Have you ever struggled to understand a presentation by a scholar with a strong Japanese accent? Last week I wrestled with the speech of a brilliant young psychology lecturer visiting from Japan. For ...

In Japanese, there are no comparative forms of adjectives. So, we express comparison by using YORI (than), and NO HÔ GA (more, better). Thailand is generally hotter than Japan. Let’s consider what to ...

When it comes to teaching languages, the grammar-translation method has become the child nobody loves or wants to acknowledge. But is it really hell on toast? No, it ain’t. There, I said it. Leave it ...

Now you can learn Japanese grammar with cute cartoon illustration – via James from Japan Probe. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

You have been learning basic Japanese for one year. As you have noticed, we choose either the polite or the casual way of speaking, depending on our relation with the listener. Anna always speaks in ...