Despite the challenges and isolation I faced, I was able to extract valuable lessons from Japanese culture ... Ikigai is a journey of self-discovery, and it may take time and experimentation ...

10 revealing facts about Japanese. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes. It's also available in Japanese with audio.

The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

This is a radio program for learning Japanese through news about Japan. We pick up stories spoken in plain Japanese to explain the background along with some of the phrases used.

Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a ...

Untangle is "hodoku" in Japanese. Chokichoki-- This is an onomatopoeia used when cutting something with scissors. "Chokichoki" is used when cutting continuously, while "chokin" is often used when ...

These methods, explained by the experts, gave me an even deeper level of understanding of my relationship with what I own ...

In the 1960s, Japanese books became immensely popular in South Korea. Interestingly, Korean newspapers often wrote about this ...

Japan adopts Chinese written characters. Shotoku Taishi (574-622) begins to shape Japanese society and government more after the pattern of China. He seeks centralization of government and a ...

This guide will cover important steps and considerations for buying Japanese stocks. It will include tips on selecting the right brokerage, learning market regulations, and finding investment ...

Mokumoku-- This is an onomatopoeic word mainly used with smoke ("kemuri" in Japanese) to describe rising smoke. In the picture book, when the tanuki transforms, smoke is emitted, and that is where ...

Our new TV program helps you learn about Japan and the Japanese language through simple and easy Japanese news. You will learn not only Japanese expressions but also the latest situation of Japan.