linguistics (Page 2)

With arrests of foreigners in Japan increasing, police no longer guarantee in-person translators

Getting arrested in Japan is never a good idea, but it’s about to become even more inadvisable for foreigners.

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Smash Bros. creator learns he can’t tweet carelessly, fans learn they can’t trust AI translations

Masahiro Sakurai’s quick comment turns into a hurdle for automated translation tools.

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American tourist arrested in Japan on charges of pushing sexual services worker down stairs

Senior citizen arrested at ski resort three hours away from fuzoku establishment where incident allegedly took place.

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Tokyo’s Sakeice O’Choco alcoholic hot chocolate both does and doesn’t contain “sake”

A lot of linguistics, and a lot of flavor, goes into each and every cup of this dessert drink (and there’s room for debate about the cup too).

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One of Japan’s biggest restaurant chains calls three different sauces all just “sauce” in English

Would you like Yakiniku Sauce, Yakiniku Sauce, or Yakiniku Sauce today?

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Japanese government will check and judge new baby name pronunciations, presents guidelines

Many are assuming this is a backlash against trendy kirakira names, but is that really the case?

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Japan’s Kanji of the Year announced, shows the bright and dark spots of 2024【Video】

Top pick is a familiar one, but third-place finisher is surging this year.

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J-pop mega star Ado reveals she’s been living in the U.S., may not understand language acquisition

“Usseewa” singer and One Piece voice actress seems unclear on how long it takes to learn a foreign language.

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How to speak Japanese like a gyaru【2024 edition】

Models and readers of gyaru fashion magazine Egg vote on the top 10 gyaru words/phrases of the year.

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Diving into the 2024 JC & JK Buzzword Award nominations for trendy Japanese slang and more

We take a closer look at some of the entries selected by Gen Z and Gen Alpha Japanese schoolgirls and suddenly feel very old.

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McDonald’s Japan debuts new anime girl mascot character with incredibly long name

New Dabuchi burgers arrive with new mascot.

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Iisjhaisha? Japan’s biggest English test sends out a baffling message

Be honest, TOEIC. Have you been drinking?

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New wafu torori hanjuku tsukimi burgers from Lotteria are an edible Japanese vocabulary lesson

Linguistics you can taste.

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Japan Airlines debuts airport translation panels, translation error quickly results

”Please tell me your smartphone.”

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Four words that mean something very different in east Japan and Kyoto

“Beating up tea” and college classes and “fixing” things that aren’t broken.

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Japan Association of Translators condemns A.I. manga translation

Organization releases statement outlining its opposition to machine translation.

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Japanese mayor suddenly speaks fluent English with AI video that surprises even him

The city with Japan’s largest U.S. naval base gets an English-speaking AI mayor.

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Call of Duty’s Gundam crossover looks really weird (if you can read Japanese)【Pics】【Update】

Human-sized Gundams fighting on the streets of Tokyo aren’t as strange as some of the signage behind them.

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Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released

Kyoto City Tourism Association wants the town to clean up its translation act.

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Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT

New Horizon star appears in “private English lesson” videos.

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