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Top Stories

My Life in Japan, Living and Working in Japanese (1)
Transcending Different Languages and Cultures to Deliver Real, Unfiltered Emotions
Amandine talks about the charm of Japan and the future of international exchanges

Interview with Amandine and Gentoku of ......[read more]

Feature Stories

Ukrainian-Japanese Interpreter Vitalii Zhygalko: Using the Japanese Language for Business in Ukraine
*Interview by Robert Campbell, Scholar of Japanese Literature

2025.5.01【Special Feature 082】 Image: T......[read more]

Contributed Articles

From Study Abroad in Japan to Language School Management and Content Creation: My Goal is to Combat Global Poverty and Inequality of Opportunity
Sainbuyan Odbayar

October 30, 2024【Special Feature 082】 S......[read more]

Serialized Essays

Beyond Disasters - Telling the Stories <4>
Ishikura Toshiaki, Art Anthropologist, Associate Professor at the Akita University of Art, contributor
Rethinking Stories - From The Story of Ishi to "Cosmo-Eggs" (Part 2)

[Special Feature 074] Myths and history are passed down from generation to generation. How are these...[read more]

Behind the Scenes

The 50th Japan Foundation Awards
―Culture Transcending Borders― <1>
Report for 2023 Presentation Ceremony for the Japan Foundation Awards

［Special Feature 080］The Japan Foundation Awards, held for the 50th time in 2023, began in 1973, one...[read more]

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