Abstract: In the field of expressive speech synthesis, a lot of work has been conducted on suprasegmental prosodic features while few has been done on pronunciation variants. However, prosody is ...

This project aims to provide a series of dictionaries consisting of wordlists with accompanying phonemic pronunciation information in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription for as many ...

With athletes from all around the world competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, pronouncing their names can get a little tricky at times. Luckily, the official Olympics website has a handy way to help ...

Early blooming canola flowers are now at their peak at the Hyogo Prefectural Park Awaji Hanasajiki on Awaji Island in the city of Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture. The park sits on a hill overlooking Osaka Bay ...

Ever since Japan’s Lower House election campaigning kicked off late last month, one question has lingered in the minds of many: Where will Komeito’s votes go? While there’s no sure way of knowing ...