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Hitomi Tashiro
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 12, 2017
Introducing the term 'shikkari'
'Shikkari' expresses strength and stability, and shows when something is done firmly.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 5, 2017
Introducing 'ikura sagashite-mo' and 'nani-o tabete-mo'
How do you say, 'No matter X, Y' and 'However X, Y' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 29, 2017
Introducing 'konna' 'anna' 'sonna'
How do you say, 'I'd like to get my hair done like this' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 22, 2017
Introducing 'to-iuto' and 'to-ieba'
Hakodate to iu-to, yakei-ga yumei-desu-ne.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 15, 2017
Introducing the verb 'kamau'
'Kamau' means 'to take care of' or 'to mind' and is mainly used in the negative form.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 8, 2017
Introducing two adverbs: 'dozo' and 'do ka'
'Dozo' is used when someone requests something or politely expresses their wish.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 1, 2017
Responding unexpectedly with 'sorega' and 'sorenanoni'.
Today we'll introduce two conjunctions: 'sorega' and 'sorenanoni'.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 24, 2017
Introducing 'ni kakawarazu' and 'o towazu'
Today we'll introduce two Japanese phrases meaning 'regardless of.'
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 17, 2017
Newcomers' traits: 'sunao' and 'otonashi'
Introducing the two adjectives 'sunao na' and 'otonashii.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 10, 2017
Showing purpose with 'yo-ni' and 'yo-ni-suru'
Introducing some expressions using u3088u3046u306b that show purpose
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 3, 2017
Showing you're sure in Japanese with 'kitto' and 'kanarazu'
Introducing the proper use of the adverb u304du3063u3068 (kitto).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 27, 2017
To write, draw, scratch or lack?: some homonyms of 'kaku'
From 'writing' to 'itching' and 'lacking,' introducing some homonyms of u304bu304f.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 20, 2017
Want the cat to lend a paw?: handy Japanese phrases with 'te'
Introduce some phrases and idioms using the noun u624b (u3066, hand).
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 13, 2017
Old, past it, over the hill: expressing aging and old stuff in Japanese
Introduce some Japanese words and phrases that translate to 'old' in English.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Mar 6, 2017
Belly nice — and nasty: the many uses of 'hara' in Japanese
Introduce a wide range of phrases using the noun u8179 (u306fu3089, belly).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 27, 2017
Falling in line and expressing change with 'shitagatte'
Introducing the phrase Xu306bu5f93(u3057u305fu304c)u3063u3066 (following/in line with X) and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 20, 2017
Be careful not to mix up your 'hagemu' with your 'hageru'
Introducing some verbs that sound similar but have very different meanings.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 13, 2017
Adding 'ao,' the blue that can also be green, to your Japanese linguistic palette
Introducing the noun u9752 (u3042u304a), meaning blue, and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 6, 2017
Do the whole shebang and take it to the limit with 'kiru'
Introducing the verb u5207(u304d)u308b and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 30, 2017
Showing things are tough or a breeze using 'nikui,' katai' and 'yasui'
Introducing two kinds of compound adjective, Xu3084u3059u3044 (easy to X) and Xu306bu304fu3044 (difficult to X).
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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