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NIHONGO

LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 22, 2016
Password hacks as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6
Even after tens of millions of people had their online accounts hacked, many Internet users still rely on easy-to-guess passwords.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 17, 2016
Views from Tokyo and Chiba: Have you made any memorable gaffes while learning another language?
Japanese and foreign nationals share their favorite embarrassing missteps on the long journey to second-language fluency.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 15, 2016
It's the season of love: Won't someone please grab hold of my chin?
In Japan these days, it can seem as if love itself is on the decline — and that no one really cares.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 15, 2016
Since we've come this far, it's time for 'kara ni wa'
Introducing X (phrase) u304bu3089u306bu306f/u304bu3089u3068u3044u3063u3066Y (clause).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 15, 2016
SMAP's 2003 single tops chart
An old CD single by SMAP returned to No. 1 in the charts as fans alarmed by news of the group's apparently imminent breakup launched a campaign to show their support for the group.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 8, 2016
Words about sentences: the Japanese vocab of crime and punishment
Navigating the terms and kanji involved in the penal process in Japan can be a trial in itself.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 8, 2016
Living up to great expectations with 'dake atte'
Introducing the meaning and usage of Xu3060u3051u3042u3063u3066Y.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 8, 2016
Japan tourism record broken in 2015
A record 19.73 million foreigners visited Japan in 2015, a 47.3 percent increase over the total for 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 4, 2016
Alumni of Britain's WWII Japanese language effort honored
Tributes have been paid to a select group of British schoolboys who studied Japanese during World War II and later went on to build enduring ties between the two countries.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 1, 2016
Taking a stand and speaking from it with 'to shite'
Introducing various usages of the phrase Xu3068u3057u3066 (as/being X).
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 1, 2016
'Hunk' Nagoya gorilla stars in recruitment drive
A famous gorilla in Nagoya is starring in a video to promote the city's municipal job recruitment effort.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 1, 2016
Look to 'senpai' to help take your Japanese reading to the next level
If not for the generosity of several brave and patient souls, I would never have developed the foundation necessary to read on my own.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 25, 2016
There are many way-zu in Japanese to show there's more than one
In contrast to English, in Japanese the grammatical marking of plurals is optional, meaning the whole matter is dealt with a lot less systematically.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 25, 2016
Just passing through the domains of 'tori' and 'dori'
Introducing various meanings and uses of u901a(u3068u304a)u308a, the nominalized form of the verb u901au308b (to pass by/go through).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 25, 2016
Latest 'Star Wars' makes biggest global debut
The new 'Star Wars' movie has set a global opening weekend box-office record, smashing past the previous holder, 'Jurassic World.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 18, 2016
Loving you for a long time with 'zutto'
Introducing various meanings and ways of using the adverb u305au3063u3068, which expresses greatness.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 18, 2016
China to build biggest cloning factory
The world's largest animal cloning factory is under construction in the northern port city of Tianjin
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 11, 2016
'Be strong and keep believing,' says the Trivago girl with the gift of the gab
Many foreign celebrities here speak Japanese to a high level, yet when it comes to pronunciation and intonation, few sound as accomplished as Natalie Emmons.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 11, 2016
Kakawarazu: a word worth knowing, whatever your level
Introducing phrases using u304bu304bu308fu3089u305a (nevertheless), which crops up in written, formal or bookish language.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 11, 2016
New Tokyo Olympic stadium design selected
A design by architect Kengo Kuma has been picked as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic main stadium, the government has announced.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
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