I’ve searched all four corners of the marketplace and discovered a few really useful Windows Phone apps for Japanese learning and reference.

It’s the Golden Week in Japan, and we’d like to make sure that wherever you are, you enjoy it too, and learn a language while you’re at it!

Shadowing is an advanced learning method where you listen to a text in your target language, and then speak it aloud at the same time as the native speaker.

Whether you’re learning a language, or building a business, there comes a point when you realize than the only way to get better is to do more.

A new calligraphy robot has been developed by a team at Keio University under the direction of Professor Seiichiro Katsura.

Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara aren't exactly household names in Japan, but they're true heroes who saved thousands of lives during World War II.

What’s the difference between furigana and okurigana? When do I lengthen a vowel and when do I double a consonant? What on earth is a mora?

If you happen to pass by the Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on a regular basis, you might have noticed something odd.

In Japan there are a number of rites of passage for little ones. One of them is called okuizome, held on or around the baby's 100th day.

Sekihan, also called o-sekihan, is a type of sticky red rice served in Japan for special occasions.