For Japanese English learners, these common English mistakes made by Japanese speakers are hard to avoid. Let’s admit it; English can be a tricky language! Even native speakers experience pitfalls ...

“Language is not a genetic gift; it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club––the community of speakers of that language.” –Frank Smith Smith’s quotation speaks to ...

Over the past decade, the publishing difficulties surrounding the translation of literature into English have received considerable attention. Poorly paid translators, the frustration of marketing ...

A Tokyo Olympic meeting in November 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko (AP) Yesterday, Japan’s foreign minister asked the English-language media to write Japanese family names first, as done ...