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Exploring Nihongo!
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English translation and explanation of signs and advertisements in trains, and headlines and ads from newspapers and magazines. May. 14 Updated
Insight into Japan Archive
[Taken from our July 2009 issue] Displayed untill: May. 11, 2012 ~ May. 25
* High Chance Things Left on Trains will be Returned in Japan, But…
* Master of Two Swords who Rejected Divine Protection
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Helping Cosplay Around the World
Cosplay (costume play) events are held somewhere in Japan every week. Many people from overseas want to participate, but many of them don't know how to. Chouko, a regular attendee of the big events like Cosplay Summit, ...
[From April Issue 2009]
Is Immigration the Solution to Japan's Ageing Society?
Japan's population looks like it is about to go into freefall. The country's fertility rate - defined as the average number of children born to a woman aged between 15 and 49- stood at an estimated 1.2 in 2008. That is substantially less than the 2.1 needed to ...
[From April Issue 2009]
A Story of Country Girls Trying to Regenerate their Town
This is a heartwarming masterpiece based on a true story. In 1965, when the coal mining industry was in obvious decline, a large number of lay-offs was planned at the Joban Mine in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. In order to rescue the city a project to ...
[From February Issue 2009]
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Hiragana Times Digital Books: Audio Series "Insight into Japan"
This is a compilation of “Insight into Japan” stories published in the Hiragana Times. While you are listening to the audio, you can read the text and turn the pages just like a print magazine. You can also download and print the texts. In addition, you can download the audio to mobile devices such as an iPod. Digital Books list page
