JAPAN is probably the only country in the world where a blind child makes faster progress in school than a normal child. The children attending the Japanese government schools for the blind take two ...

WHEN the bombing of Pearl Harbor forced a declaration of war against Japan, it became at once apparent that this country would need large numbers of Americans able to speak and read the language of ...

The Foreign Ministry will send specialists to “blank areas” of the Global South to help locals learn Japanese, a move in line with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plans to toughen policies on ...

Ever thought of immersing yourself in Japan and going to a Japanese language school. I interviewed my friend Jess who did just that. She talks about her motivations to go to Japan, how the classes ...

With the number of foreign residents in Japan soaring, hundreds of Japanese-language schools have sprung up to meet rising demand. But these hubs of internationalization face daunting financial ...

Over the past decade, the publishing difficulties surrounding the translation of literature into English have received considerable attention. Poorly paid translators, the frustration of marketing ...

When traveling abroad, the language barrier can be pretty hard to get break through. Now, Japanese towns are rolling out multilingual hotlines to help tourists as the country sees a surge in foreign ...