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LANGUAGE

LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 31, 2016
Using 'kiri' in Japanese to leave it at that
Introduce some uses of u304du308a, which is used to set limits on things.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 31, 2016
Tokyo University ranked 4th best in Asia
The University of Tokyo ranked 39th in this year's Times Higher Education list, making it the fourth best institution of higher learning in Asia.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 24, 2016
Getting quite a lot across with 'kanari' and 'daibu'
Introducing the use of two adverbs, u304bu306au308a and u3060u3044u3076, that show the degree of something.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 24, 2016
Whenever you meet katakana, expect the unexpected
A second dive into some of the many ways the katakana syllabary is put to use when writing Japanese.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2016
The need for effective English teachers
Japanese students' ability to speak English is abysmal. Improvement will require finding native speakers as teachers.
Japan Times
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
JAPAN / Society
Aug 27, 2016
Scores of municipalities struggling to aid foreign students with few or no Japanese language skills: survey
Numerous local governments nationwide are struggling to help foreign students who are enrolled in public schools but cannot understand the Japanese language, a survey showed.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2016
Dentsu to push simplified Japanese to ease communication with tourists
As part of its project to encourage the creation of tourism services, advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will urge the public to use simple Japanese when communicating with tourists.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Aug 14, 2016
After 30 years in Japan, teacher from Zambia is still learning
Globe-trotting son of Zambian envoy thought he'd seen it all until he arrived on these shores.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 8, 2016
安: a peaceful character for these turbulent times
One kanji character that learners encounter at a fairly early stage is u5b89, pronounced 'an' or 'yasuraka' and meaning 'peaceful' and, by extension, 'safe.'
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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