Japanese Language Education

Ito Awa, writer and Senegal-Japan 'half,' on marriage, a father reconciled and a Japan that asks her to explain herself

In the first of a two-part conversation with critic Watanabe Yuma, the 30-year-old essayist discusses her new book, a long estrangement that ended, and why she wants readers to know that quiet, dark 'halves' exist too.

society · 9 Nov

About 36% of institutions cannot yet secure Japanese-language teachers for new work visa

A government survey ahead of the April 2027 launch of the training-employment system found that more than a third of bodies that may teach foreign workers had no firm plan for hiring instructors.

society · 7 Nov

Daito Kentaku to open Japanese-language school in Indonesia next spring

The rental housing builder will train carpenters and care workers for its own sites, starting with a building near Jakarta.

business · 7 Nov