Students rejoice and adults gripe as the government Agency for Cultural Affairs declares some writing “rules” undecided.
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There’s black comedy gold waiting in the titles of AKB48 idol hits, and our one tiny trick reveals it.
Lingerie maker seeks to address the annoying problem called “PK.”
Free online translation programs have come a long way, but they’re still far from perfect.
Professor Poop wants to impart you with kanji knowledge during his temporary stay in your digestive system.
The history of the first kanji that makes many learners of Japanese want to pull their hair out, and why their initial guess isn’t entirely wrong.
Find out how you can create the name of a prefecture simply by moving just one of these matchsticks.
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Two months into his job, the feline Palmerston is already looking to expand his outreach to a global scale.
We’re back and ready to take on the third, and most puzzling, type of Japanese text: katakana.
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