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February 13, 2026

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True improvement comes from a long-term strategy to change unhealthy habits. Don’t worry if you slip from time to time, just keep up your initial efforts.

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL

Jan 15, 2026

Just because you broke your resolution doesn’t mean you failed

By Mishu Callan

Breaking a New Year’s resolution doesn’t equal failure. Japanese grammar offers a gentler way to rethink goals and progress.

While the 23 Japanese words that the Oxford English Dictionary added to the English lexicon in 2024 were predominantly gastronomic in nature, the latest list of 11 terms is somewhat unexpected.

LIFE / Language

Jan 9, 2026

From ‘senpai’ to ‘love hotel’: 11 new Japanese words enter the Oxford dictionary

By Mike Fu

Japanese culture keeps reshaping the English language — sometimes in unexpected ways.

Whether it’s working out or cheering on your favorite team, fitness and sports look like they’ll play a large part in public life in 2026.

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL

Jan 2, 2026

What — and who — helps us stick to our New Year’s goals

By Yuko Tamura

How emphasis, intention and social support shape the words we use when we promise ourselves we’ll stick to our resolutions.

While making it to 100 is cause for a celebration, there are a few other ages that get you an extra piece of cake in Japan.

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL

Dec 28, 2025

Japan’s milestone birthdays: Why 60, 77, 80, 88 and 99 matter so much

By Yaeko Kabe

A look at Japan’s milestone birthdays, the traditions behind them and how the grammar pattern “ni totte” expresses their personal meaning.

There are more tools in the Japanese songwriter's toolbox than rhymes alone.

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL

Dec 19, 2025

Why Japanese musicians don’t need rhymes to sing

By Eric Margolis

Japanese pop rarely relies on rhyme. Instead, its lyrics draw power from mora-based rhythm, repetition, sound symbolism and traditional poetic devices.

A sign in the woods uses the kanji for "bear" to warn hikers of their presence in the area.

LIFE / Language / 2025 IN REVIEW

Dec 14, 2025

The ‘bear’ defined kanji in 2025. The internet defined almost everything else.

By Yuko Tamura

Japan’s kanji and buzzwords of 2025 reveal a split: old-media traditions colliding with the chaotic, meme-driven language of new media.

People in Japan are increasingly opting for digital New Year greetings as postage prices rise.

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL

Dec 5, 2025

Are new year postcards becoming a thing of the past in Japan?

By Yuko Tamura

Japan’s new year postcard tradition is fading as more people opt for digital holiday greetings.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Experts say emotional bonds with AI are often shaped by prior experiences — or disappointments — in human relationships.

Love, engineered in the age of AI

By Elizabeth Beattie

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