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[ad_1] Take a stroll through a Japanese city, and you’ll come face to face with any number of loan words from non-Japanese languages. Some you’ll experience visually, written out in the katakana phonetic characters often employed for foreign-originating words. カフェ (kafe, cafe), レストラン (resutoran, restaurant), and the hybrid パン屋 (pan-ya, bakery) stick out among many …

Mama, Papa: How the Japanese Words for Parents Lost Out to English Read More »

[ad_1] I’ll never forget watching coverage of a crazed driver plow into a crowd of anti-white supremacist protesters in Virginia[1]. I was in Japan, preparing to dance in an obon festival and staying with my 65-year-old senpai who’d turned the TV on after dinner (and interestingly, Japanese news often covers American current events). “We’re so …

Japanese Basketball Stars Speak Out on “Daily” Racism Read More »

[ad_1] For years, Japan has been in possession of what many regard as the first extant writing from the nation’s history. However, new work by a research team in the city of Nara sheds some major doubt on that claim. What was once thought to be “ancient writing,” they’ve concluded, seems like an all-too-modern phenomenon. …

Japan’s “Oldest Known Writing” is Just Permanent Marker: Experts Read More »

[ad_1] The journey toward equality for the LGBTQ+ community in Japan has been something of a ping-pong match over the past few years. The country has indeed taken steps toward inclusion and equal rights, such as the recent establishment of the partnership system of same-sex couples. But just when we think we’re beginning to see …

Tokyo Court Denies Transgender Parent Legal Rights To Own Child Read More »

[ad_1] Karōshi (過労死) is a Japanese term that has entered the English lexicon, meaning death from overwork. It conjures images of the archetypal salaryman, working long hours at his white-collar desk job. This white-collar, male image is of course not the entirety of karōshi. It ought to be questioned, both for us as individuals as …

Japanese Woman’s “Death by Housework” Goes Unacknowledged Read More »

[ad_1] Action maven David Leitch’s Bullet Train is the best Tarantino clone of 2004. Only problem is, the film released in 2022. I just returned from a late-night showing of the film, which recently opened here in Tokyo. As with most Hollywood offerings that happen to take place in Japan, local advertising has made much …

‘Bullet Train’ is Fantasyland-Japan Action Pulp Read More »

[ad_1] Going to a school in another country can be an intimidating experience. You’re unfamiliar with the location and local customs. Even worse, the school is an unknown quantity. Will it be good? Will teachers be understanding and patient? Will it meet your educational needs? Unfortunately for one student in Fukuoka, his Japanese language school …

Japanese Language School That Padlocked Student Gets Stiff Penalty Read More »

[ad_1] With the Yen being at its cheapest in a year, now is the time to take advantage of exchange rates! As of the writing of this article, 1 USD will buy you 143.7 JPY – more than 20% more than last year. Especially in the luxury sector, you can now save a lot of …

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[ad_1] It’s Japan’s inescapable drink, especially come summertime. You’ll see it for sale everywhere in vending machines. Go to a restaurant and you’ll be served so much you float. But how did Japanese barley tea – a.k.a. mugicha (麦茶) – become such a staple of Japan’s culture? Mugicha’s history Historians suspect that barley has been …

Mugicha: A Short History of Japanese Barley Tea Read More »

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