Japan is considering making Japanese language proficiency a requirement for permanent residency as foreign residents increase ...

With the number of foreign residents in Japan soaring, hundreds of Japanese-language schools have sprung up to meet rising demand. But these hubs of internationalization face daunting financial ...

While some say Japanese knowledge is a fair demand, others worry it will introduce ‘roadblocks’ at a time when the country ...

Japan must strengthen its immigration control to prevent illegal employment while providing more opportunities for foreign ...

Students of Japanese not only gain knowledge of the modern Japanese language, but also develop awareness of Japanese literary history and the cultural contexts in which works were written. Our ...

Japanese has imported and adapted words from many different sources over the centuries, including the tongues of its continental neighbors as well as languages from far-flung Europe. Every language ...

Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a fun hobby ...