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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 27, 2017
Teachers and schools in Japan brace for icebergs in 2018
After a year of scandals and promises, the 'five-year rule' and demographic woes cast a shadow over education in 2018.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 25, 2017
The year-end flurry of mops and madness
Oh no, it's 'osoji' season!
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 25, 2017
Knowing the difference between 'shinpai' and 'fuan'
How do you say 'I'm worried about how senior citizens live alone' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 25, 2017
Crack found in bullet train could have caused derailment: JR West
JR West vice president apologized for what he called 'an extremely serious incident.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2017
Taiwan objects to Kojien dictionary's definition of the independent island state
The publisher of Kojien, the most authoritative dictionary in Japan, has been stuck between a rock and a hard place over its definition of Taiwan as a province of China, prompting a request for a correction from the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 18, 2017
Introducing the noun 'mukashi'
How do you say 'I'm not the man I used to be' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 11, 2017
The Japanese fondness for conditionals
Japanese seems to have developed a very special fondness for conditional constructions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 11, 2017
The difference between '〜 ga ii' and '〜 de ii'
Making a point X is the top choice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 11, 2017
Dogo Onsen undergoes annual clean sweeping
The annual 'susuharai' took place at Dogo Onsen Honkan in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 4, 2017
Frederik Schodt recalls the 'different world' of manga translation in the 1970s
'I loved manga but there was no way to make a living (with it),' recalls manga translation pioneer Frederik Schodt.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 4, 2017
Introducing 'ttara' and 'to kitara'
How do you say 'What's up with Mr. Mita?' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 4, 2017
Survey: Reading comprehension of secondary students insufficient
A professor is concerned that 'insufficient reading comprehension skills will largely affect social lives.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 4, 2017
Let's discuss the Emperor's abdication
The government looks likely to choose April 30, 2019, as the date for Emperor Akihito's abdication.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 29, 2017
The consummation of cool is a funny business for comedian Ike Nwala
Turn on the TV in Japan and you're likely to see a black face from time to time. Rarely will it be in a drama, but on game shows, variety and comedy shows, even some commercials. I wouldn't say we're commonplace, but we're out there. And, honestly, I used to dread every instance. Still do, actually,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 27, 2017
Nihongo on the go: Words to know in 2018
Learn some of the latest youth slangs in Japanese, including the 'tooth cavity pose.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017
France's ban on gender-neutral language sets off national debate
France has banned the use of gender-neutral language in official documents, cheering defenders of linguistic tradition and angering feminists who see it as a setback for equal rights.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 20, 2017
The Japanese love to play number games
How would you read the name of a person whose kanji is written u4e00 u4e09u516bu5b50?
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.
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.”
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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