In Japan, calligraphy is more than just writing—it’s an art form that requires patience, focus, and respect for tradition.

By David Waldstein Masa Kawai wore his faded Yankees cap on Wednesday as he served customers at the Japanese doughnut shop he owns in Edgewater, N.J. It was two days before Game 1 of a World ...

Japanese original The easy Japanese news is ... Furigana (hiragana) is added to all kanji in the text.

An iteration mark is added after the kanji character of ki, as in the original text, and the plural form is pronounced kigi. Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...