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NIHONGO

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 8, 2017
The delicate Japanese art of rom-com title translation
With so much at stake, it's no wonder distribution companies pour so much thought into coming up with workable, attractive Japanese titles for their films.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 8, 2017
Introducing two adverbs: 'dozo' and 'do ka'
'Dozo' is used when someone requests something or politely expresses their wish.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 8, 2017
Hiroshima A-bomb museum east building reopens
The east building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened April 26 following renovations.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 1, 2017
Responding unexpectedly with 'sorega' and 'sorenanoni'.
Today we'll introduce two conjunctions: 'sorega' and 'sorenanoni'.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 24, 2017
Conquering ‘Commendatore’: Murakami brandishes familiar lexicon in latest novel
Murakami's language has evolved over the course of his career, and knowing some of his tricks will help ease you into this 1,048-page novel.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 24, 2017
Introducing 'ni kakawarazu' and 'o towazu'
Today we'll introduce two Japanese phrases meaning 'regardless of.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 24, 2017
Temperature rises to over 30 C in Takasaki
Wide areas of eastern Japan saw clear skies with strong sunshine on April 18. The weather in some inland areas of the Kanto- Koshin region resembled that of June and July, with temperatures in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, rising to 30.6 degrees Celsius, marking this year's first 'midsummer day' in the nation, excluding Okinawa and Amami.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Apr 23, 2017
The cost of convenience in Japan: when foreign students work instead of study
It's midnight at the convenience store I often patronize near my home in Tokyo's central Shinjuku district. The store's open all day and night, 365 days a year.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 17, 2017
Newcomers' traits: 'sunao' and 'otonashi'
Introducing the two adjectives 'sunao na' and 'otonashii.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 10, 2017
Short, sweet and to the point: the one-line retort
'Kankei nai' is the ultimate brush-off, meaning 'Nothing to do with me.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 10, 2017
Showing purpose with 'yo-ni' and 'yo-ni-suru'
Introducing some expressions using u3088u3046u306b that show purpose
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 3, 2017
門: Your 'gate' to understanding Japan
The word 'gate' lurks deep in the Japanese psyche. So central is the word to Japanese thinking that at least 50 kanji incorporate it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 3, 2017
Showing you're sure in Japanese with 'kitto' and 'kanarazu'
Introducing the proper use of the adverb u304du3063u3068 (kitto).
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 3, 2017
Kagoike gives testimony before Diet
The Upper House Budget Committee calls Moritomo Gakuen chief Yasunori Kagoike to give sworn testimony.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 27, 2017
It's not 'broken' but 'being fixed': semantic games in Japanese when stuff fails
The Japanese language offers a number of words and expressions that help convey bad news in a less painful way.
LIFE / Language
Mar 27, 2017
Yamato Transport considers hiking prices
Sample newspaper article
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 27, 2017
To write, draw, scratch or lack?: some homonyms of 'kaku'
From 'writing' to 'itching' and 'lacking,' introducing some homonyms of u304bu304f.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 26, 2017
The confessions of a Japanese-to-Hungarian translator
Over some Hungarian wine, a translator who does not wish to be identified spills the beans on the juicier bits of her job.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 22, 2017
Views from Osaka: Would you agree that Japanese society is built upon politeness and hospitality?
Robert Kodama asked passers-by in Japan's mercantile capital about two traits often mentioned in the same breath as 'Japanese people.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 20, 2017
Watch, read, rewind: using Netflix to boost your Japanese
It's a great time to be studying Japanese. As well as the internet, students can mine online video streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu to improve their language skills.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

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

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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