Language | WELL SAID Oct 26, 2015
Thinking about the difference between 'omou' and 'kangaeru'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Introduce the two verbs おもう and かんがえる, which mean "to think." ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Oct 26, 2015
Five additional sports have been recommended for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games.
Language | BILINGUAL Oct 19, 2015
An increasingly bitter battle of the ages brews in Japan
by Kaori Shoji
The elderly believe that having worked themselves to the bone their entire lives, they deserve to have fun. Society, though, is becoming less sympathetic to this view.
Language | WELL SAID Oct 19, 2015
Offer up examples with 'to iu yona' and other such expressions
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
This week we introduce the expression XというようなY, which offers up examples. ...
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Oct 19, 2015
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel medicine prize for kissing study
A Japanese doctor won this year's Ig Nobel medicine prize for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans.
Language | WELL SAID Oct 5, 2015
The more you study 'sureba suru-hodo,' the better you'll speak
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we introduce the proper use of XばXほどY, which means "the more X, the more Y."
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 28, 2015
Where's the justice? In Japan's legal terminology, it's almost nowhere to be seen
by Colin P.A. Jones
'Where's the justice?!" That's the common refrain of people who lose in court. In Japan, the answer may be "nowhere," at least as far as terminology goes. The Japanese word for "justice," seigi (正義), is rarely used as a legal term the way it is ...
Language | WELL SAID Sep 28, 2015
Much more to learn in regard to 'ni tai shite'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Sep 28, 2015
Finland's Santa Claus Office avoided bankruptcy thanks to the help of a new owner.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 28, 2015
Let's discuss the changing meaning of words
by Jiji
If you say "yabai" in Japanese when you eat something, does it mean "very tasty" or "rather poisonous"?
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 21, 2015
When translation gets tough, bow to the 'Green Goddess'
by Daniel Morales
The Kenkyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary is a legendary tome that earned its adana (nickname) from its beautiful hunter-green dust jacket.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 21, 2015
Don't get mixed up between 'ni totte' and 'ni taishite'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we will explain the difference between にとって and に対(たい)して, which some Japanese-learners tend to get mixed up. ...