As any student of Japanese will tell you, its use of Chinese characters known as kanji can be a nightmare at times. And although they can be really useful at deducing the meaning of complex words, ...
During the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, the official announcer introduced the country as “Nihon.” Sponichi Annex reports that this surprised some. While “Japan” is the official English name—a name ...
Japan is known around the world by its modern international name, but the country’s original name carries a much deeper cultural and historical meaning. The old name of Japan is Nippon, also ...
As any student of Japanese will tell you, its use of Chinese characters known as kanji can be a nightmare at times. And although they can be really useful at deducing the meaning of complex words, ...