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These five Japanese learning techniques will help you memorise and retain concepts for a longer period of time. Read on to ...

Yanagi Sōetsu’s call to value simple, well-made objects feels especially relevant in our current disposable culture.

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in bioarchitecture because the carbonized layer protects the wood from water, fire, insects ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering adding Japanese language proficiency as a requirement for permanent residency for foreign nationals, sources familiar with the matter have said. To ...

In Japanese, the word Tsunagari captures more than just connection. It represents a “deep, silent thread that binds two souls – not through words, but through presence, energy, and awareness”. It’s ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Video begins at the 37-second mark. On Wednesday, KJZZ hosted a discussion at the Chandler Museum about the history of Japanese internment on tribal land during World War II. More than ...

The number of Japanese language learners in Japan reached a record 294,198 last year, a recent government survey showed, underscoring the need to offer more learning opportunities to cope with rising ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed “the close cooperation” between Tokyo and Washington in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours after Trump spoke by phone with ...

Like many other A.I. startups, Sakana AI is pursuing technology that can reason, self-improve and aid scientific research. But where the Tokyo-based venture stands apart from most of the world’s model ...

Sometimes longevity has less to do with time and more to do with how deeply you engage with the life you already have. Longevity isn’t just about lucky genes or cutting-edge supplements. It’s about ...