• Tricky Translations #3: False Friends & Japanese Hips

  If words have nuances, then imported "loanwords" carry local nuances as well.

• Tricky Translations #4: “I” & “Me” in Japanese

  With dozens of ways to say "I" and "me" in Japanese, a lot can get lost in translation.

• Video Games and Japan’s Three Main Writing Systems

  Japanese video game text has continued to transform since the 1970s.

• Viral & Memorable Mistranslations of Japanese Game News

  Translations about gaming news can be just as bad as "All Your Base".

• Zelda II’s Infamous “I Am Error” Line in Japanese

  Surprisingly, this line isn't a mistranslation after all.