Good enough: The different ways to use ii in Japanese
The discovery of an 18th-century book titled "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes" leads our writer on a journey into the Japanese terms used for apple-polishers and bootlickers.
People won't throw you under the bus if you're able to use 'kuse ni' correctly
Using the grammatical structure "X kuse ni Y" has the same effect as "despite X, Y" and can be used to convey a feeling of ill will.
Fresh ideas for old-school crafts
As many of Japan's traditional crafts and industries hope to adapt to survive, more young designers are offering their creative help
Escape from Tokyo: Day trips from the capital
Got a spare day and not sure what to do? Russell Thomas suggests some easy day trips from Tokyo, whether you're after sake, art, history, mountains, shrines, festivals or flood defenses.
A month of ice and fire: Japan's best winter festivals
Christmas on Everest: Nothing stirs, not even a mouse
Surrendering to a hot-spring package tour in snowy Yunishigawa
Kokubunji: Signs of the times on Tokyo's western front
Heli-skiing in Japan: The joys of big-mountain powder
Get ready for Japan's backcountry with an avalanche safety course
It's never too late to add updates
The DualShock 4 gets extra buttons; Persona 5 faces a Dynasty Warriors makeover; while Street Fighter V remains a champ of fighting games.
Hideo Kojima unleashes his latest
Keita Takahashi: The world is alive with the fun of Wattam
'East of the Rockies': Reliving Japanese-Canadian internment
Top flight: Japan's drone racers are go!
It takes one to know one: How YouTuber Chris Okano built an agency to help his fellow J-vloggers
Get in on the gyōza wars with this tasty dumpling recipe
Gyōza are fun, easy-to-make and absolutely delicious
Eiki: A remarkable stage for a young yakitori master
Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization
With the Kit Kat McFlurry, McDonald's continues its winning streak
What's Japan's next food trend? It might finally be pulled pork
For chef Yoko Higuchi, honesty is the best policy
Rococo Tokyo White: Japan's fine dining finally has a luxury beer
Japan 2030: Tackling climate issues is key to the next decade
The new decade kicked off with images of Australia in flames. As the country's bushland has burned over the past few months, more than an estimated 10 million hectares have already been reduced to ash. At least 28 people and more than a billion animals ...
Balance of power: Redefining Japan's energy needs
Throwaway society: Rejecting a life consumed by plastic
Emergency on 'lucky island': Iki Island seeks to lead Japan's fight against the climate crisis
Debate over Japan's extinct wolf grows
Fishing for plastic on Amsterdam's eco-friendly canal cruises
The sound of summer: Love them or hate them, cicadas have a special place in Japanese culture
From horizontal vases to panty-clad glasses, Japan's handmade market can offer some extraordinary gift ideas for Valentine's Day.
Japan's fashion brands look to meet new consumer standards
Future design in Japan: Recycle, upcycle and reinvent
Award-winning architect Raymond Moriyama draws on his Japan roots
Japan's end-of-year fashion ups and downs
Need last-minute, shipping-friendly holiday gifts?
Nakagin Capsule Tower: Can Tokyo's urban utopian dream secure a new lease on life?
A Kyodo article slams us with some sumo-related vocabulary and information on how the traditional Japanese sport will figure into Olympic festivities.
Look for love to overcome Japanese-language study difficulties
As long as you learn 'sae ... areba,' communication in Japanese will get easier
You should know how to use 'hazu'
Whether it's coronavirus or the common cold, learn these Japanese terms before heading to the doctor
Going green with your Japanese vocabulary
Filled to the brim with tips on how to use 'zukume' and 'zukushi'
Purrfect: Kids, cats and cookies
Quiet green lanes, low-rise wooden houses, generations-old tofu stores, atmospheric temples, cycling grannies, small creative ateliers — and cats. Lots of cats. Yanaka, an east Tokyo neighborhood hugging the fringes of the JR Yamanote circle, is something of an urban time capsule, with its growing ...
Dressing up T-shirts with traditional flair
Muddy waters: The battle to save Japan's ailing freshwater pearl industry
The warp and weft of sustainable weaving
Young female divers help keep tradition alive
A toast to mingei: The significance of unknown craftsmen
Japan's rockin' pastor: Counseling those living on a prayer
Long road ahead in push for globalized education
From the economic boom of the '70s and '80s to the collapse of the bubble economy and the ensuing "lost decade," Bruce Stronach — Dean of Temple University Japan (TUJ) — has witnessed Japan undergo several significant transformations.
Nao Hirano: A Japanese pillar of the Queensland community
Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo
Final post informed by nearly 20 years in Japan
Yumi Matsuo: It's a different picture in the United States
Path paved by languages, inspirational interactions
Hiroko Tanahashi: A journey from film studies to multimedia art
