As a native Japanese speaker, I get annoyed when I come across English articles that tout Japanese buzzwords like ikigai. They’re not commonly used in our day-to-day conversations. Ikigai is more like ...

Languages and cultures influence each other, and grow and evolve simultaneously. The Japanese culture fascinates and awes the rest of the world for it's discipline and art. It's language reflects this ...

Eleven English words of Japanese origin were added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its revision last December. The ...

Katsu, donburi and onigiri are among 23 Japanese words added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update. More than half of the borrowed words relate to food or cooking. Santoku, a ...

Foreign words undergo transformation in various ways when they enter another language. The following are some of the technical terms that linguists use to describe such changes. All languages have ...

Slang words hold a lot of power – used correctly, they can make you seem cooler, more approachable and part of the gang. Use them in the wrong context, however, and you risk looking like a baby boomer ...