The Japanese are renowned for their humility. From the present Japanese prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, declaring himself to be a fairly unremarkable fish (specifically, a loach rather than a goldfish) upon assuming his … [Read more...]
Numbers in Japan
Although learning Japanese are surprised to learn that the way you identify the numbers or amounts of things in Japanese is determined by the nature or shape of what you are counting. The list of numbers everyone … [Read more...]
Japanese Particles Lesson
Japanese is a case inflecting language. What exactly is “case inflection,” you might ask; case inflection refers to a system by which a language inflects nouns—using either morphological affixes, or … [Read more...]