On the windswept coasts of Hokkaido, a language once thought to be vanishing is echoing back into life. The story of Ainu, ...

Many people who want to learn Japanese study the language so they could converse with natives, watch anime or films without ...

The greatest filmmaker of postwar Japan found a new way to show life onscreen.

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

Find out why the toughest language to learn is Mandarin Chinese. Explore the various factors responsible for the difficult ...

It is 6 p.m. You have logged off from work and are unwinding with a glass of wine. You turn on the TV, but instead of Netflix ...

Author Naoise Dolan shares her contribution to a new essay collection, which includes contributions from Adam Harris, Nuala O ...

In today's increasingly interconnected world, language learning has become essential for education, business, and cultural exchange. However, accurately measuring proficiency in language learners is a ...

has received the 2025 Hamako Ito Chaplin Memorial Award for Excellence in Japanese Language Teaching via the Association for Asian Studies. Hara teaches in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department ...

Thanks to the initiative of Vitor Yano, a student affiliate of the CSLP, a new Japanese language learning and practice group has found a home at the Centre. The group was started by Nozomi Ishibashi ...

You'll learn Japanese as it's spoken in everyday situations ... introducing you to basic vocabulary, grammar and phonetics. You'll be introduced to various language learning skills, including ...

Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1. Listen to past stories from our ...