.
Two of a kind: complementary compliments 'yasashii' and 'shinsetsu'
Introducing some uses of the adjectives 優(やさ)しい and 親切(しんせつ)(な). ...
To be a more complete Japanese speaker, leave your sentences incomplete
Often, saying less can make you seem more of a complete natural Japanese speaker.
