I wanted more opportunities, and to go out into the world and see what it had to offer. I've always loved manga, anime, and ...

Before arriving in Japan in 2007, I studied medieval history at the University of Manchester. After university, I heard about programs for people to teach English in Japan, somewhere I'd only seen ...

The Japanese language has three types of script, each with its own specific role. When you write WATASHI WA ANNA DESU (I'm Anna), the noun for "I," WATASHI, is written in "Kanji." WA, DESU and ...

The body of an English teacher who went missing in Japan has been found. Alice Hodgkinson, from Nottingham, was reported missing by her manager on 1 July after she failed to arrive at work in Tokyo.

The Asahi Shimbun announced on March 1 the launch of the digital version of its weekly English-teaching newspaper, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year. Generations of Japanese learning ...