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December 6, 2020

Taking a closer look at some Japanese words hiding in plain English

Douglass McGowan

October 14, 2020

The linguistic challenge of localizing brand names for China or Japan

Douglass McGowan

September 14, 2020

Are emoji a global language? Yes and no.

Douglass McGowan

August 25, 2020

Can you sell your product in Japan using only English? No, here’s why.

Douglass McGowan

July 21, 2020

Breaking down Janglish: Japan’s unique take on the English language

Douglass McGowan

June 16, 2020
Gender Japanese Language resolution Plural

Language “resolution” as a way to gauge translation difficulty [♪]

Douglass McGowan

June 2, 2020
Code Communication Language Language game Secrecy

Better localization by understanding the code called “language”

Douglass McGowan

May 19, 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 Crisis Humor Japan Pandemic Toilet paper

Humor, translation and toilet paper in a pandemic world

Douglass McGowan

May 1, 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 Japan Japanese Language Overshoot Pandemic Sanmitsu

How Japan is coping with the influx of new terms along with the novel coronavirus

Douglass McGowan