The best Japanese films for beginners learning Japanese, focusing on clear speech, emotional directness and everyday language ...

Maybe you’ve always dreamed of understanding anime without subtitles, chatting with friends in Tokyo, or finally reading those beautiful Hiragana characters. But let’s get real: lots of Japanese ...

KATHERINE KENDRICK, 62, wants to give her nephew Henry Kendrick, 21, a trip to celebrate his graduation from Reed College in Portland, Ore. The destination of their dreams: Japan. “I’ve been to Tokyo ...

It feels silly to apply the term “life affirming” to a bowl of noodles. But when I arrived in Fukuoka, dead-tired after the long flight from New York, and my lips met the ramen invented there, a ...

Often the key that opens the door to otaku culture is anime. Anime is a pervasive medium, and even those outside the fandom of Japanese culture and media can recognize the hallmarks of anime at fan ...

THE Cavite State University Center for Language Learning and Research (CvSU-CLLR) will offer a short course titled "Sakura Speak: Japanese Language for Beginners" via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. for the ...