Learning Japanese might look hard at first with its different writing. But, starting with common words is the best way to begin. Knowing everyday words will quickly help you understand simple talks, ...

Let’s face it—Japanese can feel like a language that belongs in a different world. Three scripts (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji), thousands of characters, unfamiliar grammar rules, and an entire culture ...

Easy Japanese is a conversation-based language course for beginners. "Haru-san House" is a share house in Tokyo, bringing together people of various nationalities and personalities. Their common ...

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

What does the international dominance of English mean for “minor” languages like Japanese? Novelist and critic Mizumura Minae discusses the development of Japanese as a national language and its ...

This is homepage in Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Web Site Center for Japanese Language, Osaka University of Foreign Studies Preparatory education courses for ...