The Japanese government announced on the 16th of December that the currently recognised system of Japanese romanisation, Kunrei-shiki, will be replaced with the more widely used Hepburn system which more accurately reflects the actual pronounciation of the

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Hepburn Romanisation Gains Official Status in Japan Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 04:05:08 №18952 [Quote]

The Japanese government announced on the 16th of December that the currently recognised system of Japanese romanisation, Kunrei-shiki, will be replaced with the more widely used Hepburn system which more accurately reflects the actual pronounciation of the Japanese language. This comes after an expert panel of the Cultural Affairs Agency recommended the switch in January last year.

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 08:35:40 №18959 [Quote]

SNCA but it made me go ‘huh interesting’ so gem

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 10:09:04 №18962 [Quote]

Baldi carries

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 10:44:30 №18965 [Quote]

Kunrei is superior for readers that actually know japanese, Hepburn is only useful for readers that don't even understand the rules of hiragana/katakana (the first things you learn when learning Japanese). This is just Japan trying to create ties to (((Western Audiences)))

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 11:18:12 №18967 [Quote]

>>18965
But if you know Japanese then you can just read and write in Japanese.

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 11:51:28 №18969 [Quote]

Japan has capitulated their native romanization to (((America))). SAD!

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 12:17:53 №18971 [Quote]

Minor language patch, Japan

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 12:20:23 №18972 [Quote]

rnca tranime brim

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 13:03:18 №18974 [Quote]

nophono about fan cares

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 13:25:42 №18977 [Quote]

Japanese has fallen

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 13:48:36 №18981 [Quote]

goy news

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 20:09:51 №18999 [Quote]

>the kunrei has fallen

Chud 12/18/25 (Thu) 21:24:35 №19004 [Quote]

Japs coping their language is increasingly irrelevant

Chud 12/19/25 (Fri) 04:37:34 №19017 [Quote]

This will probably upset some weebs.

Chud 12/19/25 (Fri) 05:48:02 №19020 [Quote]

だれもかまわないくそ

Chud 12/19/25 (Fri) 16:15:35 №19034 [Quote]

MORE BARBARIANS CIVILIZED CONQVEST OF JAPONIA AVE ROMA ROMA VICTRIX

Chud 12/19/25 (Fri) 21:17:06 №19049 [Quote]

(((zyuupaN))) izu bantaburaQku burimusutoN huramu niggaaheru

Chud 12/19/25 (Fri) 21:17:34 №19050 [Quote]

>>19034
sutoQpu ii meeru faggingu ka nanka

Chud 12/20/25 (Sat) 00:09:26 №19053 [Quote]

I thought this was about some niche cult of Audrey Hepburn lovers in Japan

Chud 12/20/25 (Sat) 02:14:55 №19055 [Quote]

houseki

Chud 12/20/25 (Sat) 09:28:02 №19063 [Quote]

>>18967
True, but the hepburn anglicanisation has issues for learners as well; people might not understand that even though it's pronounced fu it's part of the h set, as with cha in the t set. It makes more sense for anglophones, but for anyone learning or reading japanese it's quite inferior.

Also, this is being used internally not externally. Meaning in Japan. I wonder who for, almost as if theyre expecting more foreigners some time soon.

Chud 12/20/25 (Sat) 16:21:21 №19071 [Quote]

>>19063
>It makes more sense for anglophones
<reddit
>used internally not externally. Meaning in Japan. I wonder who for, almost as if theyre expecting more foreigners some time soon.
South Asians, Africans, largely anglophone etc.

Probably not for tourists as mutts, eurabians, etc would only want or need shit in english