Japanese language

A Downward Trend: Vertical Writing Usage Waning in JapanJAPAN LIFE | Oct 19, 2026

“Otsukare Sama Desu”: A Daily Greeting in Japanese WorkplacesJAPAN LIFE | Oct 14, 2026

A Gifu City’s Japanese-Language Training Gets Foreign Kids Up to Speed for SchoolJAPAN LIFE | Sep 27, 2026

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

Connecting Foreign Families to Japanese Schools: The E-Tra Note Digital Correspondence Log INSIGHT | Jul 16, 2026

Supporting Foreign Schools to Better Serve Students in JapanJAPAN LIFE | Jul 15, 2026

Japanese at the Touch of a Finger: Tablet-Based Language Learning in Japan’s ClassroomsINSIGHT | Jul 15, 2026

Teaching with Tech: The Digital Tools Supporting Foreign Children’s Education in JapanINSIGHT | Jul 13, 2026

Learning Japanese Anywhere: Remote Teaching Tech Enables Language Instruction at Multiple SitesINSIGHT | Jul 13, 2026

Itadakimasu: A Japanese Phrase for Expressing Gratitude Before EatingJAPAN LIFE | Jul 7, 2026

Foreign Enrollment: Gifu High School on the Front Line of Japanese Language EducationJAPAN LIFE | May 18, 2026

Yasashii Nihongo: The “Simple Japanese” Initiative for Better Communication with Nonnative SpeakersJAPAN LIFE | May 5, 2026

School Readiness Programs a Welcome Step for Young Foreign LearnersINSIGHT | Apr 22, 2026

From Calligraphy to Anime: Traditional and Contemporary Cultural Bridges Between Japan and the Arab WorldCULTURE | Jan 23, 2026

Japan’s Governors Speak Out on Need for a Better Foreign Resident PolicyINSIGHT | Jan 19, 2026

Looking Good! “Biju” Chosen as One of Japan’s Words of 2025INSIGHT | Dec 17, 2025

“Kuma” Declared the Kanji of the Year for an “Unbearable” 2025INSIGHT | Dec 12, 2025

Giving Foreign-Roots Children a Leg Up in School: NPOs Active in Language EducationJAPAN LIFE | Dec 10, 2025