In 2006, 66,605 higher education students were studying Japanese. In 2000, 53,896 students are enrolled in a Japanese language course in grades 7-12 and 2,189 students were enrolled in a Japanese ...

With the increasing number of foreign residents, the importance of Japanese language education is on the rise. Starting from ...

According to the Education Ministry, about 58,000 public school students need help with Japanese language. Support is often limited, and varies by region. In Yokohama, near Tokyo, the number of ...

An elementary school here with a growing population of foreign students -- now accounting for over 40% of its roll -- has ...

Have you ever dreamed of exploring the Land of the Rising Sun but are not equipped with the Nihongo language to get started?

The Agency for Cultural Affairs is soliciting public comments about its plans to change romanization rules of the Japanese language for the first time in about 70 years. A subcommittee of the ...

They were quickly inundated with messages from international college students and Japanese language teachers expressing dismay at the development. The pair are particularly well known for ...

Ever thought of immersing yourself in Japan and going to a Japanese language school. I interviewed my friend Jess who did just that. She talks about her motivations to go to Japan, how the classes ...

A Russian court has ordered the Japan Center in the Far East region of Sakhalin to pay a fine for conducting unauthorized ...

Dramas, comedies, thrillers and so much more. This collection celebrates the Japanese language and across all genres (plus all films in which any Japanese is spoken). Billi's family return to ...