While assistant language teachers play a critical role in English language education throughout Japan, many are struggling to make a living wage. Jesse Ali, 43, an ALT originally from California, has ...

A long-term Afghan resident of Japan has set up a free language school to help her more newly arrived countrywomen stay connected with their children, who now prefer to converse in Japanese rather ...

Artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT are becoming increasingly popular among people in Japan as a way to learn new languages, with the number of people using such tools increasing by more ...

TOKYO -- Japan outlined plans on Friday to launch a new official Japanese language test for foreigners, part of an overall road map the government is crafting to make it easier for people from ...

Chances are you haven’t met an Ainu speaker in Japan. After all, Google’s Endangered Languages Project puts the number of native speakers at fewer than five. But the Ainu people once populated a wide ...

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 ...

Tom Garry, Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo, is a linguist who has been active as a translator, lexicographer, and English instructor for about 40 years since coming to Japan in 1983. As ...

TOKYO -- The Japan Foundation has temporarily stopped administering a Japanese language proficiency test in Japan for people hoping to work in the country, citing cases of fraud.

Japan's central and local governments are required under a new law to take steps to promote the use of sign language, aiming to build momentum ahead of hosting the Deaflympics in November. The law ...

Miya Kaizaki is seen in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Mainichi/Takeshi Kawabata) KASHIHARA, Nara -- A woman who runs an online Japanese language class for foreigners ...