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NIHONGO

LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 7, 2015
Keep on keepin' on with the help of 'mama'
Today we will introduce the pattern Xu307eu307e, which expresses a continuing state.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 31, 2015
Don't confuse the homonyms of 'aki' (autumn)
Today we introduce three homonyms of the noun 'aki,' which can mean 'autumn,' 'vacant' and 'to get bored of something.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 24, 2015
'Nagara' comes into its own in the age of multitasking
Although it must be quite some task for the brain to multitask, coordinating two concurring activities in Japanese is no problem at all. The suffix 'nagara' does this job, and it does it pretty well.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 24, 2015
Make it a rule to use 'koto' for scheduled events and personal habits
Today we introduce two expressions using the noun u3053u3068 (matter/thing).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 24, 2015
One in 4 foreign tourists visit national parks
About 25 percent of the approximately 10 million foreigners who traveled to Japan in 2013 visited national parks to experience the nation's areas of outstanding natural beauty.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 17, 2015
Farewell until next year, heat, humidity and o-haka-mairi
Summer is when the Japanese commune with family, ghosts and an ignoble wartime past.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 17, 2015
How hot is it?: Let me count the ways to say it in Japanese
Today we introduce three different u3042u3064u3044 (atsui) adjectives.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 17, 2015
Robots launch operations in bank, hotel
Humanoid robots start work in a bank in Tokyo and a hotel in Kyushu amid concerns over a labor shortage in Japan's aging society.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 10, 2015
Japan's military that isn't: a short primer in self-defense doublespeak
Article 9 of Japan's Constitution, which renounces war, has been interpreted as permitting the maintenance and use of military force for self-defense, but this has led to some interesting linguistic gymnastics.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 10, 2015
The eyes have it: Japanese expressions that start with your peepers
Today we will introduce various expressions that use the noun u76ee (u3081, eyes).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 10, 2015
Aomori is Japan's top tourist destination for festivals
Aomori in northeastern Japan is the most popular prefecture for festivals, surpassing Kyoto, a survey by a major travel agency showed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 3, 2015
Jiko PR gives job seekers a rare chance to brag in Japanese
One of the most interesting aspects of job-hunting here is jiko-PR ('self-public relations'), one of the few times when Japanese are forced to show off about their abilities and accomplishments.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 3, 2015
No student should be without the Japanese double-negative
The pattern X-nai+noun wa nai/inai expresses that, in fact, everyone is/does X.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 3, 2015
Miki Sudo defends hot dog eating title
Defending champ Miki Sudo won the women's division of the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 27, 2015
A crash course in wartime Japanese terminology for foreign demons
Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, here's a look at the words, phrases and concepts that found wide usage in the fateful years leading up to 1945.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 27, 2015
Just because you think you know itte-mo, you shouldn't rest on your laurels
Today we introduce two expressions that use the verb iu — u3068u3044u3063u3066u3082 and u3068u3044u3063u3066
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 27, 2015
Skinny jeans may cause 'fashion victims'
Squatting in super-tight 'skinny' jeans may pose a health risk, Australian doctors warn, reporting the case of a woman who temporarily lost feeling in her legs from an hours-long squeeze.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 20, 2015
Ain't no cure for the salaryman blues
This is an excerpt from an interview with a salaryman who wishes to remain anonymous.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 20, 2015
Tarry awhile to learn sakki and, after that, ato
Today we look at various ways of using the colloquial nouns u3055u3063u304d (a short while ago) and u3042u3068 (after a while).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 20, 2015
Softbank's Pepper sells out instantly
Softbank Corp. announced on June 20 that 1,000 units of its humanoid robot Pepper sold out in just one minute after they went on sale on its website.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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