Pets in Japan
Japan is often seen as a crammed country with little space for people to live, let alone with pets.But pets are extremely popular here and pet owners and animal services are some of the most caring in the world.
There were an estimated 8.49 million dogs and 9.64 million cats being kept by owners in the country. And the pandemic has also seen a dramatic rise in pet ownership in Japa...
Traditional Japanese New Year
The New Year is one of the most celebrated season in Japan. Japanese people decorate the fronts of their houses and businesses and sometimes even cars with New Year decorations. There are many TV specials and special food to mark the different days. People also visit shrines and pray for the coming year.
In this blog for Japanese learners, explains one of the last c...
Changes in Japanese society
Japan as a nation is an ever-changing landscape of influences and shifts in fashions and tastes. The changes are often brought about by the younger population and from abroad, but some changes are just brought about by time.
In this blog for Japanese readers, Japanese teacher Ayako Suzuki deals with the changing tastes of the Japanese people and one Japanese phrase th...
Japanese families
The word for family in Japanese is Kazoku (家族) and the Kanji could be interpreted as ‘house clan’. In modern times, nuclear families have become the norm in Japan but in the past, multi-generational families were the most ordinary.
In this blog about her family, Japanese teacher Yukiko Takane tells us a sweet story about her family life with her daughter.
Read the blog and lea...
How to say thank you in Japanese
Japanese is often said to be a difficult language to master. But many people actually find it quite easy to speak but difficult to read or write.
But even in spoken Japanese, there are some areas where foreign speakers can make mistakes or be misunderstood. This is why it is best to learn Japanese from a professional teacher rather than merely a native speaker. A...
