Heidi Borst is a freelance journalist, healthcare content writer and certified nutrition coach with a love of all things health and wellness. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The ...

The start of a new year is the perfect time to learn something new — like a language! Learning any new language can prove challenging, and Japanese is no exception. Not only do you need to learn to ...

No Nihongo? No problem. Learning Japanese has never been easier thanks to a vast array of online resources including websites, videos, podcasts and even apps to help you speak and understand the ...

Let’s face it—Japanese can feel like a language that belongs in a different world. Three scripts (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji), thousands of characters, unfamiliar grammar rules, and an entire culture ...

This is the fifth installment of my Japan travelogue. Read my first impressions here, my visit to Odaiba here, my visit to Akihabara here, and my last day in Tokyo here. Should you learn Japanese ...

TikTok stopped being a "dance app" long ago — now you can even use it to learn a new language. Known for popularizing the term "quiet quitting," showing off flashy dance moves, and even helping people ...

Learn Hiragana and Katakana: Just like English has A to Z, the Japanese language also has its own alphabet. Fun fact is that Japanese doesn’t use a single language. It uses three writing systems, ...

Ikigai, a Japanese concept meaning "reason for being," encourages individuals to find joy and fulfillment in their daily lives by pursuing activities that bring together their passions, talents, and ...