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, ...

Want to learn Japanese without dry grammar drills or awkward Duolingo streaks? Your anime obsession is about to pay off big time. These 10 series are perfect for picking up real-life vocabulary, ...

Two things can be true at once — and in Japan they usually are. It’s a land of contradictions and, thanks to this and its reputation for complex, manners-driven culture, visitors can sometimes feel ...