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ChatGPT¡¯s advanced voice mode is able to seamlessly go back-and-forth between languages with live, human-sounding responses and minimal errors.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2024
ChatGPT is now a creepy cultural chameleon
This uncanny tool that can speak 50 languages with human-like candor has the potential to forever change how people around the world interact with AI.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2022
For Russian-speaking Ukrainians, language clubs offer way to defy invaders
Many Ukraine citizens speak Russian as their first language. Volunteer organizations are helping them improve their Ukrainian and abandon ¡°the occupiers¡¯ language.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2021
Netflix hit show ¡®Squid Game¡¯ spurs interest in learning Korean
Duolingo reported a 76% rise in new users signing up to learn Korean in Britain and 40% in the United States over the two weeks following the show¡¯s premiere.
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Dec 2, 2018
Common Japanese language test eyed for new visas
To pass the test, applicants will need to have Japanese skills good enough for daily life.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018
French universities to offer more courses in English to attract foreign students
France wants to boost the number of foreign students at its universities by more than half over the next decade and will offer more courses taught in English to attract them.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
America is one of the few cultures with insults for smart people
Americans enjoy the dubious distinction of having a high degree of linguistic diversity it comes to mocking the smart and the educated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2018
Trump calls Comey a ¡®slime ball,¡¯ sparking rush to dictionaries
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s denunciation of former FBI Director James Comey as a ¡°slime ball¡± on Friday triggered a jump of 60,000 percent in look-ups for the word on the website of dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster¡¯s.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 8, 2018
Iran bans English in primary schools after leaders¡¯ warning of ¡®cultural invasion¡¯
Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official said, after Islamic leaders warned that early learning of the language opened the way to a Western ¡°cultural invasion.¡±
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 19, 2017
¡®Gamified¡¯ language app Duolingo finally adds Japanese
Just as many readers are swapping paperbacks for tablets, many language learners are trading in their textbooks for apps so they can study on the go.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 25, 2017
China to push Mandarin for minorities, protect dying tongues
China will ¡°unswervingly¡± stick to the promotion of Mandarin for ethnic minorities, the government said on Tuesday of a policy that has ignited sporadic protests. The government will also step up protection for threatened tongues on the verge of extinction.
WORLD / Society
Jan 17, 2017
Want to learn Arabic, Korean or Swahili? Refugee language tutors can help
As university students mill around a bright and airy study hall in London, Eiad Zinah converses in his native Arabic with a female student from Germany.
WORLD
Dec 20, 2016
¡®Surreal¡¯ declared Merriam-Webster¡¯s 2016 word of the year
In a word, 2016 was ¡°surreal.¡±
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2015
Wanted: cosmopolitan, foreign language-speaking Chinese graft busters to hunt suspects abroad
China¡¯s efforts to take its anti-graft campaign global are being crimped by a serious lack of officials familiar with foreign languages and laws, the country¡¯s top newspaper said Tuesday.
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Feb 9, 2015
Foreign-studies universities to train volunteer army of interpreters
The nation¡¯s seven foreign-studies universities are planning to train a battalion of potentially thousands of students to work as interpreters during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
WORLD / Society
Oct 7, 2014
Pope ditches Latin as official language of key Vatican gathering
In a break with the past, Pope Francis has decided that Latin will not be the official language of a worldwide gathering of bishops at the Vatican.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jun 20, 2014
Language professionals call for court interpreter qualification regime
Legal and linguistic professionals think a qualification system is needed for court interpreters to weed out incompetent ones who might be doing more harm than good, a recent survey says.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 11, 2014
Returnees¡¯ experiences drive a will to give something back
The returnees profiled here highlight the potential that can be unlocked within individuals lucky enough to have the chance to live overseas and, crucially, receive the right support on their return to Japan.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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