linguistics (Page 3)
We have it all? Keep your mouth shut about our poor selection? It could go either way, because of a Japanese language quirk.
Katakana is usually for foreign words, but there’s a whole class of Japanese-grown rice that has katakana names.
With sakura in bloom, a trio of dancing Pokémon give us a moment of beauty, something to smile about, and a Japanese language lesson.
Fukushima Board of Education admits mistake, but it’s hard to imagine it made any difference.
Having never left Japan before, he was worried his English wasn’t good enough, but a coworker knew just what to say.
For the third year in a row, this particular name takes the top spot for all felines, male or female.
Because the Japanese school system isn’t going to teach them how to say “The set list is lit!”
Change is part of first update to Guidelines for Official Writing Composition in 70 years.
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.
The top entry is a big surprise considering how large COVID-19’s influence looms in the list.
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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“Half-naked men only in loincloths” drum battle returns to Hida festival for first time in five years
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