· December, 2008

Stories about Japan from December, 2008

Japan: Ikeda on the Fall of Japanese

Minae Mizumura‘s The Fall of the Japanese Language in the Age of English, which sparked debate recently in Japan on the future of the country's national language, is the subject...

5 December 2008

Japan: Print Media in Crisis

Ampontan translated an article from a magazine which gives an overview of the problems faced by the Japanese print media with a few suggestions for overcoming those problems.

4 December 2008

Japan: Spoofing Aso

Englishman posted a few photos spoofing Japan's prime minister Taro Aso's wit in his speech.

3 December 2008