The world’s first Studio Ghibli park opens on November 1 2022. A Totoro fan or not, here’s all you need to know — and what we can tell so far.

Celebrated every year on March 3, Hinamatsuri goes by different names: Japan’s Doll Festival, Girl’s Day and formerly Peach Festival (Momo no Sekku).

Learn about world news and business Japanese to excel in your work environment. Part-time evening Japanese course now available.

Japanese intensive course, special golden week course and conversation-level up Japanese lessons open for registration.

Coto Japanese Language Academy hosted its first Japanese learning events in the metaverse — of the many more coming soon.

これ, それ, あれ and どれ (kore, sore and are) is “this” and “that” for physical objects. But what happens if you’re talking about something that isn’t there, like an idea or a memory?

This February, we’re introducing a mix of podcasts, YouTubers and online tools. Learning Japanese is hard work. Hopefully, these resource recommendations can make your study more enjoyable but just as effective. 

The N1 is considered the most challenging level of the JLPT to master. It is so difficult to the point that even Japanese native speakers would struggle with the questions and often fail to get the 50 percent score needed to pass.