I. Romanization = Spelling Japanese words I want to start with the Basics. And romanization of Japanese words is very basic, yet I…
Spelling Long Vowels Spelling long vowels has been and will always be a permanent problem for all of us. There is no perfect…
Hyphens Continuing my English tips on romanization, my next topic is hyphenation. A hyphen is used to indicate a connection between two different…
Let me talk briefly about how to be a good interpreter. Obviously, you must be bilingual. But this is not enough. You also…
Koka finally has an English Web site: http://www.city.koka.shiga.jp/english/index.html It’s not bad. However, one common error is “Koka City.” It should just be “Koka.”…
When Higashiomi was first established, I wondered how they would spell the name of the city. I thought that “Higashi-Omi” would be the…