For illustrator and fiber artist Tomoko Kubo, the hiragana lettering system sparked a playful, ongoing series of embroideries ...

Studying Japanese doesn’t have to be overwhelming, expensive or time-consuming. With free apps to jumpstart your Japanese ...

A webapp to visualize relationships among Chinese characters and to see example sentences that illustrate their use. Also available for Japanese learners.

So, the more that Microsoft can do to make Windows more handheld-friendly the better, I guess, and releasing a more controller-friendly virtual keyboard is a good start. The biggest gaming news ...

On the ground, the fashion landscape is changing. Japan’s luxury fashion market has remained largely robust despite a wider downturn, though Japanese tourists are travelling abroad much less than they ...

Last year, French manufacturer Arturia released the third iteration of its MIDI controller keyboard, KeyLab, in 49- and 61-key versions, bolstering the range with a new keybed, redesigned interface ...