Tohoku University will be the first national university in Japan to raise tuition for international students, charging approximately 1.7 times the rate for domestic students starting in fiscal 2027.

I find older students take tiny, tiny steps and then they fall back,” Ono-san — san is an honorific in Japanese to show respect — tells me. “They can’t focus as long. I teach something one minute and ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

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Ever thought of immersing yourself in Japan and going to a Japanese language school. I interviewed my friend Jess who did just that. She talks about her motivations to go to Japan, how the classes ...

In recent years, scientists have studied whether being bilingual may help ward off the memory lapses and reduced mental sharpness that come with an aging brain. Much of the research on the pot ...