Fascinating trivia about the Japanese language, origins of kanji, and the evolution of the written word.
In English, you just add a number. In Japanese, you need to know if a thing is flat, long, alive, m…
In Japanese, rain doesn't just fall — it falls za-za, shito-shito, or para-para. Welcome to the ric…
Textbooks teach you polite Japanese. The street teaches you everything else. From 'yabai' to 'kusa,…