Once volunteer-based, the system is shifting toward shared responsibility between local governments and trained professionals ...

In 2009, eight languages spoken on the Japanese archipelago were listed among endangered languages in the UNESCO Atlas of the World, including Ainu, Amami, Hachijō, Kunigami, Miyako, Okinawan, Yaeyama ...

Japanese influencer Mayo Japan shared a practical and accessible guide to learning the Japanese language during her ...

Japanese is a language only spoken widely in Japan, however there are approximately 47 dialects spoken within the language, which makes for some interesting variations in vocabulary, grammar, and ...

A photo of the page that explains the Kumamoto dialect used in "Everyday conversation." (Photo courtesy of the Kumamoto Prefectural Government) KUMAMOTO -- The Kumamoto Prefectural Government has ...

Real-time MRI and supercomputer simulations reveal the production mechanisms of these sounds in a Japanese dialect Details: According to a linguistic survey report, people often confuse the ...

Using advanced imaging to visualize brain areas used for understanding language in native Japanese speakers, a new study from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute finds that the pitch-accent in words ...