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A Japanese court on Thursday handed a suspended sentence to a U.S. civilian for smoking and possessing marijuana at his ...
Duolingo offers a fun, gamified approach to language learning, but quick hits of vocab and inadequate lesson reviews put true ...
Judging by recent controversy around the gamified language-learning app he co-founded, it is not just AI that can misjudge communication. Last month, von Ahn shared on LinkedIn an email he had sent to ...
If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” ...
Schoolchildren enjoyed a taste of different cultures from their classrooms when they took part in ‘Around the World Day’.
One such was the most famous piece by a columnist who soared from obscurity to a place in the nation’s consciousness ...
In short, 39 means “thank you.” But just how did the number 39 came to be associated with the term “thank you”? Japan’s Kanji ...
Most journalism is, at most, the “first rough draft of history.” Occasionally, however, there is some journalism — even of the most perishable kind: a column — that attains an immortality because ...
In his interview today on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, House Speaker Mike Johnson insists Medicaid cuts are just eliminating 'fraud, waste, and abuse.' When confronted by Margaret on Trump's ...
Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing ...
Maserati's driving academy for 2025 includes the new GT2 Stradale, alongside the MC20 and the GranTurismo Trofeo. I think I ...