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LANGUAGE

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 4, 2017
Japanese packed with phrases for the ages
The Japanese language certainly has no shortage of age-related terms, and the subject can pop up in almost any context.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 4, 2017
Introducing the adverb 'sappari'
How do you say, 'Why don't you first take a shower and freshen up?' in Japanese
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 4, 2017
Akita's Omagari fireworks competition held after heavy rain
About 18,000 fireworks shot into the sky at Omagari fireworks in Daisen, Akita Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 4, 2017
Let's discuss casino resort sites in Japan
Which city will get the casino?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 28, 2017
Japan mulls setting up facility to analyze dementia genomes
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering setting up a data center to analyze the genomes of dementia patients.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 28, 2017
Let's discuss fashion-sharing services
The fashion industry in Japan has begun offering people the option of renting clothes instead of buying them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 21, 2017
Let's discuss smoking regulations in Japan
Will the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be smoking-free?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 14, 2017
Enka gives lessons in Japan's unattainable love
You may groan and think me an oyaji, but enka songs offer great language lessons and also provide insight into how the Japanese conceive of love.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 14, 2017
Introducing the usage of the adverbs ichiō and toriaezu
How do you say, 'Your report was generally well-written' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 14, 2017
The 99th National High School Baseball Championship opens
After a day's delay, the 99th National High School Baseball Championship kicked off on Aug. 8.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 14, 2017
Let's discuss children with disabilities in schools
Takashi Ono, who has cerebral palsy, can hardly move his body or speak.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 7, 2017
J-pop duo Scott & Rivers on writing Japanese lyrics
When American musician Scott Murphy first came to Japan in 2001, he could only say a few phrases in Japanese.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 7, 2017
Introducing よく, the adverbial form of よい and いい
How do you say, 'Wash your hands properly' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 7, 2017
Let's discuss Japan's life expectancy records
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 31, 2017
Introducing the meaning and usage of the transitive verb 破(やぶ)る
How do you say 'Sota Fujii was defeated' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 31, 2017
Japanese treat themselves on annual eel-eating day
July 25 marked a traditional eel-eating 'Doyo no Ushi no Hi,' or the Day of the Ox.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jul 30, 2017
Are university teachers in Japan covered by the 'five-year rule'?
Careful reading of laws suggests that a 10-year exception to the new rule that makes irregular workers permanent doesn't apply to college teachers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 24, 2017
The stories behind familiar Japanese words
Let's take a look at the origins of half a dozen Japanese words that have found wide usage in English.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 24, 2017
Introducing the adverb 'hotondo'
How do you say, 'We managed to sell most of our stock' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 24, 2017
Let's discuss Japan's univesity admissions
Upcoming changes to Japanese university admissions have students, parents and teachers raising their hands to ask questions.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
Takakeisho during a one-day tournament at Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020
Does Sanae Takaichi have a real shot at becoming Japan's first female leader?
Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, speaks during a debate in Tokyo on Sept. 14.
How Taro Kono lost his mojo
Digital minister Taro Kono, who is contesting the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, shows a board saying "accomplishment of reformation" during a debate in Tokyo on Sept. 14.
Does Sanae Takaichi have a real shot at becoming Japan's first female leader?
Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, speaks during a debate in Tokyo on Sept. 14.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan
A climbing wall at a kindergarten in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sport has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping all over the place.
Why is Shigeru Ishiba so unpopular among his LDP peers?
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba reacts during a news conference ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election in Tokyo on Sept. 6.

Podcast

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

Longform

A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks
By Alex K.T. Martin

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