Language / Bilingual
You still need to know your ABCs if you're living in Japan
by Hannah Kunert
Written Japanese has three different scripts — hiragana, katakana and kanji — so you wouldn’t think there’d be room for any more. But you’d be wrong.
Language | WELL SAID
Using 'kaneru' incorrectly is something we simply cannot do
by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro
Sono jōken dewa, o-hikiuke shi-kanemasu. It would be impossible for us to accept. Situation 1: Mr. Okubo and his client Mr. Hashimoto are negotiating a contract. 橋本： この条件でお引き受けいただけますと、大変ありがたいのですが。 大久保： 申し訳ありませんが、ちょっとその条件では、お引き受けいたしかねます。 Hashimoto: Kono jōken de o-hikiuke-itadakemasu to, taihen arigatai no-desu ga. Ōkubo: Mōshiwake arimasen ga, chotto sono jōken de wa, o-hikiuke itashi-kanemasu. Hashimoto: We would ...
Lifestyle
Step into Sawano Kobo, an unusual mix of sandals and music
by Kaori Shoji
Traditional Japanese footwear and European jazz make a bizarre but successful combination at the Sawano Kobo store in Osaka.
