An end-of-year survey conducted by ShapeWin, a Japanese PR and digital communications agency, finds that American tourists to Japan paradoxically enjoyed the food and dining while simultaneously ...

Japan has barred tourists from taking the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) starting this year, as authorities introduce residency requirements aimed at improving administration and preventing ...

To assist children who need Japanese language instruction, the education ministry plans to increase the numbers of language instructors by recognizing them as part of the school staff.

Initially inspired by anime and manga, Wang enrolled in first-year Japanese. In the two years since, though, her path to fluency has been far from straightforward.