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Three dragons and three clouds…A straight line…An upside-down “child”…What could they mean?
Even native Japanese readers had trouble spotting the problem in collaboration announcement.
Special technique to help newcomers acclimate to life in Japan gives Japanese Twitter users a smile too.
This isn’t the first time for this character to be chosen as the representative for the year, and it probably won’t be the last either.
Commonly used kanji’s components don’t make a lot of sense nowadays, but once upon a time…
According to his shirt, this guy isn’t just “huge in Japan”, he’s huge somewhere else too.
Just water and a brush is all you need to practice Japanese calligraphy with these high-tech school supplies!
Get a stamp of approval with your own Japanese personal seal complete with your Japanese kanji name.
One topic dominated conversations in Japan this year, and now it’s officially the most significant single kanji character of the past 12 months.
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Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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