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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 26, 2016
If it's time for a change, it's time for 'kawari ni' or 'kawatte'
Today, we will introduce u304bu308fu308au306b and u304bu308fu3063u3066, which both indicate an exchange. Xu304bu308fu308au306bY expresses that someone does Y instead of X. Y is the thing that makes up for X. X is a noun + u306e or the noun modifying form of a verb or adjective.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Dec 26, 2016
UNESCO heritage list adds 33 festivals
Thirty-three traditional Japanese festivals have been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
LIFE / Language
Dec 26, 2016
Getting into the language of virtual reality
A Tokyo arcade operator unveiled a new virtual reality facility on Wednesday, aiming to showcase high-end virtual reality in a casual setting and boost shrinking industry profits.
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2016
Better court interpreters needed
Japan needs an official system to ensure that court interpreters are sufficiently qualified.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2016
Japan's image and culture
Japans' language, culture and democratic image are assets of vital importance. They should be carefully nurtured.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 19, 2016
Japanese buzzwords capture the zeitgeist of then, now and what's to come
Take a journey through the buzzwords of years past and present — and hazard a guess at what's coming in 2017.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 19, 2016
Getting your thoughts together and settling things with 'matomeru' and 'matomaru'
Introducing the proper use of two verbs, u307eu3068u3081u308b and u307eu3068u307eu308b.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 12, 2016
To email in Japanese, take a layer cake of etiquette and stuff it with meaning
Having set up a bunch of standard remarks at the beginning and end of your email, your job is then to fill it with meaning.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 12, 2016
Coming to a logical conclusion with 'wake da'
Introducing the sentence-ending expression Xu308fu3051u3060, which is used when the speaker wants to explain a reasonable conclusion based on what they have seen or heard.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 7, 2016
So you want to write about Japan?: the 10 essential tips
Having taken the daring — not reckless or avoidant — step of leaving your home country, you now have a million stories to tell.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 5, 2016
'Tis the season for 'tegami' — and for facing your Japanese letter-writing fears
There are elements of etiquette involved in letter-writing that can make students of Japanese stop before they even start.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 28, 2016
Some Japanese find frustration, others freedom in foreign tongues
The Japanese have never been skilled at communication, but they have been able to fall back on the belief that everyone understood each other without saying anything. Unfortunately, this has never applied to non-Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 28, 2016
Be inspiring, break the news gently or just buy some time with versatile 'saa'
Introducing some uses of the interjection u3055u3042 (saa), which is often heard in spoken language.
LIFE / Language
Nov 28, 2016
Record 20 million foreign visitors to Japan estimated for year so far
Sample newspaper article
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 21, 2016
Painful bloopers in Japanese can be valuable learning experiences
While working on the island of Guam in the early 1970s, I had regular business dealings with the expat Japanese business community — basically a good-natured crowd who were used to hearing locals mangle their language on a daily basis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 21, 2016
Taking things to the wire with 'girigiri' and 'suresure'
Introducing the proper uses of two similar expressions — u304eu308au304eu308aand u3059u308cu3059u308c .
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 14, 2016
With 'bun,' get your share in Japanese — or as much as you put in
Introducing some expressions using u5206 (u3076u3093), which means 'share,' 'part' or 'portion.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016
Small town near Osaka turns to English to put itself on the map
A small town is hoping that teaching English to its young people will get it noticed, attracting a few of the many foreign tourists on their way to Osaka via the neighboring international airport.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 7, 2016
Articulating the unknown, unreliable or just plain dodgy with 'ayashii'
Introducing some uses of the adjective u3042u3084u3057u3044, which means 'dubious' or 'strange.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 31, 2016
Why you won't learn natural Japanese from dubbed foreign TV
It seems that in Japanese dubbing there is always something found rather than lost in translation — something that wasn't in the English original and is not part of regular Japanese either.
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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