Something I am often asked is “Why Japanese people apologise so much?” Do they? Before criticising it, we need to see the Japanese society to see where this comes from.

From the 5th of March to the 19th of March is Keichitsu in the 24 Japanese seasons. It’s the time when all the insects wake up and come out to the surface.

Have you noticed the air has got colder recently? That’s because we are now in the season of Shokan. This is one of the 24 seasons of the year.

Do you know how does a cat say in Japanese? It’s nyaa nyaa but it wasn’t always in this way.

Ochanoko saisai. I´ve been using this saying for a long time but I´d never thought about the origin of the word. Now I´ve found a tasty word journey.

After a while you learn Japanese, you feel stuck. You also feel you haven´t actually learn anything. If you do, you are not the only one. Japanese can be confusing and vague.

Arigato maybe one of the most well known Japanese words spread in the world. But who knows the antonym of Arigato? The answer was quite unexpected.

Since ancient time, Japanese people believed kotodama, that the words have spirits. This could affect how Japanese language structured but kotodama also exist in the Western society.