The nonprofit organization Metanoia is holding a crowdfunding campaign to establish permanent Japanese language classrooms in ...

Almost every 14 days, a language dies; that’s about 26 languages a year. And over 2,500 Indigenous languages are currently in danger of disappearing forever — that’s more than a third of our world’s ...

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 ...

The Japanese program offers four full years of language study using a communicative approach. You will focus on all four literacy skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in order to maximize ...

In 2009, eight languages spoken on the Japanese archipelago were listed among endangered languages in the UNESCO Atlas of the World, including Ainu, Amami, Hachijō, Kunigami, Miyako, Okinawan, Yaeyama ...

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese and to the culture of Japanese-speaking regions. This course meets three (3) hours per week in the classroom and requires at least ...

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 ...

Ikema Ryuichi stands in the museum his mother built on Yonaguni, a coral-reef-fringed tropical island and south-western outpost of Japan. Large clay vessels, intricate baskets and lavish flower-print ...