Cultural agency now weighing romanization of Japanese words . October 1, 2022. 380 rare, vintage cameras on show at exhibition at Tokyo museum. October 3, 2022.

Romanization of Japanese dates centuries. A Portuguese system was introduced in the 16th century, and a Dutch style took form in the 18th century, but neither caught on.

Japan is planning to revise its romanization rules for the first time in about 70 years to bring the official language transliteration system in line with everyday usage, according to government ...

There are two broadly accepted ways to write rōmaji, the romanization of Japanese characters in the 26-letter alphabet.One is the Kunrei system, established under a cabinet ordinance in 1937, and ...

The poll conducted in January and February asked 3,579 individuals aged 16 and older around Japan to indicate which romanization style they preferred for various Japanese words.

In his Aug. 26 article, 'How bureaucrats spell logic in Romanized Japanese': Colin P.A. Jones misses an important fact about the Kunrei-shiki system: It was designed to be used only by Japanese ...

In textbooks for Japanese beginners, rōmaji may be used instead of hiragana. I have seen some negative opinions on learning Japanese via Roman letters, given their limited use in the written ...