Let’s face it—Japanese can feel like a language that belongs in a different world. Three scripts (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji), thousands of characters, unfamiliar grammar rules, and an entire culture ...

SINGAPORE – In January, as the threat of a TikTok ban loomed in the US over security concerns, an unexpected trend took off. Calling themselves “TikTok refugees”, hordes of the app’s estimated 170 ...