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Haruka Murayama
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 29, 2021
Scary Japanese stories to read in the dark
The hook on the car door, Bloody Mary, there are plenty of urban legends in the West that will provide frights on Halloween. Japan has its share of scares, too.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 8, 2021
Pandemic or no pandemic, I need to get out of my house
A lot of people have had to spend more time at home during the pandemic and that has led to some getting stir-crazy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 25, 2021
All aboard the media hype for this Kamakura taco bar
Remember when a man on a bicycle photobombed a group of tetsu-ota (¡°train geeks¡±) attempting to take a picture of the Enoden? Turns out he owns a taco bar, and now business is booming.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / Vocabulary Boost
Sep 24, 2021
Heading into fall with politically themed Japanese vocabulary
Load up on some election vocabulary for the upcoming polls, as well as some new coronavirus jargon.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 17, 2021
Parting words from Â鶹´«Ã½ Olympians and Paralympians
Short and sweet, the soundbites Japanese athletes gave to the press are sure to help you in expressing both happiness and disappointment.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 3, 2021
It¡¯s the question on everyone¡¯s mask-covered lips: ¡¯Wakuchin utta?¡¯
Whether you have received a vaccine or not, you may be finding that conversations about Pfizer and Moderna are becoming more common than chats about the weather.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 22, 2021
Here¡¯s how to treat COVID-19 vaccine side effects
There¡¯s no guarantee that you¡¯ll experience side effects from your COVID-19 vaccination, but it doesn¡¯t hurt to be prepared for them anyway.
LIFE / Language
Jul 31, 2021
Skateboarding slang comes to the hallowed halls of NHK
¡®Hella risky¡¯ and ¡®totally hot¡¯ are not the usual terms that NHK commentators use on air, but Ryo Sejiri isn¡¯t your usual commentator.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2021
How to pick a Japanese sunscreen that¡¯s right for you
Japan has a variety of formulas and brands, and it can be tricky to know which one to use. Our in-depth guide will help you find the best option to keep yourself safe from the sun.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 25, 2021
Â鶹´«Ã½ office workers get poetic on life during the pandemic
The nation¡¯s office workers express themselves on COVID-19 and pop culture for the 34th Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / Vocabulary Boost
Jun 25, 2021
Variants, the Olympics and other boosters for your vocabulary
Frequent Japanese words popping up in the media have more to do with vaccinations, but could an Olympic shift be ahead?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 30, 2021
With all due respect, here¡¯s how you give a speech at a Japanese wedding
Japanese uses a lot of set phrases on formal occasions, you¡¯ll need to know them if you¡¯re going to give a speech at a wedding.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / Vocabulary Boost
Mar 26, 2021
COVID-19 continues to infect the way we speak Japanese in 2021
Rebounds, dominoes and life after corona are some of the English terms that have been popping up in Japanese conversations recently.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 3, 2021
Kaede Yasuno: ¡®Nursing is a job with a lot of responsibility¡¯
An acute care nurse on how she stays safe during the pandemic, the skills required to be a nurse and what inspires her in life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 25, 2021
Japanese vaccine vocabulary is just what the doctor ordered
With coronavirus vaccines slowly making their way through the country, it¡¯s as good a time as any to administer a shot of new Japanese words and terms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 17, 2021
Trendy threads: Where to order specialty yarn in Japan
Caught the crafting fever? Here are five shops where you can order a variety of ready-made kits and specialty yarns for your next DIY project.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 15, 2021
For 25 years, this pair of Japanese teachers said it well
The Well Said column has wrapped up after 25 years of grammar lessons. We speak with the authors for their advice on learning and teaching Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 8, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ 2020 buzzwords still contain a sense of whimsy in spite of trying times
At the start of the year it was expected that 2020¡¯s buzzwords would all be related to the Olympics. Oh, how quickly that can change.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 24, 2020
A few tips on what to focus on in the final stretch leading to the JLPT
If you haven¡¯t started recapping for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test yet, consider this your warning.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 1, 2020
Parkrun returns to Japan after seven-month hiatus
Parkrun, a free, inclusive running event, offers safe opportunities for physical fitness and community building ¡ª even amid a pandemic.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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