Corona, terminology and translation

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Recently, with the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus, Japan has adopted new terminology from English language epidemiology, such as “cluster,” “overshoot,” and “lockdown.” These terms were presented to the Japanese people in Katakana language, which is a way of writing foreign words in Japanese. However, the Japanese Ministry of Defence requested a charactisation of these ... Read More

What Japanese do you like?

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When speaking Japanese with my Japanese friends, the inevitable question arises: “What Japanese do you like most?” or, as it is said in Japanese, 好きな日本語はなんですか？ “Suki na nihongo wa nan desu ka?” I am always at a loss for how to respond. After all, the Japanese language is full of different dialects, idioms, characters, onomatopoeia, ... Read More