English is a mandatory subject in Japan. Students begin learning it in elementary school, often by the 3rd grade. By ...

Informed by her background in social sciences, these colourful illlustrations combine familiar symbols of the everyday in ...

The Aquarium of Crab and Shrimp in the town of Susami, Wakayama Prefecture, is displaying shark "first graders" under one year old. The "first graders･･･ ...

As English Pokémon TCG sets sell out and the prices continue to rise, here’s why you should opt for Japanese Pokémon cards ...

Nintendo has confirmed a much cheaper, Japanese language-only Nintendo Switch 2 — and even Duolingo is poking fun at the price situation.

Police in Miyagi Prefecture have lost 20 SD memory cards containing about 1,000 crime-scene investigation photos, likely due to mistaken disposal. The Miyagi Prefectural Police confirmed the incident ...

Studying Japanese doesn’t have to be overwhelming ... kanji and vocabulary “decks” from popular textbooks or JLPT lists and then convert them into flashcards. These can range from just a word or kanji ...

Lyon have reached their 14th Women's Champions League semi-final - six more than any other club [Getty Images] There is an all-English Women's Champions League final on the cards, with Arsenal and ...

The Japanese competitors stunned the spectators with spectacular performances. Big Air riders, Kokomo Murase and Ryoma Kimata from Japan, each captured gold medals in the massive competition.

There is an all-English Women's Champions League final on the cards, with Arsenal and Chelsea safely into the last four of the competition. The semi-final line-up was confirmed on Thursday as ...