Japanese has three writing systems which are combined and used everyday: Katakana, and Kanji. Kanji was brought from China around 5th century A.D., and at that time only men were allowed to learn and use it because men … [Read more...]
Katakana characters in Japan
In this lesson you will be introduced to the katakana characters. Katakana consists of 45 characters, with some additional modified sounds. It consists of the same sounds as the hiragana characters. Katakana … [Read more...]
Japanese Valentine’s Day and White’s Day
In Japan we know that Valentine’s Day came from Western culture, but for a long time many of us Japanese believed that Western people also celebrate it in the same way as the Japanese people, who regard the day as … [Read more...]