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Japan Sees Decline in Youth Academic Scores Amidst Lifestyle Changes
Japan Sees Decline in Youth Academic Scores Amidst Lifestyle Changes Recent results from Japan’s annual…
Australia Expands Under-16 Social Media Ban to Include YouTube
Australia Expands Under-16 Social Media Ban to Include YouTube Australia is steadily tightening its grip on so…
Japanese Women Lead Global Life Expectancy for 40th Straight Year; Nation Still No. 1 in Healthy Life Span
Japanese Women Lead Global Life Expectancy for 40th Straight Year; Nation Still No. 1 in Healthy Life Span Jap…
U.S.-Bound Students Increasingly Cautious About Social Media Amid Visa Scrutiny
U.S.-Bound Students Increasingly Cautious About Social Media Amid Visa Scrutiny As more students prepare for s…
Prolonged Yen Weakness Spurs Cost-Push Inflation and Tourism Surge
Prolonged Yen Weakness Spurs Cost-Push Inflation and Tourism Surge During the first half of 2025, the yen hove…
Japan’s Upper House Vote Looms as Potential Power Shift for Struggling Ruling Bloc
Japan’s Upper House Vote Looms as Potential Power Shift for Struggling Ruling Bloc Japan will head to the poll…
Why Chinese Families Are Flooding Japan’s Schools
Why Chinese Families Are Flooding Japan’s Schools A new buzz-phrase, bakunyūgaku—literally “explosive enrollme…
Blistering Heat Sweeps Japan as Early-Summer Temperatures Break Records
Blistering Heat Sweeps Japan as Early-Summer Temperatures Break Records An unrelenting dome of hot, humid air…
Cycling Emerges as the Travel Habit That Most Reduces Dementia Risk
Cycling Emerges as the Travel Habit That Most Reduces Dementia Risk One of the largest studies to date suggest…
Japan Taps Rice Reserves to Quell Soaring Prices
Japan Taps Rice Reserves to Quell Soaring Prices Japan has begun unloading hundreds of thousands of tonnes of…
Onosato Promoted to 75th Yokozuna, First Japanese Grand Champion in Eight Years
Onosato Promoted to 75th Yokozuna, First Japanese Grand Champion in Eight Years Japan’s national sport receive…
オーバーツーリズム問題を英語で理解する。Understanding Overtourism
George: Dr. ECOM, I was reading this news article about “overtourism” in Japan. It mentioned place…
訪日外国人増加 Many foreign visitors の理由
Dr. ECOM:“Hello, George! Did you know more people from other countries are visiting Japan these days?” George:…
マイクラ人気について – Minecraft passing 300 million copies sold 英語ニュース
Dr.ECOM: Hi George! Did you read the article about Minecraft passing 300 million copies sold? George: Yeah, I…
Discovering British Afternoon Tea🫖
Dr.ECOM: Hello George! Have you ever heard of British afternoon tea? George: Afternoon tea? I’ve heard of it,…
Why Cut Consumption Tax? 消費税引き下げについて
Dr. ECOM: Hey George! Have you heard anything about Japan discussing its consumption tax recently? George: Con…
Expo 2025: A Super Fun Fair for the Future!未来のための超楽しいお祭り万博
Dr. ECOM: Hey George! Have you heard about a super big event happening right now in a country called Japan? Ge…
Why Don’t More People in Japan Have Passports? 日本でパスポートを持っている人が少ないのはなぜ？
Dr. ECOM: Hi George! Do you remember what a passport is for? George: Yeah! It’s that book that lets me travel…
Tariffs (関税)からのTrade war（貿易戦争）
Dr. ECOM:Hi, George! Have you heard about the new tariffs the government just put on goods from other countrie…
Understanding Wildfires and Climate Change 気候変動と山林火災を考える
Dr. ECOM:“Hello, George! Have you ever heard of wildfires happening in places like California or Australia?” G…