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Japanese government will check and judge new baby name pronunciations, presents guidelines

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 21, 2024
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Many are assuming this is a backlash against trendy kirakira names, but is that really the case?

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• (COK • family register • family registry • Japanese language • Kirakira names • koseki • linguistics • names • society)

Japan’s Kanji of the Year announced, shows the bright and dark spots of 2024【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 12, 2024

Top pick is a familiar one, but third-place finisher is surging this year.

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• Japan
• (culture • Japanese language • kanji • kanji of the year • Kanji of the Year 2024 • linguistics • society)

J-pop mega star Ado reveals she’s been living in the U.S., may not understand language acquisition

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 6, 2024

“Usseewa” singer and One Piece voice actress seems unclear on how long it takes to learn a foreign language.

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• Japan, USA
• (Ado • anime • COK • J-Pop • language • linguistics • manga • music • One Piece • singer)

How to speak Japanese like a gyaru【2024 edition】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 3, 2024

Models and readers of gyaru fashion magazine Egg vote on the top 10 gyaru words/phrases of the year.

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• Japan
• (COK • egg • Gyaru • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics)

Diving into the 2024 JC & JK Buzzword Award nominations for trendy Japanese slang and more

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 2, 2024

We take a closer look at some of the entries selected by Gen Z and Gen Alpha Japanese schoolgirls and suddenly feel very old.

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• Japan
• (2024 Buzzword Awards • high school • Instagram • JCJK • JK • junior high school • language • linguistics • slang • social media • teenagers • trends)

McDonald’s Japan debuts new anime girl mascot character with incredibly long name

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 24, 2024

New Dabuchi burgers arrive with new mascot.

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• Japan
• (anime • dabuchi • double cheeseburger • funny • hamburgers • Japanese language • linguistics • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan)

Iisjhaisha? Japan’s biggest English test sends out a baffling message

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2024

Be honest, TOEIC. Have you been drinking?

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • education • english language • funny • linguistics • Teaching English in Japan • TOEIC • weird)

New wafu torori hanjuku tsukimi burgers from Lotteria are an edible Japanese vocabulary lesson

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2024

Linguistics you can taste.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • egg • fast food • food • hamburgers • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • Lotteria • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

Japan Airlines debuts airport translation panels, translation error quickly results

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 3, 2024

”Please tell me your smartphone.”

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• Japan
• (airlines • airports • Haneda Airport • JAL • Japan Airlines • Japanese languae • linguistics • tourism • translation • travel)

Four words that mean something very different in east Japan and Kyoto

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2024

“Beating up tea” and college classes and “fixing” things that aren’t broken.

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• Japan
• (COK • funny • Japanese language • Kansai • Kansai dialect • Kansai-ben • Kyoto • linguistics • SNJO • Udonko)

Japan Association of Translators condemns A.I. manga translation

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 7, 2024

Organization releases statement outlining its opposition to machine translation.

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• Japan
• (A.I. • anime • artificial intelligence • COK • Japanese language • linguistics • manga • translation)

Japanese mayor suddenly speaks fluent English with AI video that surprises even him

• SoraNews24
  Jun 6, 2024

The city with Japan’s largest U.S. naval base gets an English-speaking AI mayor.

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• Japan
• (A.I. • AI • English • english language • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • Kanagawa • linguistics • news • society • tourism • translation • travel • videos • Yokosuka)

Call of Duty’s Gundam crossover looks really weird (if you can read Japanese)【Pics】【Update】

• Casey Baseel
  May 21, 2024

Human-sized Gundams fighting on the streets of Tokyo aren’t as strange as some of the signage behind them.

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• Japan, USA
• (Activision • anime • call of duty • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 • Gundam • Japanese language • linguistics • manga • Mobile Suit Gundam • robots • video games • weird)

Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released

• Casey Baseel
  May 18, 2024

Kyoto City Tourism Association wants the town to clean up its translation act.

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• Japan
• (foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • Kyoto • linguistics • society • tourism • translation • travel)

Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 25, 2024

New Horizon star appears in “private English lesson” videos.

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• Japan
• (education • Ellen Baker • Ellen-sen • linguistics • New Horizon • Teaching English in Japan • Tokyo Shoseki • virtual YouTubers • VTubers)

Arrest proves a common Japanese saying about apologies and police

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 18, 2024

“I’m sorry” doesn’t cancel out “I’ll kill you.”

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • crazy • crime • Japanese language • linguistics • robbery • weird)

Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 14, 2024

Ironically, number-one pick is something many foreigners in Japan hate hearing too.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • linguistics • society • survey • Teaching English in Japan • working in Japan)

Shohei Ohtani called liar after saying he met fan who caught home run ball, but it might be a Japanese translation error

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2024

Video shows Japanese language quirk and translation snafu might be hurting the baseball star’s image.

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• Japan, USA
• (baseball • interpretation • Japanese language • liar • linguistics • Los Angeles Dodgers • Shohei Ohtani • sports • translation • video)

Japan’s new “painful sadness” snacks are a deliciously mysterious linguistics lesson【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 3, 2024

Happy Turn swerves into a new form, Tsuratan.

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• Japan
• (april fools • COK • food • funny • Happy Turn • Japanese language • linguistics • rice crackers • senbei • snacks • SNJO • spicy • taste test • weird)

McDonald’s Japan made two almost identical commercials, with one tiny, touching difference【Vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 29, 2024

A taste, and words, to remind everyone of home.

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• Japan
• (ads • fast food • food • Japanese language • linguistics • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moving • touching • video)

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