Japanese language (Page 8)
Online commenters have a strong reaction to textbook’s advice, but there might be another angle to consider.
Tokyo language school shows students a kind of Japanese you won’t find in textbooks, but that you’ll definitely want in your skill set.
Fan thinks Japanese linguistic stubbornness is limiting the potential audience of Japan’s artists and creators.
A cutting comeback from a Japanese-proficient foreigner leaves one man with a permanent emotional scar, but there are softer ways to make your point too.
One topic dominated conversations in Japan this year, and now it’s officially the most significant single kanji character of the past 12 months.
The candidates for the top ten catchphrases that defined Reiwa’s first year are here! Who knew bubble tea could be a verb?
There’s a fine line between kindly simplifying the Japanese language and offensively dumbing it down for foreign readers.
Katakana is supposed to be the easy set of Japanese characters to learn, but there’s a huge exception.
Mutton dish is commonly known by name of Mongolian historical figure instead of its original name.
Women have some strong opinions on which of the many Japanese words for “I” a guy should use when talking about himself.
Evangelion’s original English scriptwriter has some harsh words for people complaining about translation choices, but also a pretty good point.
With the imperial Heisei era over and the Reiwa period just beginning, this is the phrase to use.
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