This summer, 大地の芸術祭 (daichi no geijutsu-sai, Echigo-Tsumari Art Field), also known as Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, runs July 13 to Nov. 10 in Niigata Prefecture, adding one more destination to Japan’s …
You may have learned that “I” is 私 (watashi). And while this is a handy all-around term to use when referring to yourself, a 2019 survey showed that over 30% …
One of the benefits of living in a Japanese city is the transportation network. A wide range of people use trains, subways and buses to get where they’re going, and …
Technology giant Google has recently introduced a ‘grammar check’ feature to its search engine. This tool allows users to check the grammar of any sentence, although it is currently only …
The term ファストファッション (fasuto fasshon, fast fashion) has been around for a while, appearing on the media’s radar on and off. More recently, it has come under scrutiny for an …
A few weeks ago, my colleague Yuko Tamura wrote an insightful article about the various ways Japanese words and phrases are abbreviated. Today, I want to provide an overview of …