JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Writing: The Kanji Debate of the Meiji Period
The story of how modern Japanese came to assume its current written form - and how kanji nearly got left on the…
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE
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The Best Book to Learn Japanese
People often ask us what the best book for learning Japanese is. While there are a lot of good ones, this one…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
From “Nippon” to “Nihon”: The Evolution of Japan’s Name
What's so controversial about a country's name? In the case of "Japan", 1,300 years of history have led to disputes over just…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Writing: The Birth of Kana in the Heian Period
How did the hiragana and katakana writing systems come to exist in Japanese? What purpose did they serve? A history of writing…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Writing: A History – Origins to Nara Era
How did the written Japanese language assume its current form? We look at the language's earliest written forms - Chinese kanji and…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Restaurant Menus: Reading the Kanji
Reading Japanese menus can be tricky, as you'll often find many kanji you don't encounter elsewhere. Here's a short guide to make…