The Agency of Cultural Affairs recently recommended that Kunrei, one of the two competing romanization systems for Japanese, be phased out. The decision is still pending general approval by the ...

The Agency for Cultural Affairs is soliciting public comments about its plans to change romanization rules of the Japanese language for the first time in about 70 years.

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 ...

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.