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Competitive Sports, Crime, and Climate Change: Japan’s Words of the Year for 2023CULTURE | Nov 3, 2023

Japanese Animal NoisesCULTURE | Oct 2, 2023

Ichigaya Letterpress Factory: Tokyo Museum Showcases Challenges of Printing Japanese Before the Computer AgeCULTURE | Mar 22, 2023

Tawada Yōko’s Border-Crossing Dystopian TrilogyCULTURE | Jan 24, 2023

Kanji of the Year for 2022: Strife Comes Out on TopINSIGHT | Dec 12, 2022

Murakami-sama: Baseball Star the Word of the Year for 2022CULTURE | Dec 1, 2022

Anime, Baseball, COVID, and More: The ABCs of This Year’s Most Popular Japanese TermsCULTURE | Nov 5, 2022

“Hanpa Nai”: Trends and Changes in Japanese Language UseJAPAN LIFE | Oct 18, 2022

Crossing Borders Without Translation: US Writer Gregory Khezrnejat Wins Award for Japanese NovellaCULTURE | Dec 16, 2021

2021 Another “Golden Era” for Kanji of the YearINSIGHT | Dec 13, 2021

“Dual Sword Wielder” Ohtani Shōhei on Top in 2021 Words of the YearCULTURE | Dec 1, 2021

Japan’s Words of 2021: Nominees Announced for Annual ListCULTURE | Nov 4, 2021

The “San Mitsu” Three Cs Take the New Phrase of the Year ThroneCULTURE | Dec 1, 2020

Words of 2020: Nominees AnnouncedCULTURE | Nov 9, 2020

Survey in Japan Shows Less Concern About Changes in the LanguageJAPAN LIFE | Oct 8, 2020

“Kaiko to Sensō to Nihongo” (Silkworms, War, and the Japanese Language) by Ogawa YoshimiINSIGHT | Jun 17, 2020

Making Japan Easier to Understand: Writing Style Guides Published for Tourist DestinationsCULTURE | Jun 8, 2020

Linguistic Treasures: The Value of DialectsINSIGHT | Mar 23, 2020