Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Sep 21, 2015
Fast Retailing Co. will introduce a new system to allow employees at its Uniqlo casual clothing stores to take three days off a week.
Our Lives | BLACK EYE Sep 20, 2015
'Don't sell your soul for a Japanese man'
by Baye McNeil
Having overcome isolation and a loss of self-confidence in Japan, one American mother now finds herself doling out advice to women seeking Asian men.
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Sep 14, 2015
More than 24,000 people in Japan were transported to hospitals in July due to heatstroke, a record for the month.
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 14, 2015
When disaster strikes in Japan, keep calm and carry a diaper
by Kaori Shoji
Long before 3/11, Japan had been disaster-prone — a historical fact of life that has made the Japanese hyper-hazard-conscious.
Language | BILINGUAL Sep 7, 2015
The search begins: tips for tapping the Net in Japanese
by Mark Schreiber
If you want to have any hope of success in searching for data on the Web in Japanese, you're going to need to work at obtaining competence in keyboard input of the language.
Language | WELL SAID Sep 7, 2015
Keep on keepin' on with the help of 'mama'
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we will introduce the pattern Xまま, which expresses a continuing state.
Language | WELL SAID Aug 31, 2015
Don't confuse the homonyms of 'aki' (autumn)
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we introduce three homonyms of the noun "aki," which can mean "autumn," "vacant" and "to get bored of something."
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 24, 2015
'Nagara' comes into its own in the age of multitasking
by Peter Backhaus
Although it must be quite some task for the brain to multitask, coordinating two concurring activities in Japanese is no problem at all. The suffix 'nagara' does this job, and it does it pretty well.
Language | WELL SAID Aug 24, 2015
Make it a rule to use 'koto' for scheduled events and personal habits
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Today we introduce two expressions using the noun こと (matter/thing).
Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Aug 24, 2015
About 25 percent of the approximately 10 million foreigners who traveled to Japan in 2013 visited national parks to experience the nation's areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Language | BILINGUAL Aug 17, 2015
Farewell until next year, heat, humidity and o-haka-mairi
by Kaori Shoji
Summer is when the Japanese commune with family, ghosts and an ignoble wartime past.
