Studio Ghibli Films to Stream on HBO Max
Kiki, Howl, Totoro and co. are on their way to HBO Max. The forthcoming WarnerMedia streamer has secured the U.S. streaming rights to Studio Ghibli movies, meaning the entirety of the iconic Jap…
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Heavy rain forecast for Japan as repair work from typhoon continues
Of the 79 victims, nearly 50 died due to flooding and about a dozen due to landslides. Some local governments issued evacuation orders or advisories ahead of expected heavy rain. The infras…
Japan to pardon half a mil. criminals on occasion of imperial ceremony
KYODO NEWS - 13 hours ago - 15:10 | All, JapanThe Japanese government officially decided Friday to pardon around 550,000 petty criminals on the occasion of Emperor Naruhito's enthronem…
5 Shops to Try Yokohama’s Local Iekei Ramen
Discover this local ramen style that’s creamy and chewy with all the toppings. Devour your way through Yokohama at these five shops to try iekei ramen that are soon to become cult-classics—…
Japanese Junior High Night School Teacher Interview
The person I interviewed just started as a junior high night school teacher last April, so she is in the middle of figuring out what this job is like. What is a public junior high night school?…
Tokyo Hair Salon Nalu & 76 Cafe: Your Haircut in Japan
We're talking about the salon in the title, of course: Hair Salon Nalu & 76 Cafe. Visiting Hair Salon NaluNalu was started in Tokyo in 2001 by founder Hamaguchi Daisuke. …
A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese
I like reading, I like looking through lists, and also I like kanji (and no I'm not lying). So when Tuttle publishing sent us A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, I agreed to dig into i…
Japanese Onomatopoeia Dictionary Review
The author of An Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Onomatopoeic Expressions is Taro Gomi. However, what really comes out of the preface is Gomi's motivation for writing the book, his love …
How to Sound Intelligent in Japanese
One of the biggest ones is keeping up with Japanese academic language. That's why Charles De Wolf's How to Sound Intelligent in Japanese is so exceptional. Learning how to form yo…
Jazz Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia
One of the most difficult things about learning Japanese trying to understand its onomatopoeia usage. Really, really hard. But if you use them correctly, your Japanese will sound way more n…