Japanese Language

Animate's Ikebukuro headquarters has nine floors.

There is an event in Ota Ward, Tokyo, called "Shicchy's Charity Fair," which occurs twice a year in June and November, each spanning three days.

The costume play (cosplay) boom in Japan began in the latter half of the 1990s.

Nakano Broadway in Tokyo's Nakano Ward is known as an "otaku building" or "subculture haven"

Tokyo is particularly abundant in illumination spots and it seems that in 2016 in Minato Ward,

Mehr als 200 Wörter und Wendungen leicht gelernt mit dem Ohrwurm-Effekt.

One of the classic activities for autumn in Japan is otsukimi (moon viewing).

Compared to cherry blossom viewing in spring, observing autumn leaves is referred to as momijigari "hunting for autumn leaves".

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

アルクの月刊誌『English Journal』2015～2020年に掲載されたインタビューから、大物ミュージシャンのインタビューを選りすぐってオーディオブック化。

「英語が出来るようになりたいけど勉強する時間がない...」そう思っているアナタ！

This teppanyaki style of cooking involves cooking meat, vegetables, seafoods, and the like on top of an iron hot plate called a "teppan".

Sashimi is raw seafood served in thin slices. It is also called otsukuri.

There are two main religions in Japan: Shintoism and Buddhism.

人気教授が伝える「時代に流されない思考」。大学に「学問」を取り戻す新企画を次々に立ち上げてメディアが注目し、他大学や企業からの視察が殺到する京都大学准教授の著者が「学問」の意味を徹底的に考える。

It is said that donburimono—rice served in a dish with its side dish placed on top—was created in the Edo period and originated with unadon, rice topped with eel.

Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.

Made from soybeans, tofu is a type of healthy food that has been eaten as shojin ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) for a great many years. Even now it is a very common food in Japan.

Tsukudani is a dish that boils foods like seafood, seaweed, or vegetables in a salty-sweet seasoning made from ingredients such as sugar, soy sauce, and mirin.

In Japan, "croquette" refers to a food that is made by mixing boiled and crushed potatoes with minced meat, covering it in bread crumbs, and frying it until the outside is crispy.