Did you know the Japanese language makes more use of passive language than English? Read about how to use the Japanese passive voice here!

Congratulations! Whether it’s something you’ve achieved or a win for someone you care about, celebrating life’s big and small moments is a universal experience. Acknowledging these moments verbally is just as important. The most common way to say “congratulations” in Japanese is おめでとう (omedetou). But just like in English, there are many other ways to […]

Welcome to Coto Radio, a Japanese learning podcast by Coto Japanese Academy, Japan’s No. 1 Japanese language school. Each episode, our host combines captivating storytelling with engaging conversations, all delivered in clear, natural Japanese. Japan is known for many great things: fresh food at convenience stores, high-tech bidet toilets, and an amazing transportation system. Cheap […]

Japanese horror are not just cheap thrills but are some of the most influential movies ever made from Godzilla to cinematic masterpieces.

As summer humidity fades and fireworks and matsuri festivals come to an end, Tokyo enters one of its most enchanting seasons: autumn. While spring’s cherry blossoms often steal the limelight, the city’s fall foliage, known as momiji, offers a quieter, equally mesmerizing beauty. From brilliant crimson maples to golden ginkgo trees, the changing leaves transform […]

やれやれ (yare yare)! You might recognize this iconic phrase dramatized in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. You probably remember the line from Jotaro Kujo, who exclaims the catchphrase whenever he’s annoyed or bored. Even for people who haven’t watched Jojo, the line has been immortalized as a trending internet image with the titular character holding his cap […]

What does daijoubu mean? Read this blog to learn the ways to use the word 大丈夫 with practical examples and tips.

Long before the anime craze, manga boom, or iconic games developed by Nintendo, Japanese people, like the rest of the world, enjoyed traditional games as a primary form of entertainment.