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Akemi Tanahashi
For Akemi Tanahashi's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 25, 2018
Vent in Japanese about bother and hassle with 'mendo' and 'yakkai'
Introducing u9762u5012(u3081u3093u3069u3046)u306a, u5384u4ecb(u3084u3063u304bu3044)u306a and some related expressions
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 18, 2018
Learn how to use 'to tomo ni' while also tackling 'ni tomo natte' in Japanese
Introducing u3068u3068u3082u306b and u306bu3068u3082u306au3063u3066, which express two related changes of action or state.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 11, 2018
Drawing conclusions in Japanese with 'sore ja' and moving things along with 'sate'
Introducing two words — u305du308cu3058u3083 and u3055u3066 — that are used at the beginning of sentences.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 4, 2018
Giving a reason or pinpointing a cause with 'riyū' and 'gen'in'
Introducing u7406u7531 (riyu016b) and u539fu56e0 (gen'in), words that have similar meanings.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 28, 2018
Getting things straight and getting things done in Japanese with 'n desu kara' and 'n desu kedo'
Introducing the proper use of Xu3093u3067u3059u304bu3089u3001Y and Xu3093u3067u3059u3051u3069u3001Y.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 21, 2018
Explaining what you see and hear with 'no da'
Introducing u306eu3060, a phrase that is frequently used in daily conversation but has no good translation in English.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 14, 2018
Give your Japanese verbs wings using 'agaru' and 'ageru'
Introduce the basic meanings and uses of compound verb structures Vu4e0a(u3042)u304cu308b and Vu4e0a(u3042)u3052u308b.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
May 7, 2018
A formal lesson on informal endings
Introducing the proper use of the sentence-ending particles of u306a(u3042) and u306d(u3048).
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Apr 30, 2018
It's a relief knowing the difference between '安心' and '安全'
Introducing two words that distinguish between feelings of relief and safety.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 23, 2018
You should get the hang of 'そのうち' and '今に' soon enough
Introducing two adverbs that show the near future, u305du306eu3046u3061 and u4ecau306b.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 16, 2018
If it's an explanation of how to use 'nara' you're looking for, here it is
Introducing how to use Xu306au3089u3001Y, meaning 'if X, Y' or 'if it is the case that X, Y.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 9, 2018
Pretty vacant: Being barely there in Japanese with 'bonyari' and 'botto'
Introducing two expressions, u307cu3093u3084u308a and u307cu3046u3063u3068, that indicate someone or something is dim, distant or vacant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 2, 2018
Taking an interest in describing hobbies
Shōhin-ni tsuite go-setsumei-shitara, kyōmi-o shimeshite-kudasaimashita. (When I explained our product, they showed interest in it.)
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 26, 2018
Showing some style using 'shiki' and 'fu'
Explaining the difference between the compound nouns Xu5f0f (u3057u304d) and Xu98a8(u3075u3046), both of which mean 'in the style of X.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 19, 2018
Joining up contradictory conditions in Japanese with 'ippo'
Fudan-no seikatsu-wa setsuyaku-suru ippō, o-iwaigoto-wa hade-ni suru. (They economize in their daily lives on the one hand but pull out all the stops for celebrations.)
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 12, 2018
More than one way to use 'ippo' in Japanese
Looking at the noun u4e00u65b9 (u3044u3063u307du3046, one side/the other side) and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 5, 2018
Managing great (and not so great) expectations with 'dake atte' and 'dake ni'
Introducing Xu3060u3051u3042u3063u3066Y and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 26, 2018
Getting things done with just 'dake de' alone
Looking into the meanings and uses of the expression Xu3060u3051u3067Y.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 19, 2018
Getting things out there in Japanese with 'dasu'
introducing some meanings and uses of the verb u51fa(u3060)u3059 and its compound verbs.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 12, 2018
When thinking of using 'omou,' remember the subject dictates the form
Introducing ways of using the verb u601d(u304au3082)u3046 (to think) correctly.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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