Discover how Japan names years using 元号 and 干支. Learn the era system, zodiac animals, and how Japanese people talk about the year.

Learn common Japanese end-of-year expressions, their meanings, and when to use them—plus the key difference between Japanese and English New Year greetings.

Learn how to make or let someone do something in Japanese with clear explanations, verb rules, examples, and tips using causative sentences.

Japanese grammar made simple: learn ～方 and 方法 to express ways of doing, with examples, explanations, and common mistakes.

Learn how to use 〜か and 〜かどうか in Japanese to express “whether” or “whether or not,” with clear explanations, examples, and tips.

Learn how to introduce things in Japanese using the pattern Name という Item, with clear explanations, examples, and tips for natural conversation.