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 ...

TOKYO - As the number of foreigners living in Japan has hit a record high, it has become urgent to improve the environment for learning Japanese. While the central government has tightened the ...

A study with first-time learners of Japanese has measured how brain activity changes after just a few months of studying a new language. The results show that acquiring a new language initially boosts ...

The requirement applies to jobs in which language skills are central, such as translation, interpretation and customer-facing ...