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NIHONGO

LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 2, 2018
Chigasaki locals spell out 40th anniversary message for the Southern All Stars
Locals gathered at Keisuke Kuwata's alma mater in Kanagawa Prefecture to arrange themselves in formation to spell out the message 'Happy 40th, Sazan.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 2, 2018
Let's discuss the New Zealand PM's baby
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern becomes the first woman in the country's history to give birth while in office.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 25, 2018
At 180,000 entries, Jim Breen's freeware Japanese dictionary is still growing
Even if they haven't visited Jim Breen's site directly, every Japanese learner will have come across his dictionary material in some form.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 25, 2018
Vent in Japanese about bother and hassle with 'mendo' and 'yakkai'
Introducing u9762u5012(u3081u3093u3069u3046)u306a, u5384u4ecb(u3084u3063u304bu3044)u306a and some related expressions
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 25, 2018
Scientists work on the world's first tree-based tipple
Researchers in Tsukuba have developed a new way to make drinkable alcohol from wood.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 18, 2018
Criticism aimed at Japan over ocean plastic issue
Environmental groups slam Japan and America's failure to sign a G7 document setting targets for mitigating the increasingly serious problem of plastic waste in the ocean.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 18, 2018
Why do the Japanese suck at learning English?
It's been said time and again: 日本人は英語がダメ (Nihonjin wa Eigo ga dame, The Japanese are terrible at English).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 18, 2018
Learn how to use 'to tomo ni' while also tackling 'ni tomo natte' in Japanese
Introducing u3068u3068u3082u306b and u306bu3068u3082u306au3063u3066, which express two related changes of action or state.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 11, 2018
Drawing conclusions in Japanese with 'sore ja' and moving things along with 'sate'
Introducing two words — u305du308cu3058u3083 and u3055u3066 — that are used at the beginning of sentences.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 11, 2018
Japanese astronaut Kanai in rehabilitation in Houston
Astronaut Norishige Kanai, 41, has returned to Earth after finishing his stay on the International Space Station.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 4, 2018
To be 'iru' or 'aru'? That is the question
To be or not to be? What Hamlet did not know (and likely didn't care about too much at the time) is that Japanese ways of 'being' make a categorical difference between animate and inanimate objects.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 4, 2018
Giving a reason or pinpointing a cause with 'riyū' and 'gen'in'
Introducing u7406u7531 (riyu016b) and u539fu56e0 (gen'in), words that have similar meanings.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 4, 2018
J. League's Vissel Kobe welcomes Spanish soccer legend Iniesta
Vissel Kobe holds an event at the Noevir Stadium Kobe to welcome midfielder Andres Iniesta, who joined J1 team Vissel Kobe from Spanish La Liga team Barcelona.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 28, 2018
The 'Mao suit': One outfit for the people, but with many names
The English-language media recently described North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as wearing a 'Mao suit,' but no one in East Asia would refer to it this way.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 28, 2018
Getting things straight and getting things done in Japanese with 'n desu kara' and 'n desu kedo'
Introducing the proper use of Xu3093u3067u3059u304bu3089u3001Y and Xu3093u3067u3059u3051u3069u3001Y.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 28, 2018
License plates with regional designs to be introduced across Japan
On May 22, the transport ministry announced new designs for license plates that will be introduced in 41 regions nationwide.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
May 23, 2018
Readers' views: katakana name frustration, U.S. gun violence and Europe as a Japan study-abroad option
A selection of responses from readers to recent stories on the Community pages.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 21, 2018
To know Japan, its people and its story, know its grub
Food in Japan is hardwired to emotion, personal identity and memory in a way that is often baffling to Westerners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 21, 2018
Explaining what you see and hear with 'no da'
Introducing u306eu3060, a phrase that is frequently used in daily conversation but has no good translation in English.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 21, 2018
Island of monkeys once again connected to the mainland
For the second consecutive year, the island of Koshima is connected to the mainland thanks to a lack of major typhoons, raising fears of trouble between visiting humans and resident monkeys
Takayasu’s latest heartbreak makes sumo history
Takayasu during the one-day Annual Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb 9, 2020
Trump's tariff gambit leaves Asia stunned and scrambling
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington on Tuesday. Trump allowed new tariffs — including a 24% levy on Japan — to go into effect as scheduled on Wednesday.
Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Banks freeze withdrawals for foreign nationals upon expiration of visas
Foreign residents who fail to renew their residential statuses before their expiry may find that they won’t be able to withdraw cash from their bank accounts.
Japanese badminton ace Shida blasts 'stalker' Chinese fans
Chiharu Shida of Japan in action during the bronze medal match with Nami Matsuyama against Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on Aug. 03, 2024
How police are cracking down on 'scout' sex broker groups
The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.
Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Takayasu’s latest heartbreak makes sumo history
Takayasu during the one-day Annual Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb 9, 2020
Who is Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's tariffs negotiator?
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has appointed Japan's tariff negotiator, is one of his closest allies and busiest ministers.
After a tumultuous buildup, a first look at the Osaka Expo
A large statue of Osaka Expo mascot Myaku Myaku sits near the east entrance of the event's venue in Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Wednesday.

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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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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