INSIDER
[Insider] On Orientalism and Punctuation in the Japanese Language
How a silly post about punctuation led to a wild theory showing that the Orientalization of Japan is far from dead.
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INSIDER
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japan Prepares Official Hepburn Romanization Switch, Changing 70-Year Tradition
Japan will likely abandon its Kunrei-shiki romanization system that even most of its government doesn't use.
ENTERTAINMENT
Japan’s Prince Hisahito is an Otaku Who Loves Light Novels – Including Writing His Own
The Japanese prince, second in line to the throne, apparently has a hobby that'll endear him to many geeks both in Japan…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
“Pseudo-Chinese”: New Japanese Social Media App Only Allows Kanji
Wanna stress-test your Japanese knowledge? A new social media app for Japanese users dares you to ditch kana by allowing only kanji…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Why You Should Never Learn Japanese with Romaji
Some argue that beginners to the Japanese language can skip the writing system and just use romaji. Here's why that's never a…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
You Can Write These Japanese Loan Words in Kanji (But Probably Shouldn’t)
We typically write them in katakana now - but these Japanese words originally had kanji. How many of these can YOU read?
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Group Promoting Latin Characters for Japanese Writing Gives Up
Earlier this year, a group that aimed to replace the Japanese writing system with the Latin alphabet admitted defeat.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Writing: The 80-Year Battle for “Genbun Itchi”
How did written Japanese come into accord with the spoken language? A short history of the movement to bring Japanese writing to…