双语新闻：韩国富婆网络征婚 400人应征8人进“决赛” Almost 400 South Koreans have applied to marry a millionairess who advertised for a soulmate but only eight "serious-minded" applicants will make the final cut, a matchmaking agency said....

日本：提议设男士车厢 防止被诬告性骚扰 Many women taking the crowded train in Tokyo opt for women-only carriages during the rush hour to avoid gropers. Now, for fear of being accused of groping, some are asking for carriages reserved for me...

双语贴士：搜索和下载免费有声读物的方法 Whether you are looking for audiobook files for a long commute, road trip or to spice up a workout, you can find free downloads online. Audiobooks can be expensive to purchase, particularly if you do...

研究：不假思索略胜深思熟虑一筹？ ·think or blink? Powerful claims for unconscious thought in complex decision-making are overblown. In 2005 Malcolm Gladwell published a book called Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. It had an...

Hatched tadpoles swimming to the surface from frogspawn. Photograph: Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images Japan is no stranger to heavy downpours during the early summer rainy season. But in recent days the proverbial "cats and dogs" have been joined...

One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo's fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl. Tell you the truth, she's not that good-looking. She doesn't stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing spe...

Smart kids tend on balance to do well in school. That may seem obvious, but there are a lot of exceptions to that rule. Some kids with high IQs don’t ever become academic superstars, while less gifted kids often shine. Why would this be? Psychologi...

　Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. 　...