culture

A Guide to Japanese Drums: Wadaiko

The Power and Spirit of Japan's Top Wadaiko Drummers

42 mins ago

From Amateur Stories to Anime Hits: Japan’s “Shōsetsuka ni Narō”

Japanese Reading Practice: The Site Behind Famous Anime — Shōsetsuka ni Narō

22 hrs ago

A Poem Found After Death: Kenji Miyazawa’s Wish to Help Others

A Bilingual Version with Simple Japanese and English Translation

Jul 29

What Did the Great Ruler Uesugi Yōzan Say?

A samurai respected by U.S. President John F. Kennedy

Jul 28

Education System in Japan

日本（にほん）のきょういくシステム

Jul 15

A fast-growing social media app in Japan

今（いま）人気（にんき）急上昇中（きゅうじょうしょうちゅう）のSNS

Jul 13

Types of Housing in Japan

「アパート」と「マンション」はどうちがうの？

Jun 15

Who Can Be Japan’s Emperor? — In Easy Japanese and English

女系天皇（じょけいてんのう）とは女性（じょせい）の天皇（てんのう）のことではない。A female-line emperor is not the same as a female emperor.

Jun 7

Who Is King Enma? – Easy Japanese & English

死後（しご）の世界（せかい）を裁（さば）く神様（かみさま）閻魔大王（えんまだいおう）をやさしい日本語（にほんご）で学（まな）ぼう

May 29

Old Houses, New Life – Easy Japanese & English

A true story of a small creative village in Japan, told in easy Japanese and English

May 28

Emperor’s Job – Easy Japanese

天皇（てんのう）のしごと（やさしい日本語（にほんご））

May 26

An Easy Guide to Japan’s Constitution – With English and Simple Japanese

日本国憲法（にほんこくけんぽう）をやさしい日本語（にほんご）と英語（えいご）で説明（せつめい）します

May 24

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