The Greek and Japanese languages have some remarkable and intresting similarities that not many people are aware of.

Tokyo 2020 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie to encourage the use of French during next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. The ...

Tokyo 2020 has reportedly decided the Parade of Nations at the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be determined using Japanese language names and the country’s phonetic order. Kyodo News reported that ...

Teachers of Japanese in Britain are shaking up the way they teach the language in order to challenge Western stereotypes and ...

Children are pictured at Meisei Gakuen, a school for the deaf in Tokyo, in October 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Tokyo school for the deaf stands out not just because it has sent five graduates to ...

With the number of foreign residents in Japan soaring, hundreds of Japanese-language schools have sprung up to meet rising demand. But these hubs of internationalization face daunting financial ...

An introduction to modern Japanese stressing oral-aural facility but including an introduction to written Japanese. Two classes, three hours of drill and conversation. No credit is given for JPN 101 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. One of the odd aspects of the Switch 2 announcement was the quiet ...