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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 19, 2015
Offer up examples with 'to iu yona' and other such expressions
This week we introduce the expression Xu3068u3044u3046u3088u3046u306aY, which offers up examples.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 10, 2015
Keep it simple, stupid
If you have some spare time, would you mind granting me a quick ...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 7, 2015
Red flags and exit strategies: advice for English teachers in Japan
It's important for new instructors in Japan to know when they are being exploited, and, if so, how to improve their lot or extricate themselves from the situation as painlessly as possible.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 5, 2015
Seeking patterns in the blurred connections that turn two Japanese words into one
When two words melt into one in Japanese, they frequently seal their morphological relationship with a 'blurring' of the second part.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 5, 2015
The more you study 'sureba suru-hodo,' the better you'll speak
Today we introduce the proper use of Xu3070Xu307bu3069Y, which means 'the more X, the more Y.'
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 5, 2015
Fish oils no help for mental decline
Fish oil supplements do not protect against mental decline despite common belief, a study says.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 5, 2015
Let's discuss 'idols' and marriage
Last week the media obsessed over the story about the 17-year-old girl who was sued by a talent agency for violating the terms of her contract, which stipulated that she could not be involved in any romantic relationships.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 28, 2015
Where's the justice? In Japan's legal terminology, it's almost nowhere to be seen
'Where's the justice?!" That's the common refrain of people who lose in court. In Japan, the answer may be "nowhere," at least as far as terminology goes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 28, 2015
Much more to learn in regard to 'ni tai shite'
Today we will explain u306bu5bfeu3057u3066 in a bit more depth.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 28, 2015
Santa Claus is spared bankruptcy
Finland's Santa Claus Office avoided bankruptcy thanks to the help of a new owner.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 28, 2015
Let's discuss the changing meaning of words
If you say 'yabai' in Japanese when you eat something, does it mean 'very tasty' or 'rather poisonous'?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Sep 21, 2015
When translation gets tough, bow to the 'Green Goddess'
For me personally, the most frustrating part of translating Japanese into English is looking up the definitions of words I don't know.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Sep 21, 2015
Don't get mixed up between 'ni totte' and 'ni taishite'
Watashi-ni totte Nihon-no okāsan-mitaina mono-desu. (She is like a Japanese mother to me.)
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 21, 2015
Fast Retailing to introduce four-day workweek
Fast Retailing Co. will introduce a new system to allow employees at its Uniqlo casual clothing stores to take three days off a week.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 21, 2015
Let's discuss the new My Number system
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LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Sep 14, 2015
Record number of heatstroke victims hospitalized
More than 24,000 people in Japan were transported to hospitals in July due to heatstroke, a record for the month.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 14, 2015
Let's discuss the lifting of evacuation orders in Fukushima
This week's featured article
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 14, 2015
When disaster strikes in Japan, keep calm and carry a diaper
Long before 3/11, Japan had been disaster-prone — a historical fact of life that has made the Japanese hyper-hazard-conscious.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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