Edutainment games are a constant, and the good ones can really leave an impression on you. This is largely due to them being genuinely enjoyable in their own right, so you get an urge to play even if ...

Culture isn’t just something to study, it’s something to share.’ In classrooms that are separated by more than 6,000 miles and an ocean, students at Abilene Middle School and Omitama, Japan, are ...

Learning Japanese isn’t just about grammar—it’s about culture, context, and connection. From essential travel phrases to anime-inspired listening practice, there are engaging ways to pick it up. Plus, ...

The start of a new year is the perfect time to learn something new — like a language! Learning any new language can prove challenging, and Japanese is no exception. Not only do you need to learn to ...

There are a lot of reasons to start your kids learning a new language: preparation for a move to a new country, giving them greater ability to communicate with relatives and friends or simply to ...

Anime can be a surprisingly powerful tool for learning Japanese—if you use it the right way. By combining it with active study, subtitles, and genre awareness, you can absorb natural speech, cultural ...

TikTok stopped being a "dance app" long ago — now you can even use it to learn a new language. Known for popularizing the term "quiet quitting," showing off flashy dance moves, and even helping people ...

Brendon Bigley, my co-host on NPC: Next Portable Console, is getting married soon and planning a honeymoon to Japan. Before leaving, he and his partner decided to learn Japanese together. In doing so, ...

Shujinkou weaponizes Japanese language characters to defeat grammatical demons. The role-playing game, developed by fourth-year linguistics and computer science student Julian Rice, aims to teach ...

Yakuza 0 is not an educational game in most respects, unless you’re trying to learn how to defend yourself with a salt shaker or you want detailed descriptions of Japanese whiskey. Nor is it a ...