A lot of kanji share similar sounds with each other but have entirely different definitions, and the inherent "meaning" of a ...

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Mr Murakami's writing has always been seen to offer a "cool, Japanese culture that is exported to the rest of the world, said Dr Hansen. Much of his work can be read against the backdrop of the ...

Some have missed elementary or junior high school, and are unable to do simple math or write hiragana -- the easiest form of Japanese writing. Such people face many problems in their everyday lives.

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LOS ANGELES, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The waves of Japanese tourists that have descended ... for having sushi at their ballparks but now it's cool because of the Ohtani effect," Chris Koenig, executive ...