Japanese Twitter user こあたん Koatan (@KoalaEnglish180) regularly posts illustrated English learning tips gleaned from his daily experiences living in Australia. One of his recent posts,…

Japanese teacher’s real phrases to use in Japan Now that tourists can freely visit Japan again, we’ve begun a new series focused on practical Japanese…

Japanese teacher’s real phrases to use in Japan Now that tourists can freely visit Japan again, we’ve begun a new series focused on practical Japanese…

Every once in a while, you might spot a sign that that requires a double take to make sure what you just read was written…

Japanese teacher’s real phrases to use in Japan Now that tourists can freely visit Japan again, we’d like to begin a new series focused on…

Have you ever thought “I want to learn Japanese by singing”? I’ll introduce two super hilarious and cool Japanese songs to you and their official…

“This supermarket sure has a lot of confidence.” That’s what Japanese Twitter user Dugong (@DugongY) was thinking when they encountered a sign posted outside the…

There’s a famous pun in Japan that goes: 「布団がふっとんだ。」 “Futon ga futtonda” means “a blanket was blown away.” There are many such puns like this…

It’s not an uncommon thing for restaurants to use clever pictography or themed-phrasing to designated their “Men’s” and “Women’s” restrooms. Japanese Twitter user Katsumi Nobuto…

Unusually informal skateboarding commentary goes viral Recently, the Olympics have been flooding the headlines, but on July 25th a different kind of story was trending…

Tokyo has just doubled down on coronavirus measures with its 4th state of emergency. The people are housebound and hungry. Domino’s Japan is here for…

Whether it be traditionally practiced Japanese calligraphy or simply an extremely neatly written signboard, there’s something very satisfying about watching perfectly handwritten kanji. Taught from…

Americans and other foreign residents living in Japan likely feel exasperated by cultural differences from time to time. Especially early in their stay, the seemingly…

In Japan, as in the rest of the world, working from home during the coronavirus lockdown has become the new normal for millions of people….

It’s an understandable given that studies in foreign languages begin with basic and formal sentences to establish familiarity with language rules and structure (as one…