Fuzoku is a complex term to explain, and the two kanji characters that it’s written with aren’t very helpful. The first, 風, ...

KYOTO--“Zei,” or tax, was selected as the kanji character of 2023, reflecting heated political debate over tax policies. The Kyoto-based Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced on Dec.

Out of the 196 newly added kanji characters, 19 words that are usually written in kana (Japanese phonetic symbols) or considered to be difficult were selected for a survey on which style would be ...

KYOTO--Japan has chosen “mitsu" as the kanji of the year, widely cited as part of a social distancing slogan, in a fitting acknowledgement of how the pandemic has held the public at its mercy in ...