First the ground shook, then the sea swallowed the land. Fires raged, lights went out, invisible menaces seeped into the air, the water, the soil. Tears flowed and headlines blared tales of tragedy, ...

A photo of what appears to be an entry in a Japanese textbook tweeted by Kurita as been surprising netizens across the country. The photo (at end of story) shows a list of foreign loan words that had ...

Educators in Japan are calling for unification of the country's two main styles of romanization, saying that teaching children both styles is confusing. The call comes as Japan plans to teach ...

The Oxford English Dictionary’s March 2024 update included a delectable 23 words of Japanese origin. More than half are food-related, including donburi, karaage, katsu, okonomiyaki, onigiri, takoyaki, ...