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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 19, 2015
An increasingly bitter battle of the ages brews in Japan
The elderly believe that having worked themselves to the bone their entire lives, they deserve to have fun. Society, though, is becoming less sympathetic to this view.
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.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 19, 2015
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel medicine prize for kissing study
A Japanese doctor won this year's Ig Nobel medicine prize for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans.
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.
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.
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.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Sep 20, 2015
'Don't sell your soul for a Japanese man'
Having overcome isolation and a loss of self-confidence in Japan, one American mother now finds herself doling out advice to women seeking Asian men.
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.
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 7, 2015
The search begins: tips for tapping the Net in Japanese
If you want to have any hope of success in searching for data on the Web in Japanese, you're going to need to work at obtaining competence in keyboard input of the language.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 7, 2015
Keep on keepin' on with the help of 'mama'
Today we will introduce the pattern Xu307eu307e, which expresses a continuing state.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 31, 2015
Don't confuse the homonyms of 'aki' (autumn)
Today we introduce three homonyms of the noun 'aki,' which can mean 'autumn,' 'vacant' and 'to get bored of something.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 24, 2015
'Nagara' comes into its own in the age of multitasking
Although it must be quite some task for the brain to multitask, coordinating two concurring activities in Japanese is no problem at all. The suffix 'nagara' does this job, and it does it pretty well.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 24, 2015
Make it a rule to use 'koto' for scheduled events and personal habits
Today we introduce two expressions using the noun u3053u3068 (matter/thing).
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.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
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.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
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.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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