Japan is taking another look at how loanwords are written
A September meeting notice put Japanese loanword spelling on the agenda; it did not announce a new rule.
Read, listen and take the story check →6 Japan stories that make the world feel bigger.
Our editorial reading order for curious people: pop culture, science, sport, language and seasonal life—with a named source behind every entry.
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Language · Japan-wide - 2
Pop culture · Japan-wide How a Look Back school campaign connects art and friendship
A September announcement linked a film campaign with creative expression in schools.
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Science · Ibaraki Space-station technology is catching carbon for strawberries in Japan
A JAXA demonstration explored resource reuse at Tsukuba Space Center.
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Culture · Kyoto Japan looks towards 15,000 registered historic buildings
A thirtieth anniversary puts the preservation and use of valued buildings in focus.
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Sport · Aichi Following the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games through official sources
Use dated reporting and official schedules to distinguish a past event from a new update.
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Culture · Japan-wide Why a traditional September marker made farmers watch the sky
Nihyaku-tōka is a traditional reminder of seasonal crop risks, not a weather forecast.
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This order is an editorial invitation, not a claim that one topic is objectively more important than another.