In December 2024, a solo Japanese software developer known as asa quietly uploaded a new program to the Apple and major Android app stores. Called Tsuita, it’s essentially an ultra-simple online ...

It has been a common misconception for many years that the Chinese language (Mandarin) is the most difficult language to learn. Although I admit that it is by no means easy to learn, I believe that ...

Illustrator Hitomi Maesako had no interest in China until she started watching a Chinese anime series as recommended by a friend. She began watching other Chinese dramas and developed an interest ...

The East Asian Languages and Cultures department at Connecticut College offers you a unique opportunity to study and immerse yourself in East Asia and to become the kind of educated, global citizen on ...

The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

There are various situations that warrant additional keyboards on your desk, and inputting a second language is definitely a good one. That’s the idea behind KanaChord, which generates Unicode ...