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NIHONGO

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 29, 2018
All about 'ni kan shite' and 'ni kan suru' — informative Japanese verbs that play a supporting role
Introducing uses of ~u306bu95a2(u304bu3093)u3057u3066 / u306bu95a2u3059u308b (about/regarding X).
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 29, 2018
On Jan. 31, the moon will disappear into the Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse that will be visible all over Japan.
On the night of Jan. 31 the moon will disappear completely into the Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse that will be visible all over Japan.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 22, 2018
Learning Japanese from TV samurai tales of the wild East
Portraying legendary heroes in colorful costumes of yore, jidaigeki (period dramas) date back to the earliest years of silent films, and the genre has been frequently compared with America's TV Westerns.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 22, 2018
Know your impressed 'kanshin' from your interested 'kanshin'
A look at the homonyms u611fu5fc3 (admiration) and u95a2u5fc3 (concern), which have nothing to do with each other.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 22, 2018
In Nara, taking a break with a humongous bowl of tea
At the O-chamori first tea ceremony of the year, attendees drink to get a taste of the new year from a bowl so large it hides their faces.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 15, 2018
Yonkoma manga: Lives told, lessons learned in four frames
The internet has provided would-be manga artists with an easy way to publish their own yonkoma (four-frame manga), resulting in a wide variety of different stories that are easily accessible and free.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 15, 2018
Finally, after all, know the difference between 'yatto' and 'kekkyoku'
Introduce some usages of the adverbs u3084u3063u3068 (at last/finally) and u7d50u5c40 (u3051u3063u304du3087u304f, after all).
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 15, 2018
Kumamoto will allow foreign firms to use mascot Kumamon
Kumamoto Prefecture announces that it will lift a ban that prohibits overseas companies from making and selling products using the official prefectural mascot, Kumamon.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 8, 2018
Terms related to New Year's celebrations
What's the phrase for 'auspicious' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 25, 2017
Knowing the difference between 'shinpai' and 'fuan'
How do you say 'I'm worried about how senior citizens live alone' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 25, 2017
Crack found in bullet train could have caused derailment: JR West
JR West vice president apologized for what he called 'an extremely serious incident.'
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 11, 2017
The difference between '〜 ga ii' and '〜 de ii'
Making a point X is the top choice.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 11, 2017
Dogo Onsen undergoes annual clean sweeping
The annual 'susuharai' took place at Dogo Onsen Honkan in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 4, 2017
Introducing 'ttara' and 'to kitara'
How do you say 'What's up with Mr. Mita?' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 4, 2017
Survey: Reading comprehension of secondary students insufficient
A professor is concerned that 'insufficient reading comprehension skills will largely affect social lives.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 27, 2017
Nihongo on the go: Words to know in 2018
Learn some of the latest youth slangs in Japanese, including the 'tooth cavity pose.'
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 27, 2017
Introducing the use of -kiru, as in 'nomikiru,' 'tabekiru' and 'tsukarekiru'
How do you say 'There were some passengers who couldn't get on the train' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 20, 2017
Introducing the phrase 'iru'
How do you say 'Oh, the window is open' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 20, 2017
Comedian Uchimura to present year-end song contest
NHK announced Nov. 13 that the main presenter for the 68th edition of the annual New Year's eve 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' (Red and White Song Battle) will be Teruyoshi Uchimura, 53, of comedy duo Utchan Nanchan.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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