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That is where we come in. Allow us to guide you through the most common Japanese words and phrases that you are likely to ...

“reschedule”) originally comes from English words that you can easily imagine. Japanese people create this word by combining the suffix; “re” and schedule. This word was coined using two familiar ...

The concept of ikigai has gained popularity in recent years, and while the term has been used in Japan for centuries, the ...

Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio. Please click ...

A government survey on the Japanese language revealed how new onomatopoeic words like mofu mofu (fluffy) are making their way into the lexicon and how people are using them. Japan’s Agency for ...

Autumn leaves are at their best at the Tateyama mountain range in Japan's Northern Alps. Around the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine ...

Nell covers purposeful leadership as a path to performance and impact. A Japanese word and concept, ikigai is the idea of finding purpose and meaning in life. It has become commonly used in the ...

SEOUL--If you’re a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ billion-dollar duo of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, you might want to learn a couple of Japanese adjectives. Try these as the ...

Chef Chris Ono has joined Azay, taking over dinner service and offering a prix-fixe Japanese-French menu. The staff plans to ...

Attended by faculty and students from the French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Sign Language and Spanish departments, the World ...