Everywhere in the world many people introduce themselves saying the family name and given name. They may use the first name only in a casual situation, but Read More…

One of the excitements in Japan is shopping. Not only women but men are also very particular when it comes to shopping for clothing. This lesson provides Read More…

In a previous article we introduced 3 introductory level regional dialects. The 3 mentioned there were words that other Japanese or those studying the Japanese language Read More…

There are distinct accents by country or by region around the world. Japan also has dialects by region. From Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, Read More…

Internet has completely become part of the Japanese lifestyle. Along with the spreading of the internet culture, it has given birth to various internet slang words. Out of Read More…

In Japan where 80% of the population is connected to the internet or use smart phones, there are new words of the youth developed daily through heavy use of SNS Read More…

There are many people from the global community that have come to live in Japan for travel, work or for study. At times, we have opportunities to communicate Read More…

Baseball (called 野球 yakyuu in Japanese) is a hugely popular sport in Japan. Not only is the major league, Nippon Professional Baseball (or 日本野球機構 nihon yakyuu kikou), Read More…

“Omotenashi (hospitality)” was the keyword which gained lots of attention in 2013 when it was used in the candidature speech by Japan to invite the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo. Read More…

Summer is soon to arrive in Japan. What does the season remind you of first? It can be swimming at the beach, camping and anything else but one thing you should not Read More…