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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 23, 2016
The secret joy of being a Japanese woman (no, really)
This patriarchal society provides a lot more wriggle room for women, leaving men with precious little in terms of loopholes and options.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 23, 2016
Doing it your own sweet way with 'nari ni'
Introducing the proper use of u306au308au306b, which attaches to a noun or verb.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 23, 2016
Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally get new logo
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee unveils a new logo to replace the original choice, which was scrapped over a plagiarism scandal.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 22, 2016
Teacher seeks advice on sick leave and contract nonrenewal
A reader writes to Lifelines about difficulties he is dealing with at work.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 16, 2016
In Japanese, the past tense is present where and when you least expect it
The Japanese past tense looks pretty easy to handle, but it can turn up in sentences about the here and now, as well as in adjectives and imperatives.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 16, 2016
Two of a kind: complementary compliments 'yasashii' and 'shinsetsu'
Introducing some uses of the adjectives u512a(u3084u3055)u3057u3044 and u89aau5207(u3057u3093u305bu3064)(u306a).
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 16, 2016
Government guesthouse in Tokyo opens year-round
Akasaka Palace, a state guesthouse in Tokyo, is now open to the public throughout the year.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 16, 2016
Let's discuss the burden of 'double care'
An estimated 253,000 people in Japan are shouldering the double burden of raising children while also caring for sick or elderly family members.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 11, 2016
'Predatory conferences' stalk Japan's groves of academia
“Predatory conference” organizers now stalk Japan’s groves of academe, preying on unsuspecting researchers. These conferences are inferior events that contribute little to the field of academic knowledge but generate plenty of revenue for organizers’ bank accounts. Academics, some simply naive...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 9, 2016
To be a more complete Japanese speaker, leave your sentences incomplete
Often, saying less can make you seem more of a complete natural Japanese speaker.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 9, 2016
Getting on the receiving end of the wide world of 'ukeru'
Ryōshin-no eikyō-o ukete, musuko-mo rokku-ga suki-ni natchatta-mitai. (My son was influenced by his parents and has come to like rock, I guess.)
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 2, 2016
Stalking the elusive subtleties of Japan's political humor
Certain Japanese publications are rife with political word play, and deciphering these puns and riddles can be a fun challenge for language learners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 2, 2016
Getting abstract in Japanese with 'koto' clauses
A look at X(noun modifier)u3053u3068, which forms noun clauses, and how it differs from Xu306e.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 25, 2016
Give my love to Kyoto — if you get to see her
The 'hometown of the Japanese heart' is bursting at the seams with foreign tourists. There just isn't any room for us indigenous Japanese folk anymore.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 25, 2016
Using the 'no' clause in Japanese to add layers to your language
Introduce the proper way of using u306e to make a clause that can be used like a noun within a sentence.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Apr 25, 2016
Bear-shaped communication tool invented
KDDI Corp. has developed a communication tool in the shape of a teddy bear for use by young children and grandparents living apart from each other.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 25, 2016
Let's discuss Sharp's new humanoid phone
Sharp Corp. is launching a small humanoid smartphone that responds to voice commands and can project movies on a wall.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 18, 2016
In-out distinction raises linguistic issues for Japan's long-term 'inside outsiders'
In this culture, some basic distinctions are made between those who are Japanese and those who are not — differences reflected in both law and language.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 18, 2016
Overdoing it and feeling the effects with 'amari'
A look at the use of u3042u307eu308a in affirmative sentences, in the patterns u3042u307eu308au306b(u3082) and u3042u307eu308au306eX.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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