I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina.

The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have begun discussions on creating a program that would require foreigners to take Japanese language and other societal instruction as part of ...

Japan is considering introducing a Japanese language requirement for permanent residency, a move that could significantly ...

I find older students take tiny, tiny steps and then they fall back,” Ono-san — san is an honorific in Japanese to show respect — tells me. “They can’t focus as long. I teach something one minute and ...

In recent years, scientists have studied whether being bilingual may help ward off the memory lapses and reduced mental sharpness that come with an aging brain. Much of the research on the pot ...

Traveling abroad without any bearings can feel a bit like being dropped into a video game with absolutely no tutorial. And if ...

HAVANA: THE International Languages Center at the University of Havana has held a cultural festival aimed at promoting the ...

If you don’t have time to do a lengthy lesson, that’s totally fine. In fact, some can be as short as five minutes, which makes it easy to learn during a commute, between meetings, or in the evening ...

The upcoming Korean drama, Made in Korea, is making the world completely awestruck with the level of intensity that can be ...

A Reuters investigation examines its tactics, including efforts to make scam ads “not findable” when authorities search for ...

The crackle of a campfire beneath a star-studded sky; the scent of cedar in old-growth forests; the thunder of a packed ...