Parents often choose names with aspirations attached to them. A name can convey affection, wishes, and hopes for the ch ...

Archaeologists working on a Japanese island discovered an ancient shard of earthenware pottery featuring Kanji, the logographic characters that comprise the Japanese system of writing. It's one of the ...

The vast amount of books and documents left by people in the past are very important materials for considering history and culture. However, language and notation change over time, and many old ...

Have you ever been interested in learning the Japanese language? The art of the Kanji writing system is one that many have sought to learn but may not have had the best luck with language programs in ...

Japan's word of the year is the kanji character for “tax”- a reflection of growing public anxiety over the cost of living and impending tax rises in the character. The single character can be read as ...

The kanji character 令 (rei), meaning beautiful or graceful, has been chosen as the character best representing the sentiment and events in Japan in 2019. The character was one of two characters for 令和 ...

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese "mitsu", meaning "congested" or "dense", as the character was selected as the single best kanji symbolising the ...