As a native Japanese speaker, I get annoyed when I come across English articles that tout Japanese buzzwords like ikigai. They’re not commonly used in our day-to-day conversations. Ikigai is more like ...

Learning a few basic Japanese words and expressions can make communication easier, help you engage with people, and enhance an experience when traveling or exploring the culture. From greetings to ...

Japanese has three scripts for different purposes—hiragana, katakana, and kanji—with notably more than 2,000 kanji in regular use, meaning that it is difficult to study for speakers of other languages ...