LEARNING JAPANESE

While he's nowhere near the level of some telepaths like Professor X, Professor Toshimasa Yamazaki has found a way to read people's minds by utilizing the Japanese language.

All about Japan's biggest holiday of the year!

One of Japan's most important holidays, New Year's, brings with it unique customs—some of which date back all the way to the 800s.

Picking up another language isn't easy, and you're bound to make a few mistakes along the way. But if you brush up on these seven common mistakes, you'll be sounding more and more like a native Japanese speaker!

Can you enunciate all 10 of these commonly mispronounced words?

When people travel to a foreign country, they tend to try to pick up a few key phrases before they go: how to say hello, how to ask for the bill at a restaurant and so on. You can do that for Japan as well, but the truth is, you actually don’t need to.

Canadian rakugo sensation Katsura Sunshine offers a brilliant breakdown of some of the key quibbles of the Japanese language.

If you're struggling with learning Japanese, is a Japanese girlfriend the answer to your problems?