CULTURE
Blaming Foreigners for Coronavirus: Cultural Prejudice or Fake News?
Did a government panel in Japan blame foreigners for the spread of COVID-19? The truth is a little more complicated.
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CULTURE
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Putsun! The Sound That Japanese Telephone Makes Has Evolved
A recent tweet by a Japanese novelist about a correction she received from her proofreader shows how Japanese is changing with the…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Trump Drives Team of Japanese Interpreters to The Edge
Footage of Japanese interpreters translating a US Presidential debate reveals the inherent difficulty of translating Donald Trump.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Learn to Speak Japanese (Without Going to Japan)
Want to learn to speak Japanese? No need to wait to go to Japan - just open your mouth! Here's how to…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Writing: The Kanji Debate of the Meiji Period
The story of how modern Japanese came to assume its current written form - and how kanji nearly got left on the…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
What’s Up With Okinawan Names? A Language History
Why are Okinawan names difficult for even mainland Japanese speakers? How the languages of the Ryukyu kingdom survived - despite attempts to…
HISTORY
When Japan Ruled the Waves: The Forgotten Colonies of Micronesia
How Japan defeated the German Empire in World War I and ruled over Micronesia for three decades - before it all came…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
From “Nippon” to “Nihon”: The Evolution of Japan’s Name
What's so controversial about a country's name? In the case of "Japan", 1,300 years of history have led to disputes over just…