Language reflects on culture, fun with kanji and English words, and the mysteries of April 1 in Japan
I've always thought that language both reflects culture and influences it, and part of the reason the French are so ...
I've always thought that language both reflects culture and influences it, and part of the reason the French are so ...
There's a perception that the Japanese are more conformist than people in Europe or the States. Leaving aside the question ...
Perhaps more than any other people, the Japanese import words from other languages for their daily use, nearly always taking ...
Japan is ecstatic over its 10-6 win over Cuba, which allowed the country to clench the first-ever World Baseball Classic ...
I've always been fascinated with the subject of bilingualism, of how the brain adapts to thinking in two languages, and ...
A word you hear a lot in Japan is jiko shoukai (自己紹介) which just means "self introduction" but which has ...
Japan is a very literate nation, and there are many daily newspapers and weekly magazines that report and compile the ...
My diet has certainly changed since I came to Japan back in 1991. Like some Americans I wasn't too keen ...
I remain convinced that the foreigners who live in Japan furnish an important service to the country, by providing a ...
Japan is declaring war on used electronics with the upcoming "PSE law" that will take effect next month. Basically, it's ...
Yesterday J-List's Tomo and Jun were residents of separate towns, called Omama and Nitta, but today they're neighbors in the ...