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Fans of Do You Love Your Mom? Will learn how to say “You may not look at me in the nude” as part of new textbook.
Samurai tradition stresses the importance of horse and rider as one, but this canine contest is completely for comedy.
Come for the heartwarming story of a famous artist actually getting time off to spend with family, stay for the weird Japanese linguistics lesson!
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.
”As a Japanese person, it’s not something I can feel proud about,” says commenter as British royal family shakeup teaches English vocabulary.
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.
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.