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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 17, 2016
How do I struggle with katakana? Let me count the ways
The fuss over the use of the 'shin' katakana in the 'Shin Godzilla' film's title highlights the mystery that surrounds this often-frustrating syllabary.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 17, 2016
Leaving some things left unsaid with 'no ni' and 'kedo'
Today we will introduce the use of u306eu306b and u3051u3069 as sentence-ending particles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 3, 2016
'Thursday Night Football' NFL draws Friday morning tweeters in Japan
Reading the tweets as they scroll below NFL games shown live on Twitter has become my new Japanese study obsession.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 3, 2016
Setting up contrary clauses with 'no ni,' 'te mo' and 'de mo'
Introduce the proper usage of u306eu306b and u3066u3082/u3067u3082, which link two contrary clauses.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 3, 2016
Hitachi trials humanoid robot at Haneda airport
Hitachi Ltd. has started trials of its EMIEW3 humanoid robot at Tokyo's Haneda airport to aid foreign visitors to Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 26, 2016
Wikipedia 'deep dives' can help re-create the joys and pains of Japanese-language immersion
You can use Japanese Wikipedia to recreate the mental anguish of language immersion — of encountering a truly alien topic and being forced to reckon with it.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 26, 2016
A lesson on not only 'bakari ka' for emphasis but also 'bakari ni' for concern
Following on from last week, introducing more phrases using the particle of emphasis u3070u304bu308a, meaning only/always/merely.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 26, 2016
Giant panda is no longer endangered but still vulnerable
The giant panda is off the endangered list thanks to decades of aggressive conservation efforts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 19, 2016
Japan's beauty queens rewrite old rules on race and nationality
With the crowning of Priyanka Yoshikawa as Miss World Japan 2016, the nation will once again be represented by a multiracial woman on the world stage of beauty.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 19, 2016
Make a point about too much of a bad thing with 'bakari'
Introducing phrases using the particle of emphasis u3070u304bu308a, meaning 'only' or 'always.'
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 19, 2016
Singapore's Zika crisis worsens
With the number of confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Singapore rising, several countries including Japan are advising pregnant women or those trying to conceive to avoid traveling to the country.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 12, 2016
Can Japanese speakers really read Chinese? It depends on what you mean by 'read'
Will acquiring the ability to read Japanese give you some degree of literacy in Chinese? Well, it could at least give you a head start.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 12, 2016
How you use 'dake' can mean the difference between 'giving it a try' and 'trying your best'
Introducing forms of the pattern X(verb)-dake Y, which expresses limitations.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 12, 2016
Pop group SMAP to split up at year's end
Hugely popular boy band SMAP will break up at the end of the year, their management agency has announced.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 5, 2016
Sneaky September in Japan brings storms, sadness and 'shukudai'
The ninth month may herald a welcome respite from the summer heat, or it may bring on the loneliness and depression that invariably accompanies the summer's end.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 5, 2016
Say it like it sounds in Japanese with onomatopoeic verbs
Introducing some combined verbs made up of various adverbial onomatopoeia combined with u3068 and u3059u308b (do).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 5, 2016
IOC adds five sports for Tokyo Olympics
In a nod to the host nation for the next Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has approved the addition of 18 events in five sports.
LIFE / Language
Aug 29, 2016
The Emperor's speech: lucid but appropriately indirect
Emperor Akihito's choice of words and presentation speak volumes about how the relationship between the Imperial family and the people of Japan has evolved since his father's address to the nation in 1945.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 29, 2016
'Kakeru' and 'kakaru': two very useful Japanese verbs worth hanging on to
Introduce some meanings and usages of the verbs u639bu3051u308b and u639bu304bu308b (both 'to hang').
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 22, 2016
Stuff happens: opening up to intransitive Japanese verbs
While English prefers to describe things in terms of an actor who performs some action on an object, in Japanese such things often seem to happen out of themselves.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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