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NIHONGO

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 2, 2017
Giant panda cub born at Ueno zoo named Xiang Xiang
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Sept. 25 that the new giant panda cub born at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo has officially been named Xiang Xiang.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 25, 2017
Introducing the adverb 'mattaku'
How do you say 'We'd like to develop a completely new product' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 18, 2017
Introducing the set phrase 'ni kakete'
How do you say, 'I gave employee training from late August to early September' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 18, 2017
Kiryu makes history with sub-10 second 100 meters
Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 11, 2017
Introduce the usages of the conjunction particle 'nagara'
How do you say, 'Why don't we continue our chat over a cold drink?' in Japanese
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 11, 2017
Japan Post mulls drone use between post offices
Japan Post Co. said Aug. 4 it is considering using drones to move packages between post offices.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 4, 2017
Introducing the adverb 'sappari'
How do you say, 'Why don't you first take a shower and freshen up?' in Japanese
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 4, 2017
Akita's Omagari fireworks competition held after heavy rain
About 18,000 fireworks shot into the sky at Omagari fireworks in Daisen, Akita Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 28, 2017
Nani-tte nan-nano? Knowing what's what in Japanese
The kanji u4f55 has two slightly different readings, and these seem to make it mean substantially different things.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 28, 2017
Introducing the conjunction particle 'shikashi'
Learn the differences of 'shikashi,' 'demo,' 'dakedo' and 'tokoroga.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 21, 2017
Podcasts for learning Japanese on the go
We spoke to the founders of two successful, but hugely contrasting podcast shows for Japanese learners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 21, 2017
Introducing auxiliary verb patterns that connote change
How do you say 'The wind has become much cooler' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 21, 2017
Memorial ceremony marking 72 years since the end of WWII held
The government hosted the National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead at the Nippon Budokan stadium.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 14, 2017
Introducing the usage of the adverbs ichiō and toriaezu
How do you say, 'Your report was generally well-written' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 7, 2017
Introducing よく, the adverbial form of よい and いい
How do you say, 'Wash your hands properly' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 7, 2017
Kagoikes arrested over alleged Moritomo Gakuen subsidy fraud
The Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office's special investigation unit on July 31 arrested Yasunori Kagoike, 64, former chief of Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka, and his wife, Junko, 60, for allegedly defrauding the central government of public subsidies.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 31, 2017
Introducing the meaning and usage of the transitive verb 破(やぶ)る
How do you say 'Sota Fujii was defeated' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 31, 2017
Japanese treat themselves on annual eel-eating day
July 25 marked a traditional eel-eating 'Doyo no Ushi no Hi,' or the Day of the Ox.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 31, 2017
Let's discuss "One Piece"
Popular manga 'One Piece' will become a live-action TV drama through a collaboration with a Hollywood production team.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 24, 2017
The stories behind familiar Japanese words
Let's take a look at the origins of half a dozen Japanese words that have found wide usage in English.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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