Words like futon, tycoon and karaoke are so ingrained in the English language that it's easy to forget they are actually of Japanese origin. In fact, Japan has long been a rich source of loan ...

His parents were native English speakers, and the family lived in Japan, so Alex spoke English at home, and Japanese ... towards other languages and tends to absorb foreign words along with ...

You may be interested to know that some other Japanese words added to the OED with this update include "katsu," a form of frying food, "omotenashi," a word used to describe superior hospitality ...

both words are translated as “I”. Each of the Japanese pronouns is loaded with meaning, suggesting gender, age, rank or relationships between people (among other things). So, as in Murakami ...

A government survey on the Japanese language revealed how new onomatopoeic words like mofu mofu (fluffy) are making their way into the lexicon and how people are using them. Japan’s Agency for ...