Japanese Language & Japanese Translation

Information and resources on Japanese language & Japanese language translation. Japanese is the language of nearly 124 million people living on the four home islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido, as well as on Okinawa and many other smaller islands to the south. It is also the native language of many residents of Hawaii, Brazil, and several other parts of the world that have had significant numbers of Japanese immigrants. The earliest written records of Japanese consist of a few names appearing in late 5th-century inscriptions; the first substantial literary texts date from the 8th century. The language of the earliest texts is called Old Japanese. Below are links that provide information about the Japanese language.