Language

Talk it Over: Kanji with the Word Radical (言)CULTURE | Jul 19, 2026

A Strange Twist of Fate: Translating Uketsu’s Eerie Worldview into EnglishCULTURE | Jun 18, 2026

Record Number of Japanese-Language Learners in Japan CULTURE | Dec 26, 2025

Making a Splash: Kanji with the Water Radical (氵)CULTURE | Nov 20, 2025

Koizumi Setsu: Lafcadio Hearn’s Wife and Creative PartnerCULTURE | Sep 26, 2025

Body Language: Kanji with the Meat-Moon Radical (月)CULTURE | May 27, 2025

Going for Gold: Kanji with the Metal Radical (金)CULTURE | May 13, 2025

Rana Seif: The Translator Bringing Japanese Women’s Lit, Manga, and More to Middle East Readers CULTURE | Mar 28, 2025

Knock on Wood: Kanji with the Tree Radical (木)CULTURE | Mar 18, 2025

Express Yourself: “Gengoka” Picked as One of Japan’s Words of 2024CULTURE | Dec 24, 2024

An Inappropriate Winner? Japan’s Word of the Year for 2024CULTURE | Dec 2, 2024

Japan’s Words of the Year for 2024CULTURE | Nov 5, 2024

New Words for Old: Survey Tracks Japanese Language TrendsCULTURE | Oct 7, 2024

Pockmarks Are Dimples: Japanese Proverbs and Idioms About Love, Family, and FriendshipCULTURE | Aug 23, 2024

“None That I Do Not Love”: Higuchi Ichiyō As a Poet and Thinker CULTURE | Jun 14, 2024

Head to Feet: Japanese Proverbs and Idioms Featuring Parts of the BodyCULTURE | Jan 26, 2024

A Hot Year in Japan: Dictionary Publisher Sanseidō Picks “Global Boiling” as Word of 2023CULTURE | Dec 28, 2023

That “Are” Thing Named Word of the Year in Japan for 2023CULTURE | Dec 1, 2023