Good news for Japanese learners. Kadokawa Corporation has published three new books about the Japanese language. The three books are part of the のびーる国語 nobiru kokugo (stretch your Japanese language ...

Reinterpreting Japan's ancient Ateji with a modern sensibility, the lyrical art of weaving sound and meaning together ...

Art in Japan often comes from a philosophical standpoint, where the process is equally important as the result. This is particularly true when it comes to the Japanese calligraphy art of shodo. On the ...

Parents often choose names with aspirations attached to them. A name can convey affection, wishes, and hopes for the ch ...

Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay is a multi-talented individual. He’s not only a prolific writer and skilled calligraphy artist, but also a scholar on Rabindranath Tagore and Japan. He’s the creative force ...

DESIGNING WITH KANJI: Japanese Character Motifs for Surface, Skin & Spirit, by Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz. Stone Bridge Press, 2003, 144 pp., $14.95 (paper). If there are a thousand different ways ...