There are three different types of Japanese characters. These are called Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. There are several thousand characters in those different character sets combined, and they’re used together in many different ways, often even in the same word… So,...
On a journey through Japan, perhaps from Osaka to Tokyo, you will hear dialects which differ substantially from Standard Japanese – as well as from each other. When you’re doing business in Japan, this is a vital factor to consider. Because, despite what many...
Asia is often referred to as an area with an air of inscrutability, and perhaps one of the foremost reasons for this is its languages. With many intricate characters and myriad meanings gleaned from seemingly cryptic glyphs, the languages of Asia are easily perceived...