At this time of year, children all over Japan endure the pressure of entrance examinations. Over time, a more intense focus on testing their English-language ability has set in, with students ...

TOKYO -- Japan plans to help create new language learning materials to support highly skilled foreign workers, filling gaps between education and the needs of businesses, to better situate such ...

University courses with names such as Challenges and Prospects of Cross-Cultural Communication in Japan; How to Enjoy Buddhist Art; The Japanese and Their Bowl Culture; and Interactive Computer ...

Shoji Hiroyuki, 67, spends more than 30 hours a week helping people learn Japanese through a chat service called "Sail." The platform, developed by a Japanese company, pairs native volunteers, mainly ...

Sophia University professor Tamotsu Fujita speaks with a Japan representative of EF Education First about the significance of language study in the era of AI, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 13, 2024.

Efekta Education Group has announced a landmark partnership with one of Japan's leading language and corporate education ...

YOKOHAMA--Teacher Yumiko Imanishi wrestled with the fact that some students form a negative view of English after entering high school. With this in mind, she embarked on a project to foster more ...

U.S. influencer Ananya Donapati shares useful tips on learning English and Japanese with her 700,000 followers on social media. Some of the headlines she has used include “English words that you could ...

そんな思いから生まれた新しいeラーニングシステム『TalkFun JAPAN』が、2025年9月より教育コンテンツのα版を公開します！ 『TalkFun JAPAN』は、アニメのストーリーを通して、楽しく自然に日本語を学べる革新的な学習プラットフォームです。物語に入り込む ...

TOKYO -- Many people think you must start learning a foreign language when you are young. But Shinji Miyazaki, 62, wants to show this is not always tr･･･ ...

Japan must strengthen its immigration control to prevent illegal employment while providing more opportunities for foreign residents to learn the Japanese language and deepen their understanding of ...

Your host in Osaka, Japan, slips on a pair of headphones and suddenly hears your words transformed into flawless Kansai Japanese. Even better, their reply in their native tongue comes through ...