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NIHONGO

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 3, 2020
Government to draw up manual for companies on customer harassment
People who work at shops are sick of rude customers and, according to Kyodo, the government is taking notice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 3, 2020
Learning the causative form will let you speak Japanese with ease
The causative forms of Japanese verbs can help relay the ideas of making someone do something or letting them do something they want to do.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 27, 2020
Friendly or too familiar? The tricky parameters of using 'chan'
The 'chan' suffix is often used for women in Japan as a cute term of affection, but there are certain circumstances in which you should stick to 'san.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 27, 2020
The possibilities only 'naradewa' can offer
The structures 'naradewa' and 'ni kagiru' point out the singularity of something that's usually rather good.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 27, 2020
Historic ninja residence in Japan avoids demolition
A Kyodo story looks at the campaign to save a house supposedly used as a ninja base hundreds of years ago.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 20, 2020
A crash course in the language of driving
If you're going to get your driver's license in Japan, knowing the language is par for the course.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 20, 2020
Japan Airlines abandons 'ladies and gentlemen' flight announcements
A Kyodo article looks at how English in Japan is changing with alterations to some airline announcements.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 20, 2020
Apart from 'bestu ni shite,' the 'tomokaku' structure is useful for making exceptions
The 'tomokaku' structure helps when you want to take one element of what you're talking about out of the conversation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 13, 2020
No need to tiptoe around religion in Japanese
Talking about religion can be a great opportunity for a cultural exchange, especially since it isn't such a taboo topic among friends in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 13, 2020
The more you study 'ba … hodo,' the better you'll be at Japanese
Describing the relationship between two things in Japanese is often understandable with the 'ba u2026 hodo' grammar point.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 13, 2020
Japan national park facilities upgraded with 'workation' in mind
You're on vacation and u2026 what's that, work is calling? Parts of Japan think a wave of teleworking could allow for a rethink of your work day.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 6, 2020
If only there were one way to write 'only' in Japanese
The various ways of saying 'only' in Japanese can convey a number of nuances.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 6, 2020
See to it that your Japanese gets better with yō ni suru
The verb 'suru' can help you express the idea that you want to intentionally turn something into something else.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 29, 2020
Japan has finally come to its census
Japan undergoes a census every five years and 2020 happens to mark the questionnaire's 100th anniversary.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 29, 2020
Onomatopoeic terms like 'niko-niko' get us smiling
'Kusu-kusu' and 'gera-gera' are two types of laughs that are used in entirely different situations.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 29, 2020
Department stores ready to take 2021 new year’s osechi orders
You may think it's too early to start thinking about the new year holidays, but department stores are expecting more work than usual amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 22, 2020
Channeling that 1964 spirit amid the pandemic
Sacrifice, dedication and training — these were the pillars that supported athletes in the 1964 Olympics. They might help during the pandemic, too.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 22, 2020
You ought to know how 'beki' can help your Japanese
The negative 'bekarazu' structure may be old, but you can still find it in written Japanese with a strong prohibitive nuance attached to it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 22, 2020
Half of people in Japan feel healthier due to coronavirus outbreak
How are you feeling these days? Half of Japan feels healthier thanks to the pandemic, a Kyodo story looks at why.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 15, 2020
A debate on name order highlights an old translation issue
Last name, first? Some Japanese people would like to see their linguistic traditions better reflected in English-language media.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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