When reading the small 'tsu,' shorten the preceding vowel slightly and then start with the sound of the subsequent consonant.

Japanese cities each have their own guides on how to dispose of rubbish. In Fukushima, rubbish bags have to be placed at collection points every morning by 0830 - but cannot be left out from the ...

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Japanese artists Iwasa Matabei (1578–1650) and Takashi Murakami, though separated by centuries, converge in a singular, uncanny moment in Gagosian’s latest exhibition: “Japanese Art History ...

The researchers tested the cyborg computer using audio clips from eight different male speakers making the sounds of Japanese vowels. They then asked the computer to identify the speakers.

Hidaka's vocal training sessions started by drawing mouth positions for Japanese vowel sounds--a ... hearing aid and building blocks for learning hiragana characters during the sessions.